Apps: Disk Order, Pandora, GoInFront

• Disk Order 2.1 ($23) offers users a tabbed interface to enter and browse archives while expanding their contents, as well as the ability to connect to FTP servers. Version 2.1 adds command buttons in the bottom of the main window, enhances the "get info" panel with date/size/name/preview/color mark information, and offers support for Socks version 5 proxy servers when connecting to an FTP server from behind a proxy. The update also includes the ability to place afp and smb volumes in the toolbar, allowing users to reconnect to them with a single click. [Download - 1.8MB]


• Pandora 1.9.4 ($20) updates the image collector's Web spider and search agent for Mac OS X, fixing a few minor issues and implementing smaller download sizes as a result of internal streamlining. The application hunts down images by spidering URLs or performing keyword-based searches. Version 1.9.4 enhances the tabbed look of multiple sessions with a counter, and features improved drag-and-drop animation. [Download - 1MB]


• AstroImageBrowser 1.1 ($15) is a flexible front end to Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) internet repository of astronomical images for Mac OS X 10.4. The update brings the application out of Beta status, changing layer precedence making DSOs higher than stars. Version 1.1 removes image shift when colorizing or decolorizing images, and changes the controversial M102 to the Spindle Galazy NGC 5866, rather than a duplicate of M101. [Download - 3.6MB]


• MusicPublisher 1.0 (unknown) is a utility to share an iPod or similar music device, making it directly available to iTunes. Designed to be easy to use, the application allows users to drag-and-drop an iPod or folder from the finder onto the preferences window to start sharing. MusicPublisher uses a free implementation of the DAAP protocol, which is used by iTunes. [Download - 1.4MB]


• GoInFront (free) is designed to accommodate users who enjoy the way Mac OS 9 handles application windows when switching from one application to another. When users click on any application window in Mac OS 9 the application and all of its windows come forward, though under Mac OS X only the clicked window comes forward. GoInFront for Mac OS X brings back Mac OS 9 application switching window handling. [Download - 626KB]


• CutX 2.5 ($40) is a free update for registered users to the extended site blocking plugin designed for Apple's Safari Web browser, offering native support for Intel-based Macs as a Universal Binary. Version 2.5 is compiled with GCC 4.0 for improved performance, offers enhanced support of websites with login/password access, improves support of Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.3.9, and boasts an updated interface. [Download - 1.3MB]

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