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OS X Utilities Updates: Super Get Info; TinkerTool; more

OS X Utilities Updates: Super Get Info; TinkerTool; more

CNET staff
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Super Get Info 1.0.2 is a replacement for the Mac OS X Finder's Show Info command. You can Open more than one info window at a time; edit type/creator codes, permissions and more. New in version 1.0.2 is an "Empty Trash" command, which allows you to empty the Trash even when the Finder claims you do not have sufficient privileges to do so. This update also provides compatibility with NFS servers, improvements when dealing with items on locked volumes, and several minor bug fixes.

TinkerTool 2.0 adds functionality and options to many OS X Finder and Dock features. IMPORTANT: TinkerTool has now become a module for the System Preferences application. The Preview Edition is targeted at early beta testers having access to Mac OS X 10.1 preview releases. The feature set is subject to change until the official version of Mac OS X 10.1 is released.

nQuick X 2.2 is used to store notes, passwords, serial numbers, etc. These items are accessible by a simple keyboard shortcut in a small window. They are editable at any time. You can protect items with a password. 

Style X 1.9b4 is a mini word processor that fills the gap between SimpleText and Word: it combines standard formatting features (fonts, colors, independent paragraph alignment, spacing and margins) with a powerful scripting engine that lets you automate complex text-massaging tasks, like turning a document into a web page. The new version comes with More Text Extractors, a set of Find By Content plug-ins that help Sherlock understand and index documents created by Style.

GPGMail 0.5.1 is a plug-in for Mail.app, providing a front-end to PGP for some operations. New in this version: Ported to Mac OS X 10.0.4. WARNING: This version doesn't work at all on Mac OS X 10.1: it crashes Mail.

Icon Brush 1.0.3 is a maintenance update to this con editor/creator designed especially for Mac OS X icons.

ClipWorks 1.0.1 allows you to edit the content of the clipboard, either text or graphics. It can now run natively on Mac OS X.

Firewalk X 1.3.7 is a featured firewall manager for Mac OS X. Firewalk X gives you an array of controls to the integrated firewall within Mac OS X. The new version adds log sorting and some minor improvements.

CronniX 1.4.1 provides a gui frontend for your crontab. Cron is a UNIX tool that allows scheduled execution of shell scripts and applications.

MySQL 3.23.42 is a maintenance update to this multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server for Mac OS X Server.

MacPopUp X 2.6 allows Mac and Windows users to exchange instant messages with other users on any local area network.

net_clipper X 1.1 is a multiplatform clipboard sharing program.

Keyspan USB adapters 1.0b8 is a beta version of the Mac OS X driver for the following Keyspan USB serial adapters: Twin Serial Adapter (models USA-28X, USA-28XA and USA-28XB); PDA Adapter (model USA-19); High Speed Serial Adapter (model USA-19W); USA-18X Serial Adapter.