Apps: Excel update, Track Destroyer

• Excel X for Mac security update (free) addresses a vulnerability in Excel X that could enable an attacker to use a modified workbook file to overwrite the contents of a computer's memory with malicious code. The update applies to Microsoft Office for Mac version X, as well as Microsoft Excel X for Mac. Additionally, the update requires Mac OS X 10.1 or later. [Download - 6.7MB]


• Track Destroyer 1.2 ($20) is designed to destroy "incriminating" data on a Mac OS X system by completely removing the files from the hard disk without the possibility to recover it by any practical software or hardware methods. Track Destroyer features include the ability to erase history for more than 50 applications, clean system caches or logs, empty the trash, and securely wipe files with a three-pass write. The application can also scan system preferences for details that appear to be logging activity and remove them. [Download - 2.4MB]


• RAW Developer 1.4.6 ($100) updates the RAW image conversion software for Mac OS X, adding support for the Nikon D70s, Canon 1D Mark II N, and Leaf Aptus 75 cameras. Version 1.4.6 also fixes an issue with the "Open Recents" menu specific to Mac OS X 10.3.9. RAW Developer improvements include new camera default settings for all Leaf and Phase One digital backs, and the application now includes default white balance presets. [Download - 6.2MB]


• CatSlapper 1.1.0 ($13) is designed to make installing and managing multiple Jakarta Tomcat instances easy. Cat Slapper can add personalized configurations, customizing every detail. Alternatively, users can allow the application to pick up the running Tomcat configurations and add them to its database. Version 1.1.0 can control and install version 5.0.x of Tomcat, and while other versions of Tomcat are not supported they may work. [Download - 11.8MB]


• Cheetah3D 3.1 ($price) updates the 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software. Version 3.1 introduces a new "Smart Folder" object, as well as auto-highlighting for the select tool or an accelerated raytracer. External 3D files can be linked into a Cheetah3D scene without actually importing them with help of the "Smart Folder" object, which is especially helpful when attempting to keep certain models separated from the Cheetah3D scene setup. The update also includes new Javascript functions necessary to write exporters. [Download - 16.3MB]


• iUnit 3.2.0 ($20) is a unit conversion application that can convert between 1545 different units, and displays the values of 91 physical constants. Various units include distance, mass, volume, velocity, density, currency, and others. Version 3.2.0 adds conversions for wire gauges, sheet metal gauges, oil/water viscosity, additional capacitance units, and updating of currency exchange rates via the internet. [Download - 1.3MB]

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