• Apple has updated its ]


• Human Software's PhotoFixLens 1.4 is a Photoshop plug-in for correcting correct wide-angle and telephonoto distortions, including barrel or pincushion distortion. It allows users to save/recall lense parameters, pan/zoom at any level, supports layers in RGB/CMYK/LAB, and also works also with 16-bit images in Grayscale or RGB.


• The freeware MacDICT 2.9 now allows you to choose from a selection of public DICT servers. The Mac OS X client for the DICT protocol connects to dict.org to provide access to a number of databases, including Webster's Dictionary and the World FactBook. It also accesses translation services on the web. [Download - Classic, OSX]


• Blue Line Studios has released JewelCaseIllustrator 2.0, which adds image manipulation filters (RGB balance, HSL balance, brightness and contrast, etc.) to the $30 drawing program for creating labels, tray liners, and booklets for CDs and DVDs. [2.1MB]


• Alco Blom's Web Confidential 3.6.1 is a bug fix release to this $20 shareware utility for securely storing personal information such as passwords, PINs, and other confidential information. Web Confidential 3.6 added support for printing and added an iTunes-like list view. [Download - 2.6MB]


• Kompakt is a streamlined sampler that includes a comprehensive library and can import the most common sample formats. The factory library includes a wide range of detailed and convincing instruments. The $200 application also sports a simple drag-and-drop interface for managing large numbers of samples.


• Unsanity has released Silk 2.0.2, an updated to its 'haxie' that enables Quartz text rendering and smoothing introduced in all Carbon applications. This minor update provides bug fixes and is recommended for Safari users. [Download - 1.8MB]

by MacNN Staff