http://www.macnn.com/articles/03/02/25/apps:.xshelf,/
Apps: XShelf, Little Snitch, iOrganize...
updated 10:00 am EST, Tue February 25, 2003
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- Objective Development today released Little Snitch 1.02 for Mac OS X, the company's new security application that monitors outgoing network connections: "[it] monitors all applications, system utilities and other Unix processes for outgoing network connections. It intercepts the connection and brings up an alert panel with connection details including the name of the application which initiated the connection. The user has the choice to allow the connection, deny it or to add a permanent rule for similar connections." A 3-hour demo of the $25 application is available. [444KB]
- 3TAG's ImageOrganizer-X is a high-speed image thumbnail database, tracking the location of where images are stored--even on CDs, DVDs and remote volumes. A demo of IMOX on the Web, allowing users to testdrive the software up to 15 times. It only runs on Mac OS X. [1.1MB]
- Bruno Blondeau's iOrganize 4.4.2 is described as "the perfect application to store and organize notes, ideas, text extracts and web links. The new version enhances drag & drop support, improves the application perfomance and introduces a new instant save command. Other features of the $20 shareware include Mac OS X Services integration, a handy dock menu to quickly create new notes, and advanced search functions. [1.2MB]
- NewTech Infosystems (NTI) will introduce a Mac OS X version of DragonBurn for Mac, its easy-to-use CD and DVD burning software package at CeBIT, which takes place March 12-19. DragonBurn will offer Mac OS X users the ability to quickly and easily begin producing audio, data and mixed-mode CDs and DVDs. The multi-burning engine will allow users to simultaneously write multiple CDs or DVDs and will fully support today's high-speed DVD and CD drives.
- Macintosh speech middleware vendor CommandSets.com has released a suite of Command Sets for Apple's iLife bundle, including Command Sets for iDVD, iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, and the Pro Version of QuickTime Player. Mac OS X users can utilize the sets with the English Speech Recognition software built into the OS. Sets for ViaVoice and iListen are also available. The iLife bundle, which adds over 200 commands, is $20.
