MacLoggerDX, Spinnn

• MacLoggerDX 4.2.8 ($100) is a free update to registered users of the Ham radio logging software for Mac OS X. The latest release includes a fix as well as improvements for DirecWay proxy QRZ online QSL jpegs, an open port retry limit, and additional band decoder support for FT-2000 devices. The update also adds a Ten-Tec RX350 driver and 56,000 baud for Ten-Tec Orion II. [Download - 11.5MB]


• Spinnn 1.1.1 ($20) is a game challenging players to move and spin falling pieces to create horizontal lines in any of more than 30 different games. Four sets of games include 'Classic,' 'Disposable Things,' 'Built To Last,' and 'Tricky.' The latest release runs natively on Intel-based Macs as a Universal Binary. [Download - 2MB]


• DiskLibrary 1.2 ($30) enhances the remote media cataloging application, offering drag-and-drop support for files outside of DiskLibrary. The latest release also supports drag-and-drop for thumbnails, and users can change thumbnails via drag-and-drop. Disklibrary 1.2 also adds a 'Locate in Finder' contextual menu for catalog items, and includes minor bug fixes. [Download - 1.6MB]


• EasyWMA 2.7 ($10) converts WMA and WMV audio files as well as ASF and ogg vorbis files to aiff, MP3, m4a, or WAV format. The converted files are compatible with Apple's iTunes software as well as its portable iPod media players. The update adds support for ogg vorbis input files, and fixes conversion of Genre metadata. The latest release also improves German localization. [Download - 3MB]


• AP Grapher 1.0 (donationware) searches for nearby wireless access points and graphs the signal strength as a function of time for the base station that the Mac is currently connected to. The software is designed to help users locate the best access point and optimally position a base station or computer to achieve the best possible signal strength. The software features adjustable speed and graphs up to six connection statistics simultaneously. [Download - 856KB]


• LockOutApps (unknown) enables users to prohibit selected applications from launching. Users can optionally set specific days and times to enforce specified rules. When users attempt to launch a prohibited application, LockOutApps can beep and optionally raise a dialog window notifying the user that the attempted action is not allowed. Users can also opt to force quit the application when a launch attempt is made. [Download - 400KB]

by MacNN Staff