Author: dsellers

TextExpander update for Mac OS X adds support for Unicode line endings

SmileOnMyMac (http://www.smileonmymac.com) has updated TextExpander, a Mac OS X utility that lets users define abbreviations for frequently-used text strings and images, to version 3.0.3. The new version features support for Unicode line endings.

A number of bugs have been fixed and overall performance has been improved. The in-product purchases are now handled by e-commerce provider FastSpring.

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Feeder update for Mac OS X adds support for WebDAV publishing

Reinvented Software has updated Feeder (http://www.reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/), a Mac OS X app for for creating and publishing RSS feeds and podcasts, to version 2.1. The upgrade adds support for WebDAV publishing, a completed updated iTunes Store preview and customizable colors for iTunes U page previews.

This release also adds drag and drop Sparkle appcasts, improves MP3 tagging, working with Twitter accounts, gesture support and will now run as a 64-bit application on Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).

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OCRKit for Mac OS X gets better text recognition accuracy

OCRKit (http://ocrkit.com/), a text recognition app for Mac O X 10.4 or higher, has been updated to version 1.2. The new version improves overall text recognition accuracy and stability, and features a new de-screen image filter, which reduces print moire patterns, helping to improve the text recognition rate such difficult documents.

OCRKit transforms images and PDF files into searchable PDFs. With built-in OCR it allows for editable PDF files via drag and drop. And you can find ’em with the Mac’s built-in Spotlight desktop search.

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