Apps: Camino, Xyle scope, ScriptFire
updated 04:45 pm EST, Tue February 7, 2006
Camino, Xyle, ScriptFire
- Camino 1.0 RC 1 (free) is a Web browser created specifically for the Mac, designed to look and feel like a Mac OS X application. Camino utilizes the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, and features form autofill as well as rich text editor Midas. Additional Camino features include XML "pretty print," history search, and w3c standard webpage accesskey. Version 1.0 adds HTML 'canvas' support, contextual menus on the URL bar lock icon, new preference options, additional tabbing abilities, new download options, and more. [Download - 8.1MB]
- Xyle scope 1.1.6 ($20) is an XHTML/CSS analysis tool. The author claims it is like surfing the Web with "x-ray vision," allowing users to see and change CSS values in author-style sheets. Xyle scope can export interesting source code, search, filter, and more. The update supports Apple's Intel-based Macs, and includes several bug fixes as well as added improvements. [Download - 1.4MB]
- ScriptFire ($60) is a script triggering and scheduling plug-in for FileMaker 7/8. ScriptFire can trigger scripts to check user input after leaving a field or record, or once at an absolute/relative point in time. The software can control FileMaker windows by executing a script when a specific window comes to the front, and can schedule the power management of the system that runs the user's FileMaker solution. [Download - [login]]
- ReallyEasyReader ($17) is speed reading software for aiding users in learning to speed read. The application is useful in overcoming dyslexia or ADHD, according to the company, and teaches users to absorb more information while retaining comprehension levels. ReallyEasyReader offers visually impaired users the ability to view text at virtually any size, negating the need to peer at the screen to clearly see material. [Download - 2.22MB]
- OpenNow 3.0 ($45) is a public beta for use with QuarkXPress and QuarkXPress Passport 7. The application is an XTension that allows users to double-click on any picture to access extensive image information. The software also provides tools for updating, revealing, changing preview resolution, and opening images with its default application or any other specified software. [Download - [login]]
- Gawker 0.5 (free) is an application for Mac OS X Tiger that creates time-lapse movies using an Apple iSight camera. Images from the camera can be shared, allowing other users to record the image stream. Streams can also be combined to create a time-lapse movie with two locations side-by-side. [Download - [options]]





