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Utilities Updates: Synk; AquaMon; Neo; SpeedMeUp;

Utilities Updates: Synk; AquaMon; Neo; SpeedMeUp;

CNET staff
3 min read
Trash It!; Get File Path; File Buddy; Speed Download; more

Synk X 4.0.0rc1 is the latest version of this backup and synchronization utility The update no longer crashes when backing up root volume (but remember, Synk is not intended to be a bootable root volume backup tool).

AquaMon 1.4.4 displays system information in a small configurable window. It is network transparent and can be used for remote monitoring.

Neo 601A is a Cocoa shadow client for the Kazaa (file sharing) network. Neo scans through IP ranges looking for Kazaa hosts, indexes their file listing, and stores this locally on your hard drive.

SpeedMeUp Pro 1.4.0c is an AppleScript Studio application that will help your OS X applications load faster immediately after launching since the application will spend less time looking up and "binding" with various libraries and frameworks. It should now re-prebind more files than the previous releases did.

Trash It! 1.1 does one thing and one thing only: force-empties your Trash. Especially useful if you have files or folders in the Trash with permissions set incorrectly. It now deletes Trash from all Volumes, as well as User and Local trashes.

Get File Path 1.4 is a utility to copy to the clipboard the path of a file or folder dropped on it, after automatic application of various programmable transformations.

Netscape MRJ plugin X 1.0 enables Java under OS X for Mozilla/Netscape 6.x browsers. The update fixes a problem with mouse click consumption, and will be the version of the plugin shipped in upcoming releases of Mozilla browsers for Mac OS X.

iPod2iTunes 1.0.1 (i2i) is "the only utility which allows you not only to copy but to synchronize tracks playlists from your iPod(s) to your Mac(s). The synchronization ensures that you don't produce duplicate MP3 files on your disk as it is easily the case if you just copy files from the iPod via other methods." New in this version: On some 10.1.4 systems the OS version check failed. This should always work now.

File Buddy 7.1 is an update to this extensive desktop and file/folder editing tool. There are many new features and bug fixes, including: The pop-up menu of file types supported by the current creator now works in Mac OS X as long as the user has sufficient privileges to access the appropriate application; File Buddy can now create a custom icon for a graphics file based on the image in the file; File Buddy can now create a custom icon for a graphics file based on the image in the file. [OS 9 & X]

File Rename Utility 1.0 is a tool to batch rename files. [OS 9 & X]

Tex-Edit Plus X 4.2.4 is a scriptable, styled text editor that fills the gap between Apple's bare-bones SimpleText and a full-featured word processor. [OS 9 & X]

Speed Download 1.8.2 is a download manager and accelerator. New features include: Updated and feature enhanced/faster Speed Download Plugin for Classic and OS X; Much faster FTP performance and compatibility; Improved handling of downloads from pages with frames. [OS 9 & X]

POPmonitor X 2.0 is a tool to delete unwanted email without downloading it first. New in this version: Complete rewrite with lots of new capabilities, more speed and a greatly improved user interface. [OS 9 & X]

HTML-Optimizer X 6.0 optimizes HTML to minimize load time, and more. New in this version: The program was totally rewritten. No longer based on HyperCard but on REALbasic. Now also carbonized for Mac OS X. The program works 5 to 8 times faster than its predecessors and is more stable. [OS 9 & X]

Web Site Maestro X 1.2 is a tool to check, optimize, then upload your Web pages. New in this version: Added the function 'Optimize and Upload' to the function popup menu; Now you can optimize and upload all web pages by a single command. [OS 9 & X]

Sound Studio 2.0.3 is an audio recording and editing application for the Mac OS. This is a maintenance release. [OS 9 & X]

FontCat 2.0 is designed to make it easier to view what fonts you have on your hard drive, or CD collections, and view them on-line or print out samples for future reference. [OS 9 & X]

HP Photosmart 1.3 is the latest printer driver for Photosmart 130, 7150, 7300, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300 series [use v. 5.0 for OS 9]