Apps: Meetro; Shoo Apps; Tidy Up!

• Meetro 0.66 (free) combines instant messaging with social networking, allowing people to chat with Meetro users in their home town, while displaying profile information such as blog posts and Flickr favorites. Third-party IM clients such as AIM, ICQ and MSN can be integrated. The new release makes the program a Universal Binary, and includes previous "soft" updates such as interest highlighting and a dashboard displaying local information like weather and restaurants. Mac users have the option of two Meetro widgets. [Download - Size Unknown]


• Shoo Apps 1.0 ($15) is meant for Mac owners annoyed by overly cluttered desktops. Users set time delays within the application, and Shoo will automatically begin hiding programs as they fall out of use. Delays can be applied to all programs at the same time, or individually to keep them convenient. Shoo Apps is a Universal Binary for Mac OS X; the trial download lasts seven days. [Download - 4.2MB]


• Tidy Up! 1.2.6 ($30) is used to find and delete duplicate files on a computer, restoring disk space. Possible search criteria includes information like the duration and bitrate of music files, and the program can synchronize deletions with Mail, iTunes and iPhoto. Version 1.2.6 allows found items to be given Finder labels, and fixes several bugs, such as interruption of the "Move to Trash" command when an error occurs. Tidy Up! is a Universal Binary for Mac OS X 10.3.9. [Download - 8.4MB]


• MegaSeg 4.0.2 ($250) merges mixing and radio automation software into a single package. Users can trigger sound effects via hotkey, segue or beatmatch both songs and videos, and create dynamic or fully programmed playlists. The v4.0.2 update inserts over 40 changes, such as compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4.9, and proper DAC-3 support for PowerPC Macs. Some other notable adjustments include faster sorting and more options for importing from iTunes. [Download - 13.2MB]


• Montage 1.2.2 ($140) is a scriptwriting application developed exclusively for Mac OS X. Once a script is finished, it can be sent along with queries and/or synopses to numerous industry contacts, and tracked accordingly. The v1.2.2 update is devoted mostly to bug fixes, such as a problem that prevented Annotations from working, and another issue that prevented styles from applying in the Scenes and Script views. Montage is a Universal Binary for Mac OS X 10.3.9. [Download - Size Unknown]


• Avernum 4 1.1.1 ($25) is a fantasy role-playing game with hundreds of quests and many unique skills and spells. Players attempt discover the reasons for a sudden beastial invasion of the nation of Avernum, located deep underground. This upgrade mainly fixes a variety of bugs, but also makes more even use of system resources. The game functions with both PowerPC and Intel Macs. [Download - 20.1MB]

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