Apps: Picture Rescue, Synergy, iBank

• Picture Rescue 1.2 ($60) is the latest iteration of the digital picture recovery software, compiled as a Universal Binary to offer native support for Intel Macs. The application works with any USB or FireWire camera, and all media card formats and adapters. The application can recover all types of image files including JPEG, TIFF, GIF, PNG, and Raw formats from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Kodak, Minolta, Fuji, Sigma, Foveon, Casio, and Sony cameras. Picture Rescue can also recover AVI, MPEG, and MOV files. [Download - [form]]


• Synergy 2.7 ($10) 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 fixes a typographical error in the "Composer" tool-tip, and adds translation for "Composer" to French localization of preferences. [Download - 1.3MB]


• Birthday Buzzer 1.0 ($9) reminds users of upcoming and already-missed birthdays by integrating with Apple's Address Book. The application boasts a variety of reminder options, such as automatically at login, or at a specific day and time. Version 1.0 is a Universal Binary that natively supports Apple's Intel-based Macs, and supports Growl. The update also displays the number of days until the next birthday on the Dock icon. [Download - 628KB]


• Apache Server Watcher r0.9.5 (unknown) monitors network devices such as Apache Web servers, file servers, routers, and other active network equipment. The current release adds Workbench commands to execute UNIX tools through Workbench item contextual menus, as well as an SQL-based repository for UNIX commands. Release 0.9.5 offers network device discovery, and includes shell support for multiple shells including Csh and Sh. [Download - 3.8MB]


• WinSwitch 3.2 (donationware) updates the replacement software for Apple's Fast User Switching menu, bringing full Universal Binary status to natively support Intel Macs. The update includes numerous bug fixes, as well as updates to localizations. Version 3.2 updates the WOHotKey framework, corrects a rare problem where some user pictures would appear shrunken inside the menu, includes minor refinements to the Spanish localization, and comes with the WOTest unit testing framework. [Download - 1.5MB]


• iBank 2.0.5 ($40) is a personal and small business financial application that utilizes "smart import rules," a portfolio view, and smart accounts. Version 2.0.5 improves searching, adds support for Google finance, and incorporates several other minor enhancements. The update also features stability improvements. iBank 2 requires Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later.

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