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• MailHere 1.1 is a $6 shareware email notification utility that can check multiple POP3, IMAP and .Mac accounts for new mail. Version 1.1 adds the ability to choose transparency of notification animation, to disable sounds or choose custom sounds, and to open an e-mail client when new mail arrives. [5MB]


• Flash AV Players 2.0 (€30) is a Flash application that broadcasts MP3, SWF and JPEG files by loading playlists in XML format. It adds MP3 support, has navigation and sound controls, offers connection-based precaching, features crossfade of movies, and supports custom backgrounds and user comments. [392KB]


• The $7 shareware MovieEdit3D 0.85 allows you to create a single digital video (DV) file showing one or more imported DV files moving through 3D space: "one DV movie can be drifting across the screen, with another zooming in from a distance, while another is rotating. Plugins allow fancy 3D warping or grid effects...." [529KB]


• Lightsoft's $20 shareware Kairos 2.05 records the weather conditions for up to 3 locations and can be programmed with alerts that can send out emails and run scripts when triggered. In addition the software can speak the weather and display current conditions in the dock. [2.6MB]


• ATI's Radeon 9800 1.1 driver is designed for use with Mac OS X 10.2.5 or newer. It includes ATI Displays 4.1 with its new 3D/OpenGL and supports hot-plugging the TV connection when using the Radeon 9800 Pro. Several 3D/OpenGL Overrides Caveats are listed in the release notes. [6.4MB]

by MacNN Staff