• dot software's is a multipurpose screen measuring utility for Mac OS X, featuring an edge ruler, mouse XY coordinates, drag ruler, measure box, resolution box, screen guides, full screen cross hair, customizable pixels per inch, zoom functions, angle tools, and a zap ruler. The $11 shareware runs on Mac OS X.


• SwapSwapVM 0.99b8 is an AppleScript application made with Smile written to change the target volume (disk; partition) for the Virtual Memory swapfiles in OS X 10.2.x Jaguar. It has bee tested on various configurations under OS X 10.2.0 through 10.2.6. [1.5MB]


• Redcort Software today released Virtual TimeClock Pro 4.5, an update to its cross platform software replacement for traditional employee time clocks. Version 4.5 is a free maintenance release with improved cross platform and data file sharing on Mac OS networks, custom font sizes, and other improvements. New licenses are $180 with upgrades starting at $90. [Classic, OSX]


• Pariahware has released File Stitcher 1.0, a Mac OS X utility that gives users an easy way to merge files together. The $5 shareware allows users to simply drag and drop files onto the File Stitcher icon. A 30-day trial is available. [795KB]


• Mek & Tosj have released iRNAi, a tool for molecular biologists that helps with RNA interference, a common technique for determining the function of genes within our genome. It offers instantaneous recognition of potential target sequences, automatic generation of oligonucleotides, customizable search and primer settings, text export, automatic database search, and other functions. [1.3MB]


• Ovolab today released AAChoo 1.1, its full-featured AAC converter that converts all your MP3 songs as well as any other sound file to AAC, the new high-quality compact audio format at the core of MPEG-4. The new version preserves song tags, such as genre, that QuickTime would otherwise discard when converting MP3 files to AAC. [246KB]


• VVI has released an update to its Interface Builder Graph Palette, adding support for templates, bar and column chart labels, more format types, and support for distributed processing among multiple servers as well as expanded documentation. The Interface Builder palette allows developers to add basic chart types to your custom OS X applications. Pricing starts at $90 for Vvidget User (students).

by MacNN Staff