Apps: NoteList, Montage, Curator, Navicat

NoteList 2.0 ($15) enables users to store notes in a free form using text as well as images with full word processing capabilities. NoteList is a modern Cocoa-based application with search functionality, RTF text support, and customizable fonts as well as styles. The latest release includes categories to help organize notes. [Download - 792KB]

Montage 1.2 ($140) is an upgrade to the screenwriting software developed exclusively for Mac OS X that adds scene numbering, .Mac integration, and re-implements the "smart type" system. The latest release is free for Montage 1.0 owners, and improves Final Draft as well as text file import. The update also adds keywords to preferences, views, and smart views. [Download - [form]]

Curator 1.0 ($18) is an artwork manager for iTunes that downloads album covers from the internet and adds them to an iTunes music library. The software is designed for users who like to micro-manage their artwork collection, or who have obscure albums with hard-to-find covers. The application can look up unusual albums on Amazon.com, and supports managing artwork on an album-by-album basis. [Download - 3MB]

Navicat 6.3.5 for MySQL ($100) is the latest iteration of the database management tool with enhancement for backup/restore operations as well as remote database connection features. The MySQL client tool can synchronize databases, import as well as export backup data, and offers a visual query builder alongside SSH/HTTP tunneling for remote database connectivity. The update also supports SolidDB for MySQL which is a "turbo-charged" version of MySQL. Navicat 6.3.5 for MySQL runs natively on Intel-based Macs as a Universal Binary. [Download - 6.1MB]

MultiMode OSX 5.8.0 ($90) enables a Mac to decode and transmit several different modes of non-voice communication often heard on shortwave and ham radio waves. MultiMode OSX allows users to decode and display morse code, RTTY, FAX, SSTV, ACARS, PSK31, and many other modes without any extra hardware. The update includes several enhancements and bug fixes for the Morse Code (CW) mode. [Download - 924KB]

Sound Byte 3.2.1 ($24) enhances the "cart machine" software for Mac OS X designed to play sound recordings -- such as music and special effects. The update fixes a bug that could cause a crash when users clicked on a certain part of an empty playlist window. The software supports the same formats as QuickTime which include MP3, AIFF, WAV, AU, sfil, Sd2f, and uLaw files. [Download - 4MB]