Software Releases: Mon 06 Jun 2005 Sun 05 Jun 2005 Sat 04 Jun 2005 Fri 03 Jun 2005

iFlash 2.5.5 An innovative memorization application based around the flash-card learning style.

iAlert 6.0.5 Interactive pop-up alerts for Mail, iChat, iTunes, Safari, updated sites, alarms.

Valentina Office Server 2.0.3 The incredibly fast and robust business-ready database server.

TinyELF 1.3.0 Emulator of 1802-based microcomputers popular in the mid-70s.

Spell Catcher 10.2.1 Multilingual writing tool, as and after-you-type, Spell Checker, Thesaurus, Dictionary, AutoCorrect, and more.

Podcast Shuffle Search Widget 1.2.0 Makes it easy to find podcasts from your desktop.

Nokia Cell Phone Icons 2.0.0 16 Nokia cell phone icons.

NetBeans IDE 4.1.0 A free, open source Java IDE - tuned to work and look beautiful on the Mac.

FCP Rescue 5.0.0 Easy removal, back-up and restore of Final Cut Pro Preference files.

Carbon Emacs Package Jun 05 (v3) A Carbon/OS X distribution of GNU Emacs.

RadioSHARK 2.0.0b21 for the USB AM/FM radio

Barcodet 10.0.1 bar codes for FileMaker Pro

Revolution 2.6.0 Cross-platform development environment.

EverQuest 1.0.7 Multiplayer 3D online RPG game.

Hydrothermal 1.0.2 Build a space colony, protect it from invaders.

Hydrothermal 1.02.0 futuristic space colony sim game

Bee Docs' Timeline 1.1.0 Create timelines.

Tcl/Tk Aqua 8.4.10 portable scripting environment & native GUI

FeedMailer 0.5.0 send a feed from NetNewsWire directly to Mail.app

hymn 0.8.0 Removes iTMS AAC copy restrictions (was PlayFair).

WU BLAST 2.0 2005-05-10b biological sequence similarity search

Veenix Font Tools 1.5.0 modular font tools and utilities

Magic Widget 1.2.0 Magic 8 ball widget.

Apple Developer Transition Kit 1.0.0 create universal binaries

iEmpty 1.2.0 get rid of hard to remove or trash files & folders

ShutterBug 1.1.3 WYSIWYG web album/photo journal creation tool

MenuMachine 1.7.4 Drop-down menu builder for Adobe GoLive

Leemo 1.0.0 puzzle matching game

Junk Meter 1.5.0 widget that keeps track of your trash

SonicBirth 6.0.0p build AUs/VSTs or use one from a premade package

Apple Xcode 2.1.0 Development Environment

AbiWord 2.2.8 word processor that edits Word & WordPerfect files

e2Sync Tiger 2.0.0b20 Use iSync to sync Entourage contacts, tasks & calendars.

SonicBirth 6.0.0pre Build your own AudioUnit plugins.

pgEdit 1.1.0 SQL editor for PostgreSQL

Hangman Pro 2.0.4 classic word-guessing game

Aviation Weather 1.1.1 widget to get aviation weather info

Return Lyrics 1.71.0 Display lyrics for popular songs.

fennel DVDManager 1.6.1 Manage your DVD collection.

Veenix: Design & Type Tools 4.7.0 Set of utilities for graphic and web professionals.

PictureSync 1.3.0b3 Upload your photos to free image hosting services.

CopyPaste + yType 2.6.0b2 multiple clipboard, typing accelerator, inline calc

Sudoku Susser 0.9.5 Sudoku puzzle assistant & solver

Jurtle 1.8.1 Development tool to learn Java programming.

iBackup 4.0.5 backup/restore utility for files, folders, preferences

Time Splitter (Audio) 1.0.1 transcription time code solution

BTGoogleMaps 1.1.0 Plugin for Address Book looks up Google Maps of addresses.

MacSudoku 1.0.0 Generate Sudoku puzzles, solve them.

e2Sync Tiger 2.0.0b Entourage support for iSync, iCal, AB, mobile devices

Mac Restart 1.0.0 Program your Mac to restart when desired.

Sudoku Susser 0.9.4b Helps solve Sudoku puzzles.

VueScan 8.2.18 scanner software for flatbed & film scanners

Documents To Go 7.0060.0 use Word, Excel files on a Palm

Documents To Go 7.006.0 Palm spreadsheet manager.

Documents To Go Premium Edition 7.0060.0 Use Word, Excel files on a Palm

Trapeze 1.3.1 Convert PDF to RTF, ASCII or text files.

Stargazer's Delight 6.3.0 A full astronomical desktop planetarium.

Genius Bar Widget 1.1.0b Displays status of Genius Bar at your local Apple Store.

SharedPlan Pro Project Management 1.4.0 Plan successful projects.

iMac Xtreme 2005 1.0.0 Revision A-D iMac G3 based Shapeshifter theme.

ObjectScript 2.8.0 general purpose scripting language with IDE

Minuteur 4.1.2 Timer app

Adjust Size 1.0.0 iMovie plugin simultaneously crops&enlarges/shrinks clip

eDrawings Viewer 1.0.0b4 Share product design across multiple CAD environments.

e2Sync Tiger 2.0.0 Entourage support for iSync, iCal, AB, mobile devices

DiskTracker 2.3.2b1 disk cataloging & labeling app

X-Plane 8.15.0b1 Fly an airplane in this OpenGL-based 3D environment.

