Apps: LinkOptimizer, Solve Elec, MacSOUP

• LinkOptimizer 2.1 for Adobe InDesign ($100) enhances the utility designed to automatically reduce the size of images linked to Adobe InDesign documents. The latest revision processes rotated links to optimize an additional group of images that were previously ignored, and calculates the estimated saved space via a total space counter to present the total space saved since LinkOptimizer was first used. [Download - 948KB]


• Solve Elec 2.0 (free) is an educational electricity and electronics software for circuit analysis and resolution. Solve Elec 2.0 features circuit drawing, computation of literal formulas for any current intensity/voltage/potential defined in the circuit via a calculus engine, and verification of equations related to the circuit. The application also draws graphs, defines quantities by their formulas, and includes integrated help. [Download - 7.3MB]


• MacSOUP 2.8 ($20) brings native compatibility for Intel-based Macs to the offline reader for Usenet newsgroups and internet email. MacSOUP 2.8 fixes a long-standing bug that could cause some menu items to become permanently disabled until the application quit, and fixes several other minor bugs. [Download - 1.7MB]


• 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In 3.0 ($50, $30 for upgrade) allows users to improve dialogs with custom pictures, and introduces new field types to the dialog-showing plug-in. Version 3.0 supports static text and separators to improve readability, a multi-line text area field, and enables dialogs to take icons from a container field of any size. Users can also validate text fields with calculations and create a custom message box to display upon unsuccessful validation. [Download - 4.2MB]


• DotMatrix (free) is webcam software enabling users to dress up snapshots with 150 different designs. The application enables users to refresh Web designs to retrieve the latest designs from the internet, and the update runs in the background without interrupting current tasks. Users can adjust color, contrast, black level, and brightness controls to taste. [Download - 2.8MB]

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