ApertureToFTP Pro

• ApertureToFTP Pro 1.5 (free) is an export plug-in for Apple's Aperture 1.5 post-production photography software that allows users to export images directly from the Aperture library. The software enables users to browse remote files or create new folders and bookmarked servers. ApertureToFTP Pro 1.5 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later. [Download - 1.2MB]


• SpamSieve 2.6.1 ($30) is a free update to the spam filtration system for Mac OS X. The latest release fixes a regression where SpamSieve would not launch when users had a large number of Mac OS 9 sound files, and repairs a bug where Thunderbird messages which were manually marked as junk were not moved to the junk folder. The latest revision also includes a change to prevent crashes on Mac OS X 10.4.9 when quitting in response to a mail program quitting. [Download - 3.9MB]


• TinyBooks 4.0.4 ($50) brings an improved Reports window with the ability to sort generated items by check number. TinyBooks is designed as a simple and flexible single-entry bookkeeping and accounting system for Mac users. The application includes intuitive suport for handling taxes from any country, including state sales tax and GST (Goods and Service Taxes) as well as PST (Provincial Sales Taxes). [Download - 232KB]


• Photo Mechanic 4.5 ($150) enhances the standalone image browsing software designed for professional digital photographers. The application features batch captioning, renaming, quick browsing, and Photoshop connectivity features while displaying thumbnails of photos on a camera disk or folder. Photo Mechanic 4.5 offers full Unicode support for IPTC editing, and enables users to specify the IPTC character encoding when Unicode is not used. [Download - 12.2MB]


• Thunderbird 2.0 RC 1 (free) is the latest beta release of Mozilla's e-mail client. The final product will include tabbed messages and custom panes such as 'Unread,' 'Favorites,' and 'Recently Used.' The software will also support tagging messages, and will block more spam through an improved Bayesian algorithm. Thunderbird is a Universal Beta and is available in more than two dozen languages. [Download - 17.7MB]


• Poser 7 Content Exporter (free) allows registered owners of Poser 7 to export models to the 3D layer of Adobe's Photoshop CS3 Extended. While a registered copy of Poser costs $250, users without the program can download 16 free models that are already converted to the proper format. Sizes for the models range from 0.3MB to 4MB, and include objects such as aliens, mannequins and skeletons. [Download - [serial number required]

by MacNN Staff