The Iconfactory today announced the release of iPulse, a system monitoring application that lets users “peek at the inner workings of Mac OS X through a clever and visually compact user interface.” Using iPulse’s customizable gauges, users can monitor system activity such as CPU and memory usage, free disk space, network activity and more. iPulse is US$9.95 shareware.
Read MoreKoingo Software has released Alarm Clock Pro 6.0.5, an update to the company’s multimedia alarm clock & reminder utility. Version 6.0.5 offers several interface tweaks and bug fixes and is priced at US$11.95 — upgrades are free.
Read MoreApple’s latest Hot News article features the Grammy award-winning band Coldplay, who used ProTools and Power Macs to finish their hit album “Parachutes,” and to produce their entire second full-length album, “A Rush of Blood To The Head.” The article notes that all four members of Coldplay have PowerBooks and iPods, and that Macs are definitely an integral part to their songwriting and recording process. “We’re pretty geeky when it comes to Apple Macs, to be honest, we’re huge fans,” said band bassist Guy Berryman.
Read MoreApple has posted iDisk Utility 1.0.1, an update to its application that lets .Mac members enhance their iDisk usability. iDisk Utility allows you to connect to the Public folders of other .Mac members, easily access your iDisk and the iDisks of other members, set password protection and allow other people to put files in your Public folder, and view and increase available iDisk storage.
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