Notable Software Updates for Week 51/2008

by Tom on December 22, 2008

Macsteps maintains a watchlist of interesting, useful and popular software and keeps up to date with their development. Here’s the list of software updated in week 51, 2008.
  • Perian 1.1.3
  • BBEdit 9.1
  • Pagico 3.2.1.107
  • Camino 1.6.6
  • Opera 9.6.3
  • TaskPaper 2.1
  • Hazel 2.2.4
  • A Better Finder Rename 8.0.6
  • Firefox 3.0.5
  • LittleSnapper 1.0.1
  • Cocktail 4.2.2
  • Mactracker 5.0.6
  • iPlayer Downloader 3.0
  • EverNote 1.2.1
  • PDFpen 4.0.3
  • Pixelmator 1.3.2
  • Mac Games Arcade 1.0

Perian 1.1.3

Perian enables QuickTime application support for additional media, such as AVI, DivX, FLV and many more.

What’s New

  • - Enabled Indeo 2/3 decodecs
  • - Added external idx/sub (VobSub) support
  • - Added support for H.264 and H.263 in FLV containers
  • - Apple’s decoder now handles Baseline/Main Profile H.264
  • - Fix inconsistent importing for multi-channel audio
  • - Reduced memory usage for packed streams
  • - Added sanity checks on all preferences
  • - Fixed crash caused by (among other things) resizing a streaming window
Subtitles:
  • - Enabled hack to show subtitles in Front Row
  • - Fixed negative values in SSA \frz tag
  • - Fixed VSFilter bug-compatibility for \an

Release Date

2008-12-15

Developer

http://perian.org

Download URL

http://perian.cachefly.net/Perian_1.1.3.dmg

BBEdit 9.1

BBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for Web authors and software developers.

What’s New

Release notes for BBEdit 9.1. can be viewed here:http://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/arch_bbedit91.html

Release Date

2008-12-15

Developer

http://www.barebones.com/

Download URL

http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/demo.html

Pagico 3.2.1.107

Pagico is a knowledge database for storing projects and tasks along with notes and all kinds of documents. It supports tags, smart folders, linking, contact management and more.

What’s New

  • Fixed a bug that information (topics, and anything within it) is not displayed in a newly created database
  • Data group is automatically expanded when creating the first topic group
  • Fixed a bug that contact activities were truncated, and line breaks were not preserved when archived

Release Date

2008-12-15

Developer

http://www.pagico.com/

Download URL

http://www.pagico.com/download/

Camino 1.6.6

Camino is a lightweight and fast open-source web browser based on the Gecko rendering engine.

What’s New

  • Upgraded to version 1.8.1.19 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.
  • Upgraded the “Block flash animations” code to use Flashblock 1.5.7.
  • Improved ad-blocking.

Release Date

2008-12-16

Developer

http://caminobrowser.org/

Download URL

http://caminobrowser.org/download/releases/1.6.6/

Opera 9.6.3

Opera is a free browser that is feature-rich, yet lightweight, fast and standards-compliant.

What’s New

User Interface
  • Added opera:config > UserPrefs > DoubleclicktoCloseTab to close tabs by double-clicking on them
Mail, News, Chat
  • Added a thread button in the mail toolbar
  • Removed Label button from mail toolbar
  • Reverted the Subject field back to its previous behavior where it is a text field and not a button
  • Added shortcuts for follow (Ctrl/Cmd-D), ignore (Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-D) and go to thread (D)
Security
  • Manipulating text input contents can allow execution of arbitrary code, as reported by Red XIII. See our advisory.
  • HTML parsing flaw can cause Opera to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Alexios Fakos. See our advisory.
  • Long hostnames in file: URLs can cause execution of arbitrary code, as reported by Vitaly McLain. see our advisory.
  • Script injection in feed preview can reveal contents of unrelated news feeds, as reported by David Bloom. See our advisory.
  • Built-in XSLT templates can allow cross-site scripting, as reported by Robert Swiecki of the Google Security Team. See our advisory.
  • Fixed an issue that could reveal random data, as reported by Matthew of Hispasec Sistemas. Details will be disclosed at a later date.
  • SVG images embedded using img tags can no longer execute Java or plugin content, suggested by Chris Evans.
  • Opera now imports .p12 private certificates

Release Date

2008-12-16

Developer

http://www.opera.com

Download URL

http://www.opera.com/browser/download/

TaskPaper 2.1

TaskPaper is a task management tool that emphasizes ease-of-use and distraction-free productivity. Projects, tasks, notes and tags are recognized by certain pre- and suffixes and are formatted automatically. Completed tasks can be checked off and archived and a powerful search system makes navigating large files easy.

