Weekend review: this week's software for 8-06-06
I hope you've cleaned out your downloads directory, because we have another roundup of software for the week of 7-30-06 to 8-5-06:
Shareware
Pukka 1.3 - del.icio.us bookmarking utility gets private 'mark and AppleScript support
Packrat 0.87 - killer offline Backpack client (probably the only) receives page link editing and creation
TubeSock - Rip, mix, save and convert YouTube videos for your iPod
WiLMa - automatically change default network, printer, SMTP servers, desktop wallpaper, system volume and more based on Mac OS X Locations
Audio Hijack Pro 2.7 - big podcast recording update to an already killer audio app
Freeware
Apple Security Update 2006-004 - many bugs and security holes were put to rest
kip - iPhoto for your documents (digital or otherwise)
Afloat - killer Mac OS X plugin/utility that brings transparency and 'always on top' options to all Cocoa apps
Quake 4 demo - Aspyr finally gets a clue, releases demo of $50, hardware-hungry game
Picasa Web Album Uploaders - Google releases standalone uploader and iPhoto plugin for their Picasa web photo sharing service
Doodim - darken background apps (a la Exposé) for better concentration
Open Source
Back/Center Stage 0.6 - open source media center project receives Apple Remote support, new UI and Intel-friendliness
NeoOffice 2.0 Aqua Beta - major update to the non-X11 OpenOffice client
Donationware
ShapeOnYou - handy and integrated basic 3D drawing app
Photoshop Automator Actions v3 - major update to rocking set of around 50 actions for automation with and without Photoshop
Widgets
DashMail (formerly QuickMail) - quick email widget, works with addresses from Gmail, AOL, AIM, Yahoo! , .Mac and custom servers. Remembers addresses and subjects, with Address Book support in the works
iPick - magic card trick widget
Reuters Yahoo! Widget - 10-line Reuters news widget for Yahoo! Widgets (formerly Konfabulator)
Telescope - Basecamp widget
Universal
Camino (Intel-optimized) - Mac OS X-friendly Mozilla browser receives an Intel-only optimized build