Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.2.3 or later, JDK 1.4 PR or later
This cool SQL editor and productivity tool allows you propellerheads to easily—and freely—create, edit, and execute SQL scripts and browse database structures all from one well-integrated database environment. Tackle multiple tasks from one app as you develop and test scripts, analyze your work, and save your query results.
Dreamweaver MX 6.1—Trial
Macromedia, http://www.macromedia.com/
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS 9.1-9.x or OS X 10.1 or later, 96MB RAM
There’s a reason Dreamweaver is still king of the WYSIWYG Web-development hill—because it’s still that damn good. If you’re not keen on leraning HTML code, but want a professional-looking Web site that goes beyond typical ISP and .Mac Web page templates, give this program a whirl. In fact, check out this month’s how-to to get a full tutorial on building your own unique Web site with this trial version. We’ve got the full-featured package here, good for a full 30 days of Web-building fun.
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.2 or later
Spill your guts to the Web masses with this intuitive blog authoring and publishing app. Forget donning some complicated database administrator’s or perl programmer’s hat just to create a Weblog. iBlog lets you create different blogs that cover all of your personal interests quickly and easily. It even generates an RSS/XML file so that your blog-adoring fans can subscribe to your news feeds.
REALbasic Classic 5.1.1—Demo
REAL Software, support@realsoftware.com, http://www.realsoftware.com
Requirements: Power Mac, Mac OS 9.x
If you’re looking to create cool looking applications but don’t want to learn confusing C++ or Java, REALbasic is definitely the way to go. This object-oriented developmental program features a visual interface builder for easy construction of windows and menus, and provides easy to understand syntax to get your creations up and running quickly. In fact, our own Tour interface was completely built using it. Create apps for Mac OS, Mac OS X, and Windows (ugh!).
REALbasic OS X 5.1.1—Demo
REAL Software, support@realsoftware.com, http://www.realsoftware.com
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.1 or later
If you’re looking to create cool looking applications but don’t want to learn confusing C++ or Java, REALbasic is definitely the way to go. This object-oriented developmental program features a visual interface builder for easy construction of windows and menus, and provides easy to understand syntax to get your creations up and running quickly. In fact, our own Tour interface was completely built using it. Create apps for Mac OS, Mac OS X, and Windows (ugh!).
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.0 or later
Give new life to your existing RPG. This nifty tool allows you to draw maps with polygonal grids to create cool-looking terrains that can be used in role-playing games or other purposes. It includes tools found in most painting programs to draw your maps, and features a terrains editor and organizer, notes window, various grids, layers manager, interactive maps, 7-layer static maps, maze generator, and predefined libraries to help you get a jump start on creating villages, castles, dungeons, and other regions. Create continents, then zoom-in to create a country, then zoom-in to a city, to a house, to a cellar, to a dungeon beneath it, and more.
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.0 or later, great knowledge of Unix coding
If you’re a fan of VideoLAN Client—the nifty, open-source DVD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and DivX player—here’s the source code if any of you ambitious propellerheads want to develop the app further.
Requirements: Power Mac, Mac OS 9.x or OS X 10.1 or later
If you’re not afraid of code, this nifty Web-authoring package can help you create a pro-level Web site. It features a drag-and-drop interface that allows you to visually create pages; a text editor that allows full customizable syntax coloring with support for HTML, XHTML, and PHP color coding; support for HTML 3.2, all versions of HTML 4, XHTML 1.0, Cascading Style Sheets, PHP, ASP, and JavaScript; includes an HTML syntax checker and optimizer; and a built-in FTP client.
