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Alco Blom has posted URL Manager 3.0b12 for Mac OS X, an update to the Carbonized beta version of the excellent bookmark management utility. The software’s shared bookmarks feature are currently supported under iCab and Internet Explorer; OmniWeb does not yet support shared menus. URL Manager is US$25 shareware.

Addonics today announced the Pocket SuperDisk 240, a lightweight, 240 MB SuperDisk drive that can also read and write to ordinary floppies. The Pocket SuperDisk 240 also offers the capability of storing 32 MB of data on an ordinary 1.4 MB floppy disk. The USB drive sells for US$199.

Microsoft today released Office XP for Windows. The much heralded software offers a number of new features — many borrowed from Office 2001 for Mac — including “unlocking hidden features,” or aspects of Office that claim to boost productivity but that many previously were unaware of. Office 2001 for Mac OS X, due this fall, may include some of the new features found in Office XP.

Apple has published a feature on a Stanford student’s end-of-class project for the school’s Academy of New Media. The article highlights the school’s use of Power Mac G4s and Final Cut Pro.

Apple has published a mini guide to affordable PCI audio solutions, focusing primarily on the recently released SoundBlaster Live! from Creative Labs. The article also takes a look at M Audio’s Audiophile 2496, and mentions the features and benefits that both cards provide.