Apps: Google Maps Plugin, ForgEdit

• Google Maps Plugin 2.6 (free) provides Google Maps functionality in Apple's Address Book application. The software enables users to hover the cursor over an address label, allowing selection of a Google Map menu item after clicking on the label next to the address. Google Map menu items include obtaining Google directions, bringing up a Google Map for the current address, and opening Google Maps Preferences. [Download - 288KB]


• ForgEdit 1.0b2 (unknown) is a programmers text editor for Mac OS X offering customization via user-definable key bindings and modes. ForgEdit boasts tabbed editing, a find feature with support for regular expressions, and more. [Download - 1.9MB]


• Number Press ($50) is numbering software designed to produce number forms, slips, raffle tickets, and more. The software can import PDFs or other graphic formats to set as a background to print as well as number in a single pass, while an interactive preview displays how the document will print as live numbers change from page to page. Number Press also includes a numbering assistant that guides users through properly setting up the numbering settings. [Download - 4.3MB]


• iPDA 3.1 ($20) updates the iPod personal information synchronization software with the ability to download Google calendars directly to an iPod, improving RSS feed organization on the portable player, and adding Atom feed support. iPDA enables users to transfer information from Entourage, Stickies, Mail, Address Book, and iCal onto an iPod for easy reading on-the-go. [Download - 744KB]


• Album Cover Finder 4.2 ($9) adds a faster, entirely new engine for adding artwork to music files to the album cover art discovery software. The latest iteration enables the Artist's Catalog to locate up to 64 album covers with track listings and reviews for each artist search. Album Cover Finder 4.2 also adds the ability to automatically add artwork to music files based on artist, playlist, or the entire library, and a new 'various artists' option improves results for compilations as well as soundtracks. [Download - 4.2MB]


• iDictionary 1.2 ($7) is a dictionary and thesaurus tailored for Apple's iPod. The update enables users to choose the file type for the dictionary creation, and adds an option to choose an "iPod Contacts" file type. iDictionary 1.2 also includes an update to Sparkle 1.1, and fixes a bug where some licenses would validate and provide no user feedback. [Download - 1.1MB]

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