Year: 2009

Cocktail 4.4 (Leopard Edition), a general purpose utility for Mac OS
X, has been released. his version adds ability to reset home
directory permissions and Access Control Lists (ACLs), adds ability
to set Time Machine’s backup interval and to modify other Time
Machine settings, adds support for more network interfaces, adds
support for Safari 4 and ability to disable Safari 4 webpage previews.

The update (http://cocktail.maintain.se) is highly recommended for
all users of Cocktail (Leopard Edition). Cocktail 4.4.

Trans International, a company known for “maximizing Macs,” has
introduced the Pro Cable
(http://www.transintl.com/store/category.cfm?Category=2784) for all
models of Mac pros as an internal storage solution. According to Sid
Raza of Trans, the cable gives freedom and total control to Mac Pro
owners to manage internal storage by selecting third party fast
SAS/SATA Host Adapter of their choice.

The Pro Cable is a data protection, performance, enhancement and hot
swappable internal storage solution for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
[Nehalem] Mac Pros.

iPresentee (http://www.ipresentee.com), the developer of add-ons for
Apple’s iWork and iLife applications, has introduced iWeb Intros to
be used with iWeb. iWeb is part of the iLife bundle.

iWeb Intros 1.0 includes five intros: Desert, Groove, Paint Splatter,
Dreamy Intro and Multilingual Greetings. iWeb Intros is a part of
iWeb Suite package.

iWeb Intros are pre-made flash intros for iWeb. These intros can
stand alone as intro page for your web site or can be incorporated
into any iWeb template.

Callas Software (http://www.callassoftware.com) has released version
4.3 of pdfToolbox, its preflight tool. The upgrade introduces a new
feature that allows users to create a single PDF from the different
layers or layer views within the PDF.

So in a multi-language print job, you can not only create and view
the various language versions, but even get a PDF for every version
with one click.

Macally (http://www.macally.com) has introduced a
new line of wireless input devices and
environmentally friendly bamboo stands for all
laptops. The new accessories are:

° BTKEY, a wireless Bluetooth keyboard for the
Mac with low profile scissor key. It has a
manufacturer’s suggested retail price of US$69.99
;

° BTMOUSE2, an $49.99 Bluetooth wireless laser
mouse.