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IntelliMerge 1.2.7 is a feature revision to Intelli Innovations’ e-mail merge software for Mac OS X. This update adds custom headers, a new Record ID merge field, status indicators for database functions, and message priority options. IntelliMerge is available online for US$59.95.

Rosetta 1.3.0 is a shareware program that provides support for decoding BinHex, MacBinary, MIME Base64, uuencode files; rejoining binary files; and making a few movie file repairs. Rosetta is fully carbonized for use on Mac OS 8.5 or later (with CarbonLib 1.0.4 or later) or Mac OS X (10.0.0 final or later). Rosetta is US$15, shareware.

The second Apple Store in the vicinity of Washington, DC will open around October 25, MacMinute has learned. As we first reported back on June 8, the store in Arlington, VA at the Clarendon Market Common is less than two miles from the American capital. A highly reliable source reports the exact launch date has yet to be determined, pending the completion of the indoor mini-mall still under construction, but that the target window is between October 24th and the 27th. If it proves to be correct, it would put the opening one week ahead of the original opening target date of November 1.

McAfee, creator of anti-virus software, has been granted a patent that covers its method of delivering software and services over the Web. The controversial patent is drawing some fire from critics who say the business model is too broad, and has been compared with Amazon.com’s 1-click shopping patent.

Other World Computing has compiled a page with information on installing Mac OS X on unsupported systems, which currently include the Power Mac 7300, 7500, 7600, 8500, 8600, 9500 and 9600 and related clones (Umax S900 and J700, Power Computing PowerWave and PowerTowerPro).