FileXaminer, Troi URL

• Pandora 2.0 ($20) gathers images and other Web content via URL "spidering" or by keyword searches. The update features an entirely new search engine that bolsters performance and improves user control. Version 2.0 offers support for finding and fetching any file type; the ability to work with any website or search engine, as well as support for authentication; hundreds of minor bug fixes; feature improvements; and performance tweaks. Pandora 2.0 is a Universal Binary requiring Mac OS 10.4 or later. [Download - 2.3MB]


• starQuiz 3.2 ($40) allows users to run computerized tests for Mac systems, enabling teachers to create online tests that are automatically graded by the computer. Version 3.2 introduces a survey question type, the ability to connect to LDAP servers for student authentication, and fixes several minor bugs. All tests created with starQuiz are securely graded, cheat-proof, and easy to set up allowing teachers to spend more time elsewhere, according to the company. Star Quiz 3.2 requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later. [Download - 9.6MB]


• RSS Replay 1.1 ($30) places content from RSS feeds into webpage layouts using AJAX, ASP or PHP. Version 1.1 includes improvements to proxy implementation, enhancements to browser compatibility, better content control, improved RSS format support (RSS 0.9-2.0, Atom 0.3-1.0), customizable presentation control, and several minor bug fixes as well as numerous performance tweaks. The extension works on any Mac running Dreamweaver MX, Dreamweaver MX2004 or Dreamweaver Version 8. [Download - 286KB]


• FileXaminer 2.5.7 ($10) enables users to get info on items in Mac OS X, and modify file/folder attributes that the Finder cannot. The software supports Path Finder, Mac OS X labels, and Image Buddy. Version 2.5.7 adds more application support and tie-ins alongside an improved Image Buddy interface, enhanced image previewing capability, removal of textures from some windows, and added support for 'Copy Path CM for the HFS' command. The update also fixes a batch get info command crash, and improves size calculations for packaged applications. FileXaminer is a Universal Binary and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later. [Download - 2.4MB]


• Troi URL Plug-in 2.0.1 ($60) helps fill in forms on the internet, and retrieves data from any URL such as stock quotes or weather reports. The update adds compatibility with FileMaker 8.5 alongside native support for Intel-based Macs as a Universal Binary. Troi URL Plug-in 2.0.1 also offers improved data return checking, enhanced image properties checks, better error recovery, additional sanity checks to the TURL_Get and TURL_Post functions, and several minor bug fixes. Troi URL Plug-in requires FileMaker 7, 8, or 8.5 running on Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher. [Download - 1.7MB]

by MacNN Staff