Year: 2010

Default Folder X upgrade address Snow Leopard issues, more

St. Clair Software has updated Default Folder (http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/index.html), its utility for enhancing Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X, to version 4.3.6. The new version addresses issues with Mac OS 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”), Mac OS 10.4 (“Tiger”), Google Chrome and PhotoMechanic, as well as providing smoother and more consistent operation overall.

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ExactScan Pro update for Mac OS X gets new TWAIN Bridge

ExactCode has updated its ExactScan Pro (http://www.exactcode.de/site/products/exactscan/) scanning software for Mac OS X (10.4 and higher) to version 2.10. The upgrade sports a new TWAIN Bridge to enable third party applications to utilize ExactScan’s built-in drivers and image processing.
Additionally, the new version adds automatic color detection, automatic source selection and more OCR languages. ExactScan 2.10 is currently in beta, and will be available as free update for ExactScan 2 users at the end of March.

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Apple Remote to ‘go universal’?

An Apple patent (number 20100052870) for an intelligent infrared remote pairing has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. It indicates that Apple may be eyeing its own universal remote control or, more likely, expanding the range of the current (or future versions of the) Apple Remote.

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DX Toolbox for Mac OS X updated to version 3.6.1

Black Cat Systems has updated DX Toolbox (http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/dxtoolbox.html) — a radio propagation/conditions analysis and forecasting tool for amateur radio operators, shortwave listeners, and other radio enthusiasts — to version 3.6.1. This version fixes bugs with the DX Cluster window, and display of solar flux values.

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