View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/news/20457 Friday, Aug 01, 2003 2:55pm Apps: Firebird, Default Folder, Glider... Casady & Greene's Glider Pro is now available for free distribution. Since the developer's bankruptcy, the rights have been passed on to John Calhoun. Glider is an arcade-style game featuring a paper glider. [Download - Classic, OS X] Mozilla's Firebird 0.6.1 fixes a few critical issues in standalone web browser that features an integrated Google search, find-as-you-type technology, tabbed browsing, and other advanced features. It has a new application icon, rich text editing support, and an an improved default theme, including updated toolbar icons. [Download - 11MB] Ben Bird has released of SecuritySpy 1.0b26, an update to his $50 multi-camera video surveillance software for the Macintosh. SecuritySpy runs native on both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. Improvements in Beta 26 include: independent camera operation, enhancements to the browser, reduced processor usage, and bug fixes. [Download - 714KB] SoftIntegration has released its free Ch ODBC 3.5 for the MySQL Connector/ODBC (MyODBC) driver, allowing C scripts to connect to the MySQL database. Ch ODBC allows C programmer to write database-independant code once and run everywhere. Ch is a C/C++ interpreter for cross-platform scripting, shell programming, and 2D/3D graphical plotting. [Download - 43KB] FrameSeer is a $50 network packet capture application for the Macintosh. Packet-capture tools are "essential aids" for diagnosing communications problems, investigating network security breaches, and for general network performance monitoring and troubleshooting tasks. [Download - 716KB] RBrowserLite 3.2 provides access to files on the local host as well as remote FTP Servers with an easy-to-use graphical interface. Version 3.2 adds support for multiple displays, and implements minor bug fixes. There are $30 Basic (FTP-SFTP protocols) and $50 Professional (Local, FTP, FTP/SSL/TLS, SFTP, UNIX, SSH/SCP) licenses. [Download - Lite, Pro] LimeWire 3.4.1b is a beta version of the popular Gnutella file-sharing client for Mac OS X. The latest version adds a new "find more sources" button, and easier theme access. [Download - 4.6MB] Runtime Revolution today announced the availability of Revolution 2.1b2 for public beta testing. Revolution is a $75 user-centric multi-platform development tool for developers of varying abilities. Revolution 2.1 contains dozens of new features including improved conformity with the Mac OS X and Aqua interface style guidelines. [Download - 13.3MB] St. Clair Software has posted a new public beta version of Default Folder X 1.8, its utility for enhancing Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X. Beta 5 fine-tunes the settings and performance of new features. [Download - 3.1MB]