What’s New

  • Added Preference to not add date when tagging items with @done.
  • Added Warning when archiving items that are not yet tagged done.
  • Added Applescript “index” property for entries.
  • Added Applescript read/write access to entire document text content through new text contents document property.
  • Added Applescript access for running searches, iterating over results, and for setting the toolbar search field value.
  • Added applescript import/export functions for quickly turning a group of entires into text, and a chunk of text into entries.
  • Changed Toolbar search field searching is now delayed by a half second so that typing remains responsive.
  • Changed Drag and drop of files onto TaskPaper’s text area should work in a more standard fashion, link is just inserted, no newlines are added.
  • Changed Double tap keyboard shortcut (Hit command key twice to begin a search) so that it is less aggressive and will only activate when you want it to.
  • Fixed Autocomplete text view popup now stays visible until explicitly canceled.
  • Fixed Application activation problems caused by Quick Entry Window.
  • Fixed Quick Entry Window so that it now works when TaskPaper is hidden, and doesn’t cause TaskPaper to unhide.
  • Fixed Quick Entry Window so that it now works well with spaces.
  • Fixed Quick Entry Window background now updates to current theme when theme is changed.
  • Fixed “matches” searches so that they are more robust.
  • Fixed Bug where undo would sometimes not work for first edit in unedited document.
  • Fixed Bug that caused theme file numbers to get read incorrectly under some OS X localizations.
  • Fixed Search bug where projects that ended with a space before the “:” could not be focused on.
  • Fixed Problem where typing single quote into toolbar search field would crash TaskPaper.
  • Fixed Popup menu positioning (for example when using Command-L to select a new project) when the document window wasn’t foreground.
  • Fixed HUD toolbar search field (used when window tooblar is hidden) now stays in correct sync with tabs current search value.
  • Fixed Trailing blank lines are now properly parented to their containing project.
  • Fixed “Save documents when quiting” option so that it will work when TaskPaper is quit via apple event such as from the hot key manager “Spark”.
  • Fixed “Check for updates” preference checkbox. It wasn’t connected to anything before, now it is.
  • Fixed Crash report checking. If any crash logs exist when TaskPaper launches then it should now give you the option to send them to me.
  • Fixed “Buy Now” to point to valid URL. Opps!
  • Removed “group by tag” search results option. It was confusing many users, and didn’t have many use cases that couldn’t be accomplished in some other way by the program.

Release Date

2008-12-16

Developer

http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/

Download URL

http://taskpaper.s3.amazonaws.com/TaskPaper.dmg

Hazel 2.2.4

Hazel watches whatever folders you tell it to, automatically organizing your files according to the rules you create. It features a rule interface similar to that of Apple Mail. Have Hazel move files around based on name, date, type, what site/email address it came from (Safari and Mail only) and more. Automatically put your music in your Music folder, movies in Movies. Keep your downloads off the desktop and put them where they are supposed to be.

What’s New

User interface changes:
  • Fixed attribute picker having partial results when it is dismissed before it is finished loading and then brought back up.
  • Fixed bug where duplicating a rule with a shell script would result in the shell scripts being “linked”.
  • Fixed crash when closing the rule interface after editing an AppleScript. Would happen if Script Assistant was enabled in Script Editor.
  • Fixed error logged to console when compiling a blank AppleScript.
  • Fixed rule preview not indicating possible dupes.
  • Minor UI fixes.
Core changes:
  • Fixed temporary files filling up the trash over time when an unarchiving operation failed over and over.
  • Fixed sporadic crash when logging a failed unarchiving operation.
  • Should better deal with the rare situation of a metadata field no longer existing.
  • Fixed some memory leaks.
  • Miscellaneous fixes.

Release Date

2008-12-17

Developer

http://www.noodlesoft.com/

Download URL

http://www.noodlesoft.com/Products/Hazel/download.php

A Better Finder Rename 8.0.6

Rename batches of files easily.

What’s New

  • Fixes a minor bug in the preferences pane component.

Release Date

2008-12-17

Developer

http://www.publicspace.net/

Download URL

http://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/download.html

Firefox 3.0.5

A popular Web browser that is extensible via addons.

What’s New

  • Fixed several security issues.
  • Fixed several stability issues.
  • Official releases for the Bengali, Esperanto, Galician, Hindi, and Latvian languages are now available.
  • Replaced the End-User License Agreement with a new “Know Your Rights” info bar on initial install.
  • When installing multiple signed XPIs simultaneously, previous versions of Firefox would fail.
  • Fixed several issues found in the accessibility implementation.
  • Added the ability to send OS-specific system notes in the crash reporter.

Release Date

2008-12-17

Developer

http://www.mozilla.com/

Download URL

http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.0.5&os=osx&lang=en-US

LittleSnapper 1.0.1

LittleSnapper is a screenshot application that lets you capture screenshots of entire webpages as well as areas of your screen and organize them via tags, ratings and comments with the built-in library. You can also adorn screenshots with text, shapes, callouts, lines and arrows and more. Finally, you can share your screenshots via Flickr, export, (S)FTP and a webservice called QuickSnapper.

