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Keyspan yesterday introduced its new USB 2.0 PCMCIA card, which is set to ship on November 27 for US$99.

America Online has released a new Mac OS X beta client — version 18D — for its popular online service. The new version, available from within AOL at keyword “Beta,” provides a number of bug fixes and improvements, including the use of badges on the AOL icon in the Dock to indicate new e-mail and instant messages, improved support for very long screen names, and a working dialer under Mac OS X 10.0.x.

Aladdin Systems has posted Stuffit Deluxe 6.5.1, a new version of its popular file compression utility suite. Version 6.5.1 adds the Stuffit Contextual Menu to Mac OS X, providing convenience and “smart” access to Stuffit functions, including preferences for customizing the contextual menu. Other fixes have been made to Stuffit Expander, Magic Menu, the Stuffit Deluxe application, and AppleScript.

Thursby Software has released DAVE 3.1, a new version of its Mac-to-PC file and printer sharing software. DAVE 3.1 is offered as a free electronic upgrade for customers who purchased DAVE during this calendar year and upgrade by December 31, 2001, and for those who have a support contract. Others may purchase the upgrade for US$89.95; the full retail price of DAVE 3.1 is $149.

MacMinute will not be published again until November 13th out of respect and in honor of those who gave their lives in the wars that have gone before, protecting the freedoms we so often take for granted. This year seems even more poignant, as men and women risk their lives at this very moment to fight against terror and protect us from those who would seek to destroy our way of life… our peace.