rooSwitch, RAW Developer

• rooSwitch 1.1 updates the profile switching application, bringing faster switching, per application preferences and new support for AppleScript and Automator. rooSwitch allows you to manage multiple profiles for almost any applications data by simpling dragging the application on rooSwitch. Version 1.1 offers the ability to move files instead of copying them as well as per-application preferences. rooSwitch 1.1 requires a Mac with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher and is available as a Universal Binary. [Download - 1.5MB]


• RAW Developer 1.5.4 ($100) updates the RAW image conversion software for Mac OS X. Version 1.5.4 adds support for the popular new Canon Digital Rebel XTi and Nikon D80 models. This update also fixes an issue with the loading of thumbnails from some Sony DSLR-A100 images and fixes an issue with the hot/dead pixel filters specific to Intel processor based systems. It supports Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later and is a Universal Binary. [Download - 4.5MB]


• Smooth Operators 1.0 ($15) is a complete solution for learning, practicing, and testing the order of operations. An interactive lesson teaches the math concepts thoroughly, and students can practice by clicking on operators in the correct order, or use test mode and type in the answers. "Students can learn, practice, and test their skills, all with one software package. Smooth Operators helps make learning easy, it provides a convenient and effective method for practice, and testing is challenging." [Download - 2.8MB]


• The Missing Sync for Palm OS 5.1.1 ($40) is a free update to the software for syncing your Mac to the Palm OS. The 5.1.1 release addresses issues for users who subscribe to Google calendars, fixes various category issues with Mark/Space's conduits that handle Address Book and iCal data, improves exception handling, supports custom field ordering for Garmin iQue devices and introduces other minor bug fixes and improvements. It requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later. [Download - 24MB]


• MBS plug-in for REALbasic 6.3 ($55) is a collection of several plug-in parts which extend the REALbasic development environment with over 500 classes and 3 controls featuring over 11000 documented functions. Version 6.3 adds Universal support (requires RB 2006r4 to be used), new BlowfishMBS for encryption, and supports UUIDMBS for unique IDs as well as many other small fixes. The plug-ins require REALbasic 4.5 or newer. Commercial licenses are about $100. [Download - 34MB]

by MacNN Staff