Canada411 1.5.0 Widget for finding people in Canada.

X-Plane 8.1.5b1 flight simulator with accurate flight models

iTeXMac 2.0.0pre1 Text editor for TeX.

Moodle 1.5.0 Produce/manage educational sites.

iTeXMac 2.0.0preview 1 teTex front-end, PDF viewer, TeX text editor

Watcher 2.1.2 computer usage monitoring tool

Sudoku Susser 0.9.4 Helps solve Sudoku puzzles.

iDeal Music Player 1.0.0 flash-based streaming mp3 playlist manager

Web Site Maestro 4.2.1 check, optimize & upload web pages

Swiss Map 25 1.0.0 official Swiss National Maps 1:25,000 on DVD

SilverFast Ai (Microtek) 6.4.1r9a scanner software

SilverFast Ai (Canon) 6.4.1r9a scanner software

SilverFast Ai (AGFA) 6.4.1r79a scanner software

Manuscript 1.5.4 specialized word processor for authors

Little Snitch 1.2.0b4 shows alert on outgoing network connections

Kinemac 0.3.8b 3D real time animation & presentation

HTML-Optimizer Pro 4.2.1 check/optimize HTML & script code

Fireworks FX Screen Saver 1.0.0 simulates 3d fireworks

EightGR Huge Abstract 1.0.0 collection original abstract pictures

RefactorIT 2.5.0.9 Java refactoring/analysis tool.

FolderShare 2.3.3b6276 Sync folder contents between links Macs.

CatDV Standard 4.0.0b3 Picture portfolio and manager. (was CatDV Personal)

Bookdog 1.2.0 Sort Safari bookmarks into alpha-numeric order (was SafariSorter).

Journler 0.9.9 Journal/notebook app.

Labels for Mail.app 1.0.0 Add color labels to Mail.app.

ConceptDraw Reporter 1.0.0 Create reports with photos and other images.

img2icns 0.1.0 Convert images to .icns files.

WordLookup 3.10.0 Language word converter.

SpamX 4.2.1 Spam reporting software.

Notes 0.1.0 App to take and search notes.

Concierge 1.4.1 Bookmark assistant for Safari.

iStarter 2.0.0 Widget restarts, sleeps or shuts down your Mac.

Paris Traffic Widget 1.3.0 Get information on traffic in Paris.

MMEmail 1.0.1 Send email from FileMaker Pro 7.

BatteryInfo 1.3.0 Replacement for the menu bar battery monitor.

Fire Effect v10 REALbasic source for text on fire.

eightgr Huge Abstract 1.0.0 Abstract screensaver Huge version.

MiniBatteryStatus 1.2.0 Widget displays battery status.

Solo Performer Show Controller 2.3.0 Control a show for a solo musician.

TypeIt4Me 2.2.2 global text macro tool like Word's AutoCorrect feature

pdf-FieldMerge 3.3.0 Fill in PDF form fields automatically.

Sudoku Susser 0.9.3 Sudoku puzzle assistant & solver

ScribbleScreen 1.3.0 presentation aid: draw on windows, highlight areas

Drag'nBack 1.1.0 fully featured backup & archive solution

iCab 3.0.0b280 Web browser

SoftRAID 3.2.0 server quality RAID software

Location 2.5.0 fully-featured location manager

Hatari 0.70.0 Atari ST emulator (source code only)

DiskCatalogMaker 3.5.5b1 catalogs removable media: CDs, disks, etc.

iPodder 2.1.0rc1 podcast receiver

BiblePod 1.0.1 read the Bible on your iPod

News

What Goes Up 2005-06-03 21:18:28: Yeah, there was a bit of downtime on a server and we missed probably half a day's worth of updates. Hardware was (finally!) swapped and we should be fine now. Now would probably be a good time to cry about costs and introduce an ad-heavy main page or link to our registration page and ask for funding; we don't work that way, though, so continue to enjoy getting more than what you paid for.
Now It's Just Getting Silly 2005-06-01 11:42:40: Not only did the feed traffic more than double from April to May (5249 to 13544 hits respectively), the main page traffic was relatively flat, making for what is now a 5:1 ratio. No, we won't be getting rid of the main page, but such a shift in readership in such a short period has been interesting to see.
SS Update: R Kicks A 2005-05-02 02:59:15: In just the second full month of operation, the number of hits for the RSS feed is double that of the main page! Most of that was pre-Tiger, too, although there did seem be another interesting bump on the last two days of April as well. While we're sure some of the increase is due to RSS readers loading more often than a person would manually, we still see is as a big sign of success for the feed. Will an RSS-aware Safari cause the numbers to double again in May?
What Ads? 2005-04-05 06:14:19: Yes, we've started advertising on the site. No, you probably wouldn't have noticed if we hadn't told you. Just for fun, we want to see what happens if we stick Google AdWords on archived pages. The index page with all the updates for the last day is unchanged, as is the RSS feed. This little experiment should have almost no impact on regular readers.
It's About Time 2005-03-14 01:29:42: Changed the site index to display a rolling 24 hour period. At the same time, updated the RSS feed to give 12 hours. Hopefully this means a lot less effort in the morning to see "missed" items from the previous night. Weekends, though, you're still on your own!
By The Numbers 2005-03-12 01:04:54: Changed the way the right side number works. It used to number items individually, which "broke" when duplicates were removed manually. Now it simply does hourly groupings, a change which should make even more sense after a few other changes we plan to release over the weekend.

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