Brand: MacNews

VersionTracker notes the release of Netscape Communicator 4.7.8 today. This new version offers several bug fixes and other minor enhancements.

Workingmac.com, a new Web site billing itself as the “Toolbox for Mac Professionals,” has gone live with original columns from veteran Mac writers Stephen Beale, David K. Every and John C. Welch. David Leishman, publisher of the site, announced the launch during Macworld Expo New York.

Shares of Apple continued to slide today, closing down 4 percent and below $20 for the first time in a month. Shares had climbed as high as $25 prior to Macworld Expo. Meanwhile, Zip disk maker Iomega today reported a second quarter loss of $35.1 million on revenues of $184.1 million, down sharply from the $303.6 million in revenue the company reported in the year-ago quarter.

Sig Software has released DropDrawers 1.5.7 for Mac OS 7/8/9 and OS X, a new version of its software that provides floating drawers on the sides of displays to store text, pictures, and more. DropDrawers is US$15 shareware; version 1.5.7 fixes a few bugs.

Belkin today announced its new 4-port USB switch, which allows multiple computers to share USB peripherals. The US$39.95 device will ship August 1.