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The Office 98/FileMaker Pro Importer for Office 98 Macintosh
Edition offers customers new extended functionality within this
award winning productivity suite. The Importer gives customers
an easy way to maximize the potential of their data by adding a new
command directly within existing Microsoft Word 98 and Microsoft
Excel 98 menus.
 
A reader for PDF files, a very common document format on the
Internet. Documents saved as PDF files retain all of their complex
formatting and are readable by anyone on any system (PC, Mac,
whatever) so long as they have a reader. Acrobat is a full-featured
reader and includes a plug-in for Netscape Navigator and Microsoft
Internet Explorer to automatically read PDF files on Web pages.
 
Possibly the most essential tool an Internet downloader will ever
have. Just drag-and-drop any compressed file (even ZIP files
from the PC) on Expander’s icon and it is expanded and decoded
exactly where you want it to be. Expander even works with your
browser, expanding files automatically download is complete. The
industry standard and rightfully so.
 
Aladdin DropStuff provides an easy way to compress files and adds
additional expansion filters to Aladdin StuffIt Expander, a separate
product from Aladdin Systems. Whether you want to save hard
drivespace or send a file via email, Aladdin DropStuff will com-
press the file in a self-extracting format or a smaller format that
requires Aladdin StuffIt Expander. Aladdin DropStuff also comes
with its Expander Enhancer.
 
A Better Finder Rename is a contextual menu plug-in for the
Macintosh Finder that allows users to quickly rename multiple
files. A Better Finder Rename is ideally suited to Macintosh
Webmasters who need to transfer files from Windows or Unix, as
well as to other Macintosh users who deal with large numbers of
files.
 
DragStrip allows you to launch, find, organize, and access
applications and documents. With this tool you can store and access
information (including pictures, text, and QuickTime movies) via
convenient strips that are similar in appearance and functionality
to the Mac's standard Launcher. DragStrip also supports DragStrip
Additions, which are plug-in modules that add features to the tool.
 
Extension Overload, formerly called Xtension Overload, is a
comprehensive database that reviews 756 extensions and 285
control panels that are commonly found in the Extensions folder
and Control Panel folder in Mac OS's 7 through 8.5. These
extensions and control panels are designed to enhance your use of
the Mac OS, but in some cases they can cause system crashes and
other problems. This database provides you with detailed
information on popular extensions and control panels.
 
The USB Overdrive is a universal USB driver that handles USB
mice, trackballs, joysticks and gamepads from a wide variety of
manufacturers. It lets you configure each input device globally or
on an application-specific basis. It also reads wheels, buttons,
switches and controls and supports Control-clicking, scrolling,
keyboard emulation, launching, and complex macros. Note: All
iMac users should first install Apple’s iMac Update 1.1 before
installing USB Overdrive.
 
SoundApp is a utility that can play and convert a wide range of
sound files, including MP3, AIFF, WAV, MOD, MIDI, and many
other formats. Version 2.6 adds support for AudioCatalyst's
variable bit-rate MPEG Layer 3 audio files and the MacAmp file
format; improves AppleScript functionality; enhances the
playlist; and fixes numerous bugs.
 
GraphicConverter is an all-purpose image editing program that
opens and saves images in just about any graphics format. The
program includes high-end editing tools for graphic manipulation,
as well as the ability to use Photoshop-compatible plug-ins. This
version supports Mac OS 8.5.1, fixes some bugs, and adds new
features. For a full list of new features, please refer to the
GraphicConverter release notes page.  
 
Sherlock Menu is a small System Extension that installs a
System-wide shortcut menu to the Sherlock Search tool now part
of the Mac OS. Sherlock Menu will allow you to more conveniently
and quickly access the Sherlock application from any running
program.
 
Pict-2-Icons is an application that can make a mosaic of icons out
of PICT files or other types of image files. This is done by cutting
the picture into small 32-by-32-pixel icons. Pict-2-Icons is
especially useful for people who make CD compilations, or
individual developers who distribute their own software, because
graphic art can then be displayed inside a folder opened on the
user's desktop.
 
MPecker Drop Decoder automatically converts standard MPEG
audio files to AIFF files. Simply drag your MPEG audio file to the
icon, and off goes the program. Make sure you have lots of disk
space handy, as each minute of MPEG can occupy as much as 10MB
of disk space. The program should correctly recognize and decode
all MPEG audio files, and special routines have been added to skip
SWA nonstandard headers.
 
FontBuddy is a simple font viewer utility that shows all
characters of any installed font. It also gives you keystroke access
to any special characters. It is simple, quick, optimized for
onscreen use, and compatible with OS 8.5. In addition, FontBuddy
supports multiple keyboard layouts, including French, U.K., and
German sets.
 
DragPeek lets you view the contents of image files as you drag
them around your desktop. Simply launch DragPeek and drag an
image file over the DragPeek window. DragPeek doesn't even have
to be the current application. If you drop an image file onto DragPeek
it opens a preview window for it. It takes a lot less time to load than
most image viewers.
 
Control Commander is designed to make using Control Panels
easier. It creates a clickable list of everything that you can do with
Control Panels on your Mac. A pop-up menu lets you limit the list
to categories like Text, Networks, and Sounds, so that you can click
on the list and go right to the Control Panel you need. You can also
use Control Commander to create semiautomated files which
describe the Control Panel settings needed for different purposes.
 
