Apps: Ashalii, APC Tracker, Synergy

• Ashalii 1.3 ($15) updates the challenging arcade puzzle game, offering a new background image for menu screens, correct behavior for the Quit button in registered software, and other minor improvements. Version 1.3 is the first version to be released for both Mac OS X and Windows, offering space backgrounds and fractal displays. Ashalii is set in a trap in outer space, crafted by aliens to capture unwary travelers. [Download - 2.9MB]


• APC Tracker 4.3 ($130) offers UPS monitoring for Mac OS X on Intel and PowerPC-based Macs. The update includes USB support with more detailed values available, better test mail dialog and options, improved support for long IP addresses, and a fix where the server application could fail if DNS was unavailable. The software connects to the APC Tracker Server and requires a connection to an APC UPS with USB support, an APC Network Management Card built-in (SNMP mode), or a connection to a Linux system running APCUPSd. [Download - [form]]


• Synergy 2.6 (€5) is a small Cocoa application for Mac OS X 10.2 or later that puts previous track, next track, and play/pause buttons in the menubar to control iTunes. The software also provides users with visual feedback about the currently playing tune. The update is tested with iTunes 6.0.4, and introduces a bug fix where rating stars were not fully solid. [Download - 1.3MB]


• Disclabel 3.1 ($30) is software for designing labels and packaging for CDs and DVDs, to further enhance direct-to-disc printing. Version 3.1 offers precise adjustment of the printed area for direct-to-disc printing, as well as various minor enhancements and bug fixes. Disclabel features the ability to import track lists from various Apple and third-party applications, can print to a wide array of label and paper types, will utilize LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling, and more. [Download - 8MB]


• HDCrashReporter (free) looks at logs to discern whether an application crashed the last time it was run. Assuming a crash was detected, the application asks the user if they wish to submit the crash report. In addition to the basic crash report, HDCrashReporter also sends a filtered console log to display exactly what occurred before the crash. [Download - 48.2KB]

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