November 15, 2006: Yazsoft today announced the immediate availability
of Speed Download 4.1.5, an important update to the the fourth
generation of Yazsoft's award winning download manager for Mac OS X.
Also please note, that our iPod giveaway will end on November 30,
2006. Make sure that you've entered if you'd like to increase your
chances of winning. More details below.
Speed download, squarely aimed at all Mac OS X end users, has been
met with glowing praise from reviewers, web authors, developers, beta
testers and the more than three million users who have left behind
nuisances such the inability to reliably download files from the
internet, the inability to easily resume file transfers when the
internet connection fails, and more. "This new upgrade will mark a
milestone in the history of Speed Download development," said Mark
Forrester at Yazsoft. "Many months of development and user feedback
contributed towards this release, and we're really excited to get it
out for our users to try out. We hope they like it as much as we do."
Version 4.1.5 adds some key new features and improvements and is a
recommended update for all Speed Download 4 users.
Some of the new features include the following:
New: SPARKLE Framework integration. Starting with this version, SD
has the ability of self updating itself. You will actually see this
work starting with the next SD update (4.1.6 and so on).
New: re-arranged contextual menu items for quicker access to more
commonly used items like 'Open with..', etc.
New: if you select an entry in SD, you can now do a CMD-C (or select
'Copy' from the 'Edit' menu-bar) to copy that file's URL.
New: SD will import FTP favorites from other FTP programs so that you
have them all in one centralized, easy to access application. After
the import, you will see your favorites in the 'My Servers' section
where you simply double click on each entry to connect to it.
New: files downloaded from audible.com are now automatically added to iTunes.
New: added compatibility with .TV websites.
Addressed: a preference transparency bug that would cause SD to be
completely invisible.
Addressed: several issues that were causing SD to unexpectedly quit
when connecting to public idisks.
Addressed: several issues that were causing SD to unexpectedly quit
when downloading many files at once.
Misc: some under the hood tweaks.
Updated: German localization.
BONUS
As an added bonus, Speed Download now includes a link to
Transmission; an incredibly well designed Bittorrent application.
Transmission is a free, lightweight BitTorrent client featuring a
simple, intuitive interface on top of an efficient, cross-platform
back-end.
GETTING SPEED DOWNLOAD
Speed Download 4.1.5 is available immediately through the new Yazsoft
website. A FREE 21 day trial is available. You may download the
latest version directly from here:
http://www.yazsoft.com/download.html
More information is readily found throughout our website. A good
starting place is here: http://www.yazsoft.com
Speed Download 4 will be translated into many languages in the near
future. If you are interested in translating SD into your favorite
language, please let us know.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
* Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later.
* Any Internet connection.
* Any popular Mac OS X Internet browser.
PRICING
Users that have registered SD from March 01, 2006 to April 20, 2006
can upgrade to SD 4 for free. Pre-registered SD users can upgrade to
SD 4 for only $15. Pricing is as follows:
* $25 : 1 User license.
* $40 : 2 User license. (Save $10)
* $100 : 5 user license (Save $25)
All Speed Download 4.x updates are FREE to all registered users.
Thank you for supporting Speed Download development and the Macintosh
community and for not encouraging software piracy.
(PRODUCT) RED Special Edition GIVEAWAY.
Yazsoft fully supports the mission of (Product) Red. All of us have
recently purchased an Apple iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition.
We also picked up an extra 2 to giveaway. From Oct 16, 2006 until Nov
30, 2006, we are giving you the chance to win these hot new red Apple
iPod Nanos. To enter, simply submit your email to:
The winner will be selected by random draw the first week of Dec 2006
and notified via email.
No purchase required to enter in the draw. Please read the official
rules before entering:
http://www.yazsoft.com/sitepages/promo/rules.html
ABOUT YAZSOFT
We are team dedicated to the making good software for the Macintosh
platform and providing top level support to all our users. Speed
Download is regularly updated to ensure optimal performance at all
times. Thanks to all for your support.
