Apps: Torrent Station, GRAS...

Torrent Station 1.1 ($20) is a BitTorrent client for Mac OS X. It offers advanced features such as global and individual limits, queuing, and folders. New features include the Universal binary format, overall stability and performance fixes, an improved interface, and many small bug fixes. [Download - 1.7MB]

GRASS GIS 6.0.2 (free) is a Geographical Information System (GIS) used for data management, image processing, graphics production, spatial modeling, and visualization of raster, vector and sites data. The new features of GRASS 6 cover a new topological 2D/3D vector engine and support for vector network analysis; attributes are now managed in an SQL-based DBMS; a new display manager has been implemented; the NVIZ visualization tool was enhanced to display 3D vector data and voxel volumes; messages are partially translated (i18N) with support for FreeType fonts, including multibyte Asian characters; and more. [Download - [options]]

ReelBean 0.90 (free) is a media exporter and player. The major new feature in this release is a scene selection capability-- for any movie the user can play with the application, ReelBean now provides the option of displaying a drawer containing a list of frames selected from the movie at evenly-distributed intervals. A scene can then be double-clicked to cause the player to jump to that frame in the movie. Additionally there are minor GUI improvements. [Download - 976KB]

Synchronize! Pro X 5.0 ($100) is a professional file synchronization and backup utility for Mac OS X. Bootable backups can be made to both FireWire and USB 2.0 external hard drives. The program keeps old files in an archive, with grouping abilities. Backups can be scheduled, so that the user need not run backsups while using the computer. The new version has added support for native operation on Intel Macs, and an added force eject to "Completion Options." [Download - [options]]

iTerm 0.8.2 (free) is a full featured terminal emulation program written for OS X using Cocoa. It features a native OS X user interface, Bonjour support, complete VT100 emulation with additional support for most common xterm and ANSI escape sequences, tabbing, bookmarks, an anti-idle function, and more. New features include custom key-mapping, support for both PowerPC and Intel Macs, and more. [Download - 7.17MB]

ShapeShifter 2.3 ($20) allows the user to change the overall appearance of their Mac using 'themes'-- the look of windows, menus, apps, buttons, and everything else. New features include the guiTweak now allowing the user to manually set colors in any theme; the ability to type the name of a theme to select it; Growl will indicate that themes were applied successfully; a completely revamped app skin compatibility system; DVD Player can now use custom application skins; ShapeShifter now honors the Aqua/Graphite setting in menu highlights; and more. [Download - 6.12MB]