Apps: Power Manager, Podcast Monkey

• A Better Finder Attributes 4.0 ($20) updates the utility that allows users to modify file information that the finder ordinarily protects, such as creation dates, modification dates, and file flags. Version 4 offers a new detachable/resizable file list drawer with a dynamic information display, simple drag-and-drop installation, and the ability to operate as a stand-alone application or via the optional contextual menu plug-in. The update also offers experimental support for Canon CR2, Nikon NEF, and Adobe DNG raw file formats. [Download - [form]]


• Power Manager 3.2.1 (€20) is software designed to automatically start up, shut down, restart, log out, wake up, and put a Mac to sleep. The new version is available as a Universal Binary, helping users save energy on both Intel and PowerPC Macs. The software enables users to conserve energy, saving time and helping to reduce electricity bills. Power Manager 3.2.1 requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later. [Download - 408KB]


• Podcast Monkey 1.0 (unknown) is a Mac OS X tool designed to create and publish podcasts. No knowledge of XML RSS feeds is necessary, and the application offers drag-and-drop support. Podcast Monkey features include the ability to publish to an FTP server or to a local folder on the Mac, pull-down category selection, and pull-down language selection. Users can simply drag-and-drop to add episodes.


• Redax 4.0 ($350) is a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat 6 and 7 that permanently removes sensitive content from PDF documents. The plug-in allows users to select content by drawing boxes around it, or by using Acrobat standard mark-up (highlight, underline and strikethrough) on text. Redax 4.0 supports text and vector or bitmap image redaction, includes improved support for multi-user redaction workflows, offers pattern matching that automatically marks up Social Security numbers, and more. [Download - [form]]


• CollectionX 1.4 ($18) is a tool for publishing collections--which can consist of text, images, sounds, and movies--to the Web. Collection pieces are combined together into a Web page from a choice of themes, forming a simple database that collates the elements. The application builds a self-contained folder with the necessary HTML, Flash, media, and XML database. CollectionX 1.4 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later. [Download - 5.9MB]


• iTunesJoin 2.0 ($10) is an application and set of AppleScripts that resides in the scripts menu of iTunes, allowing users to join multiple tracks into a single new track. The software can join multiple AAC audio tracks into a new AAC audio file without loss of quality, or can join any set of tracks excluding protected AAC files and convert the joined file according to iTunes import preferences. iTunesJoin 2.0 can also join any set of tracks into a QuickTime movie without loss of quailty that can be played by iTunes. [Download - 1.1MB]

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