March 31 - 7:30pm EDT   ReelBean 4 ($) can be used to convert movies to Apple TV, video iPod MPEG4, H.264, AVI and other formats. The software also has media playing features that allow users to view media files from within the application. The newest version features enhanced support for MPEG1-Muxed format videos, several interface enhancements and various bug fixes. [Download - 6.1MB] [full story]

March 25 - 10:45pm EDT   iPrint 2.0 ($15) allows users to select data within an application that they would like to print. The selection of data can be done through the use of a keyboard shortcut or a popup Dock menu and allows users to print only the material they desire to print. A new Preferences window has been added which allows users to set a default option of always displaying both the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes, always bypassing both the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes, or displaying just the Print dialog box. The applications graphics have also been improved along with other small internal improvements. [Download - 1.5MB] [full story]

March 4 - 7:40pm EST   VideoFlash Converter 2.3 ($40) allows the conversion of QuickTime compatible video files to either the Adobe Flash SWF or FLV format. The most popular formats are supported, including AVI, MOV, MPG, DivX and more. Version 2.3 includes improved encoding, jerkless encoding and various bug fixes. [Download - 15.7MB] [full story]

February 5 - 11:15am EST   Disc Cover 2.3 ($35) helps users create CD and DVD labels, covers, tray inserts, folding booklets, and more. The application includes over 250 professionally made designs that users can customize with their own images or with some of the included images. Along with several performance enhancements and fixes the update includes support for DiscT@2 which allows to etch text and graphics on the data side of DVD discs using a LabelFlash-enabled drive. [Download - 52.3MB] [full story]

January 28 - 4:00pm EST   Typinator 3.4 ($27) is a tool that will type out repeating texts and pictures. Users can set up a list of commonly used words and images, and then set up fragments that can be used trigger each phrase or image. The new version adds a couple of user-requested features and includes a number of small improvements and fixes. Typinator can now be suspended temporarily and preserve the height of the set list when the window size changes. The update also allows the software to expand abbreviations in floating windows such as in Spotlight or the quick entry windows of OmniFocus and TaskPaper. [Download - 2.7MB] [full story]

January 21 - 11:55pm EST   MacVide 3gp Converter 2.1 ($30) allows the conversion of most popular video files to 3gp mobile video. MacVide 3gp Converter provides options for setting different options for your video files allowing users to change the bit rate, frame rate, resolution or crop the video. Version 2.1 includes enhanced support for AppleScript and Automator actions. [Download - 10.4MB] [full story]

January 14 - 6:15pm EST   KeyBag 1.2 ($50) is designed to record every keystroke entered. The program can keep track of opened applications, conversations, and any keys pressed in the applications. Version 1.2 can export logged results to either the CSV, TXT or HTML file formats and has also been updated with a few bug fixes and overall stability enhancements. [Download - 4.5MB] [full story]

December 24 - 11:30am EST   iPod Converter 2.1 ($30) is a tool for converting video files to the mp4 format for use on an iPod. The software can covert most common video files including AVI, WMV, MOV, MPG, ASF, and DivX. Within iPod converter users can crop video area, the bit rate, frame rate and video resolution. The 2.1 update has enhanced support for AppleScript and Automator actions. [Download - 10.3MB] [full story]

December 22 - 4:45pm EST   ManHour 1.1 ($10) helps track time while a user is working and can automatically select from multiple hourly rates and calculate fees due. Manhour can be setup with different hourly rates that can be applied to different time intervals. Allowing the application to automatically start charging overtime rates after normal hours have been exceeded. Manhour also allows a user to choose their own billing blocks allowing them to bill per half hour, or even every three seconds. New in version 1.1 is a Log Editor for editing recorded time, flexible log viewing options and new log export functionality. [Download - 1.1MB] [full story]

December 17 - 12:55pm EST   ShutterBug 2.5 ($40) is a website creation tool with the ability to publish web albums, photo journals, and create online stores. The software includes a set of themes and templates that give users the ability to create a custom look with little to no HTML knowledge. The most recent release includes a PayPal Shopping Cart feature that allows one to add a shopping cart to their site without the technical know how behind the coding. The release also includes: Random Order and Loop slideshow options, better handling of text zoom in the browser, Before/After slideshows and image rollovers along with a few other bug fixes. [Download - 3.2MB] [full story]

December 16 - 12:25pm EST   aLunch 3.6 (free) is an application launcher that is accessed from the menubar. The applications contained within it can be organized to make finding items quick and logical. In version 3.6 when a folder is registered into the launcher widow, the function which displays a hierarchical menu by right-clicking is added. The new version also has received slight performance optimizations. [Download - 1.1MB] [full story]

December 3 - 1:05pm EST  OnMyCommand 2.1 (free) is the latest version of Abracode's "contextual menu command line instruction executor" for Mac OS X. Users can add their favorite commands to a master list, and execute them via a universal contextual menu at any time. Version 2.1 features a new progress dialog which allows users to translate command output text into GUI progress and also features support for my controls in custom Cocoa dialogs. Support for PowerPC G3 has been added again after being lost in version 2.0. [Download - 5MB] [full story]

November 30 - 1:35pm EST   iSkysoft on Friday released the latest version of its video conversion program, Video Converter 1.8.1.0. The update adds support for MKV, WMV, MOD, ASF, MOD and MP2 input formats, as well as MKV and MKA output formats. The program allows users to crop video to remove black sides, trim the length of files, extract audio, or capture pictures while previewing a movie by pressing a snapshot button. Video resolution, frame rate and bit rate can be adjusted, along with audio sample rate, channel, encoder and bit rate. [full story]

April 2 - 1:05am EDT   Boinx today unveiled FotoMagico 2.2, an update to its photo presentation software that adds a new Sharing Assistant to export projects to a number of different formats for iPhone, Apple TV, or DVD, among others. The update also introduces compatibility with El Gato's Turbo.264 video conversion stick to encode video projects. FotoMagico 2.2 is now available from Boinx' website, priced at $50 for Express and $130 for Pro. [full story]

February 14 - 10:15am EST   Techspansion has released VisualHub 1.31, an update to its universal video conversion software for Mac OS X that works with Apple TV 'Take 2.' VisualHub eases the conversion process while offering pros an advanced panel for changing all pre-set aspects of encoding. "Converting a bunch of AVI files to a DVD shouldn't require a Computer Science degree," the company writes. "Getting movies from your digital camera to your iPod shouldn't take hours." The software is priced at $24, and requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later. [full story]