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SpamSieve goes universal
Today, SpamSieve has been updated to version 2.4.1. For the uninitiated, SpamSieve is a customizable spam filtering application for Mac email clients, including Mail, Mailsmith, Entourage, PowerMail, and Eudora. As the title suggests, this version is a universal binary. Other changes in version 2.4.1 included: Various changes have been made to the application's HTML parser to improve accuracy. Filtering of messages containing attachments has been improved Added Apple Mail settings to control whether messages trained as spam are marked as read and/or left on the server. Better at finding notification sounds that are built into mail clients. You can purchase a single license of SpamSieve for $25US, and it requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later (10.3.5 or later recommended).
iTheater: One week to go
Don't be sad, Damien, you can have your Mac media center after all! The folks working on the open source iTheater media project have promised that, come hell or high water, iTheater will be released on January 31, which is a week from today. Last week, they announced that the current beta is a universal binary, which is good news for all of you lucky enough to have Intel equipped Macs.My Powerbook and I are really looking forward to this release. See you in a week!
inkBook 1.2.0: Handwriting, sketching and more
Recently released as a Universal Binary version, Mage Software's inkBook 1.2.0 is a handy application for note taking, sketching and handwriting recognition in a friendly package.I downloaded and ran inkBook with my (ancient) Graphire Wacom tablet. After some initial frustration due to my lack of installed drivers for the Wacom (easily downloaded and installed), the inkBook software was a quick learn. Certain functions are really nifty; switching quickly betweeen writing and sketching is one example. One downside is that inkBook depends on Apple's Inkwell handwriting recognition which works much better with non-script handwriting.A 30 day trial version with no restrictions is available and the purchase price for unlocking is a mere $20US. inkBook requires OS 10.4.0 or higher and an Apple Inkwell compatible device such as a Wacom tablet.[via MacNN]
Nanosaur II v.2.0 for Mactels available
Pangea Software made a universaly binary version of Nanosaur II available as a public beta back in October, and this week the official, non-beta version 2.0 has been released. This version requires at least Mac OS 10.4, but will run on both PowerPC Macs and MacIntels (though Pangea urges those with PowerPC Macs to stick with version 1.1). Pangea also announced their plans to update their other games soon, as well as release a new title.
Cocktail 3.7 adds Intel compatibility
The popular utility Cocktail has been updated to version 3.7 today. This version adds updated Automator support and improves compatibility with Intel-based Macs and Mac OS 10.4.4. The rollout of all of these new universal binaries is giving me déjà vu. It feels like the transition from OS 9 to OS X all over again. This is a free update for registered users. A single user license is $14.95US. Cocktail 3.6.5 requires Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server 10.4 (or later). Cocktail 3.5.4 (Panther Edition) requires Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server 10.3 - 10.3.9, and Cocktail 3.5 (Jaguar Edition) requires Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server 10.2 - 10.2.8.
Omnigroup releases free Intel updates
Hot on the heels of yesterday's announcements, The Omnigroup has released free universal binary updates for registered users of the majority of their applications, including OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, OmniDiskSweeper, OmniObjectMeter and OmniDictionary. These will all run natively on the new Intel-based iMac and the MacBook Pro. Grab your copies now for that sweet new MacBook Pro you just ordered.
Microsoft promises 5 years of Office development
During today's keynote, Jobs brought a Microsoft rep up on stage who announced a promise to develop Office for OS X for another five years (make of that what you will). They also announced that a new version of Office as a universal binary will be available later this Spring (March I believe), and that a Rosetta-optimized version would be available either today or very soon from Mactopia.
