Apps: Netflix Fanatic, PodUtil, Craigdude...

• Nisus Thesaurus, now in beta, automatically integrates with any Service aware application including Nisus Writer Express, Mail, TextEdit, Safari, and more. It is based on the WordNet lexical databae, featuring a 120,000 word database, a built-in glossary, an offensive words filter and more. The final version of the Mac OS X-only application is due later this year. [8.5MB]


• Jumsoft today released Keynote Objects 1.0 ($25), its new package of alive 3D objects for Apple's Keynote presentation application. Jumsoft Keynote Objects are not just simple images, but they are living images. It includes 15 transparent, high-quality and "alive" resizable objects for presentations.


• Atomic Bird's Macaroni 1.4.3 ($8) adds Panther compatibility to its system utility that handles regular maintenance for Mac OS X, including the Mac OS X "repair privileges" process as well as Unix-style maintenance. Users can based schedule on power settings and system idle time as well as track maintenance history. [459KB]


• Netflix Fanatic 1.0 ($10) offers the ability to manage a Netflix account: users can drag & drop to rearrange a Netflix queue, assign "ownership" to rented movies (for shared accounts), keep notes on individual movies, purchase already-viewed DVDs, search a Netflix queue, and track DVD rental history. [350KB]


• PodUtil 1.1 is a free utility that "enables you to copy the contents of your iPod to any Mac that has a firewire port. PodUtil will sort the copied files by Artist and/or by Album, and can assosiate copied files with many MP3 players." [1.1MB]


• The $7 shareware for Mac OS X, Craigdude 1.0, tracks an "unlimited number of Craigslist classified ads. Each classified is placed within it's own tab and contains the latest 50 postings of that particular classified." [133KB]


• maintain1 5.0 is an update to the free AppleScript Studio application that offers a UI for performing dozens of shell scripts for system maintenance, including application prebinding (for improved system performance), maintenance routines, and other functions. [310KB]

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