Agax is an expandable free Mac antivirus program. It offers both
standard virus-scanning facilities and more advanced background
protection so that you don't get infected in the first place. Agax is
very loosely based on AntiGax, the developer's first antivirus
program, which dealt with only one virus (Graphics Accelerator,
or SevenDust E).
 
The talking moose is the ultimate system extension for your Mac:
From time to time, one of two selectable mooses will pop up on
your screen and say something, stupid, witty or utterly useless. It
will keep you company if you have to spend another night in front
of your Mac, and it will annoy you so much that you'll throw
it away again after six weeks or so. But it's so sympathetic that
you will drag it out every winter because it's just so nerdy.
 
Action GoMac adds a Windows-style taskbar to the bottom of your
screen, letting you navigate among active applications and launch
others from your choice of either the customizable Start menu or
the brand-new QuickLaunch area. You may now drag and drop the
icons or aliases of your favorite applications, files, or folders onto
any part of the taskbar, and the minimized versions of these icons
will appear in the QuickLaunch area.
 
8Tuner modifies certain resources in your system and Finder to
change the appearance and functionality of your Mac OS 8. For  
instance, you can change the Finder's suffix, enable the keyboard
menu, change the alias (now called shortcut) styles, and add more
system font choices. Because all changes are modified directly in
your system software, the changes do not require extra system
memory to function.
 
MacZip is a free tool that includes both zip (for compression) and
unzip (for extraction) capabilities. MacZip can compress files for
the following systems: Unix, VMS, MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows NT,
Minix, Atari, Macintosh, Amiga, and Acorn RISC OS. MacZip also
can unzip its own zipped archives. MacZip works with archives
produced by PKZip, and PKZip and PKUnzip can work with
archives produced by MacZip.
 
DragThing is an application dock designed to tidy up your desktop.
You can store applications, documents, folders, disks, servers,
and URLs in docks, and there is a special process dock that shows
running applications. DragThing supports Mac OS 8 contextual
menus. Version 2.6 includes new dock styles and colors,
individually floating docks, and full support for Mac OS 8.5.
 
SwitcherSetter controls Mac OS 8.5's Application Switcher
window. SwitcherSetter's easy-to-use interface allows you to
explore and set every option from icon size to the keystroke used
to switch between applications. SwitcherSetter now supports the
"Quit" AppleEvent and is an APPC type of application that
automatically routes to the Control Panels folder.
 
Dock Manager is a small application that picks up where the
Appearance control panel leaves off. It allows you to completely
customize every visual aspect of the Application Switcher dock bar
and set scroll options and the keyboard switching key combination.
Dock Manager also supports contextual menus, drag and drop, and
balloon help, and lets you save and load user-defined settings.
 
DocMaker gives you powerful tools for creating self-contained and
self-executing multimedia documents complete with graphics,
information, and links to othersoftware and information. You can
use incorporated QuickTime video, sound, Apple Events, "hot
picture" buttons, and more to create your multimedia documents.
The reader needs no other software to open your documents.
 
DragAnyWindow is a control panel that allows you to move any
kind of window, including dialog boxes, alerts, game windows, and
other usually immovable windows. It lets you bring any window
that has gone out of sight back to the desktop, as well as center the
front window on the main screen with a single keystroke. IThis
version is Mac OS 8.5–savvy.
 
Icon Tools is a contextual menu plug-in that lets you not only copy
and paste icons via control-click actions, but also customize your
icons in many ways with the same easy access. The Icon Tools
option makes it possible for you to copy and paste icons, reset an
icon to its original form, rotate or flip an icon, darken or lighten
an icon, make an icon invisible, give an icon special effects, or
make an icon's border mor distinct.
 
IconDropper allows you to customize your Mac's icons on the fly
through the use of drag-and-drop technology. Instead of having to
copy and paste custom icons from folders on your hard drive,
IconDropper stores all icons in custom-designed sets called
"packs." A single click is required to update any folder's icon and
view the results in real time.
 
Kineticon is a system extension which replaces normal, static
icons on your Macintosh's desktop and in its windows with chosen
animated icons. Kineticon is fully configurable, allowing you to
choose which icons should animate simply by enabling them within
Kineticon's editor.
 
  
WormScanner scans your local drives or remote volumes for
Autostart 9805 worm variants and will also alert you to unknown
files with suspiciously similar properties. Worms may lurk
inside disk image files, but unless the disk image is mounted,
WormScanner will not be able to look inside. WormScanner now
alerts you if it fails to delete something for which you've given it
permission to do so.
 
Clean-Install Assistant makes the process of upgrading to a new
system much easier. It'll carefully collect your additions and move
them to a separate folder while you update the System Folder, then
move them back to the right places inside the new one a single click!
 
FinderPop adds a submenu to the Mac OS 8 Finder's Contextual
Menus. This submenu behaves somewhat like the Apple Menu in
that its contents are taken from a special FinderPop Items Folder;
you can add aliases of applications, servers, folders, etc., to this
folder and they'll appear in the FinderPop menu.
 
The king of screen capture programs. With just one keystroke,
you can capture images from your display in any format you choose,
give them names you can remember, and get only the image you
want. The Snapz control panel offers the choice of capturing the
entire screen or just a window, a menu, or even a block of space
you choose. Finally, Snapz Pro puts puts your images where you
want them and can make project folders to organize your work.