Year: 2003

Shrook RSS reader debuts

Shrook 1.0 is an RSS news gatherer that consolidates items from any RSS-enabled Web site into a simple interface. In additon to the usual RSS features (keeping track of what items you’ve read, when the site was last updated, automatically checking the channel, alerting you when sites update), Shrook offers a “New” tab that lists channels by the date they were updated, can keep items for a user defined time, allows separate settings for each channel, and has an auto-updating channel guide.

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Captain FTP 2.6 now available

Xnet Communications has announced the release of Captain FTP 2.6, the latest version of the company’s industrial strength FTP client for Mac OS X. Version 2.6 is now able to provide secure connections with the modern SFTP protocol, includes possibility to download file or folder just after entering its path, adding locations of files being stored in LAN drives into Captain FTP favorites or possibility of using text editor other then BBEdit, and more.

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iConquer 2.1 world conquest game released

KavaSoft has announced the release of iConquer 2.1, a new version of the game of world conquest for Mac OS X. This new version features six new maps, including Switzerland, Southeast Asia, and a more complex world map. It also includes new toolbar items, an improved statistics window, and better accessibility for vision-impaired users. iConquer 2 is available in Dutch, English, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese and Spanish, is priced at US$12.99, and comes with a free 7-day trial period.

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MacSurfshop offers Memorial weekend clearance sale

Our friends at MacSurfshop let us know that they are offering a special clearance sale this Memorial Day weekend only. Prices on their T-shirts range from US$2.95 to $8.95 while supplies last. The store will be closing down for a time after the weekend and some of the T-shirt designs will not be coming back, so get them while you can.

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