What’s New

  • Custom Library Locations - Users can now specify a custom location for their LittleSnapper library and easily switch between libraries with an all new Advanced preferences area.
  • Improved library organisation with more rules for Smart Collections. Users have more options to manage their Smart Collections with "Taken Today", "Is / Not Tagged" and "Is / Not Annotated" smart collection rules.
  • Users can now choose to have the web address of an snap automatically added to the clipboard after upload.
  • Cropped images without other annotations are now cropped when dragged out of LittleSnapper
  • Fixed a crash relating to undo in Icon view
  • Selecting a highlight annotation no longer has the "Arrange" layer menu items enabled
  • Clicking the ends of sliders now set values to relevant minimum / maximum value.
  • Annotation view now auto-scrolls when the mouse is dragged outside its bounds.
  • Improved accuracy of resize control points at large-zooms.
  • Text annotations now respect all attributes configured through the font panel.
  • Editable LittleSnapper browser no longer requires a restart of the application.
  • Improved and more contextual right-click menu in the collections & folders source list.
  • Improved and fixed tool-tips.
  • A number of other small fixes and enhancements.

Release Date

2008-12-18

Developer

http://www.realmacsoftware.com/

Download URL

http://s3.amazonaws.com/littlesnapper/littlesnapper_101.dmg

Cocktail 4.2.2

Cocktail is a general purpose utility for Mac OS X with a variety of practical features that simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions and offers maintenance tools and interface tweaks, all accessible via a comprehensive graphical interface.

What’s New

  • Addresses an issue in which clearing of user caches may cause Mobile Me synchronization to fail
  • Adds Mac OS X 10.5.6 compatibility

Release Date

2008-12-18

Developer

http://www.maintain.se/

Download URL

http://www.maintain.se/downloads/leopard.html

Mactracker 5.0.6

Mactracker provides detailed information on every Apple Macintosh computer ever made, including items such as processor speed, memory, optical drives, graphic cards, supported Mac OS versions, and expansion options. Also included is information on Apple mice, keyboards, displays, printers, scanners, digital cameras, iPod, Apple TV, iPhone, Wi-Fi Cards/Base Stations, Newton, and Mac OS versions.

What’s New

  • Adds MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008)
  • "My Models" expanded to include Printers and Newton models
  • Fixed issue with update notifications where clicking "Remind Me Later" would display the notification again after only 30 minutes
  • Updates Support Status for Apple's latest Vintage and Obsolete products
  • Other minor changes and additions

Release Date

2008-12-18

Developer

http://www.mactracker.ca/

Download URL

http://mactracker.dreamhosters.com/downloads/Mactracker_5.0.6.zip

iPlayer Downloader 3.0

iPlayer Downloader is a free Application for Mac OS X which lets you download programs from the BBC iPlayer website.

What’s New

  • Simultaneous downloads
  • Web view
  • Proxy support

Release Date

2008-12-18

Developer

http://www.lawrencedudley.co.uk/

Download URL

http://www.lawrencedudley.co.uk/download/iPlayer_Downloader_3.0.dmg

EverNote 1.2.1

Create, clip, and share notes on the web and see them everywhere

What’s New

  • Fix a crash that could occur when scanning pasted text for links.
  • Fix a bug that caused a “Resource too large” error for some users.

Release Date

2008-12-18

Developer

http://www.evernote.com

Download URL

http://www.evernote.com/about/download/get.php?file=EvernoteMac

PDFpen 4.0.3

Edit PDFs easily with PDFpen. Add text, images and signatures. Make corrections. Fill out PDF forms. Merge, delete and reorder pages.

What’s New

  • Bug fixes and stability improvement

Release Date

2008-12-18

Developer

http://www.smileonmymac.com/

Download URL

http://www.smileonmymac.com/PDFpen/download_thanks.html?url=http://www.pdfpen.com/downloads/PDFpen%204.0.3.zip

Pixelmator 1.3.2

Pixelmator is an image editing app that features a full assortment of painting, retouching and color correction tools, layers, support for all major image file formats, iSight integration, a photo browser and more.

What’s New

New Features
  • Select Color (Range) Tool
  • Japanese localization
Improvements
  • Eyedropper allows users to choose a color from an image in the Select Color and Replace Color tools
  • Levels and Curves histogram
  • Type Tool improvements
  • Type Tool blinker now looks nicer at various zoom levels
  • Type layer selecting using Type Tool
  • Type Tool support for specific OpenType symbols
  • Type Tool shadow
  • German, French, and Spanish localizations
  • Help documentation
Corrected Bugs
  • A bug that caused the menubar not to appear in full-screen mode
  • A bug that sometimes caused filters to show incorrect previews
  • A crash that occurred when loading the type layer as a selection
  • A crash that occurred when copying a selection when no layer is selected
  • A crash that occurred when quitting the application after using the transform tools
  • A crash that occurred when closing the document window when the About window is open

Release Date

2008-12-19

Developer

http://www.pixelmator.com/

Download URL

http://www.pixelmator.com/download/

Mac Games Arcade 1.0

Mac Games Arcade is a digital download application that lets you browse, download, purchase and maintain Mac games.

What’s New

Initial release

Release Date

2008-12-19

Developer

http://www.macgamesarcade.com/

Download URL

http://mgsdl.net/dls/mga

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