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In response to growing demand, Jonathan Stoppi – author of the acclaimed Architectural Drafting in MiniCAD series of manuals back in the 1990s – is renewing the tradition by offering Architectural Drafting in VectorWorks Architect.
Given the frequency with which the software is now updated, this will not be a printed book but an online reference that people can subscribe to on unfettered-access basis at an introductory price of US$50 for six months, or US$95 per annum.
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myManuals 3.3 from MOApps simplifies the creation of instruction manuals, in HTML, PDF, XML, .doc, RTF or webarchive formats. Features include one-click creation of tables of contents, easy annotations to illustrations, search features, text styles, custom meta tags, custom HTML, autosave, templates, and more.
(Macintouch) | Cost: US$24.95 | Requires: MacOS X 10.5+ | For further info...

Macworld provides basic tips on practising safe computing. Although oriented for Mac OS X, many of the tips are applicable for PC users as well, as they cover issues such as choosing a good password; securing your home network; what to do when you're on a public network; strategies for minimising the risk of infection by trojan horses or spyware when online; backup strategies; and using single-site browsers (SSBs).
(Macworld) | Requires: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux\Unix | For further info...

When you no longer want a particular application or any of its preference files and other ancillary files, AppZapper will delete them all for you. CleanApp does the same, but AppZapper also offers you a convenient place to store all the purchase information for each app (date of purchase, the company's website, the licensee's name, and registration key). It also offers a "Hit List", where you can scan your list of applications and delete the ones you don't want.
(Ars Technica) | Cost: US$12.95 | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+ (10.6+ for v.2.x) | For further info...

TranslateIt! is a multilingual dictionary for Mac OS X which translates words on the fly by merely hovering with the cursor over them. The translation appears in a pop-up window, and draws from "most widely known online dictionary/translation services". It offers other methods, too: translation from clipboard, drag-and-drop translation, manual input of queries in the main window, double-click translation of words in dictionary entries displayed in the main window. It also offers a built-in utility for easy creation of custom dictionaries; a Words Quiz (a game for easy learning of new words); and a multilingual user interface (Russian, English, French, German). A companiion iPhone/iPod Touch version is also available. Pricing is licence-based, from $25 for one year through $100 for a lifetime licence.
(MacMegaSite) | Cost: 1 year ($25), 2 years ($35), 5 years ($50) and lifetime license ($100) | For further info...

SlideShare allows you to share a Powerpoint presentation with someone who doesn't have the program, or who would rather not have such a large file emailed to them. Once uploaded (which doesn't require opening an account), you send your recipients a web address, where visitors can flip through the slides in a scaled-down view, or in full screen mode as they would in PowerPoint. Alternatively, you can embed the presentation within your own website.
For new presentations, or the ability to edit online, consider Google Docs Presentation module.
(Macworld) | Cost: | Requires: Powerpoint or compatible software | For further info...

Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, near Seattle, offers books while you wait, using a new Espresso Book Machine and one of the million titles available through Google Books, Project Gutenberg, and other online storehouses of out-of-print books. Total time, from inception to completion: 15 minutes. Like all the other public-domain Google Books, the cover price is $8. The store is working on creating a widget for its website in the next few weeks that will enable customers to browse and order books. Authors who want to self-publish can also approach Third Place Books with digital copies of their books and basically treat the bookstore as a publisher.
(the Stranger) | Cost: $8.00 | For further info... and here

Hailed by its inventor, Ray Kurzweil, as the future of e-publishing, Blio is a new software platform specifically for e-books designed to run on any computing device, which unlike current e-book readers, replicates the appearance of the pages of original printed book as is, including colour and typography (unlike the E-Ink technology behind most ebook readers, which is black-and-white), while preserving the information as searchable text. In addition, it offers text-to-speech, ability to synchronize bookmarks, highlights, last page read) across different devices.
(Wired) | Cost: Free | Requires: Windows, iPhone or iPod Touch | For further info...

Battery University provides a wealth of information about batteries of all types, in English and in German. Sponsored by Cadex Electronics, the material is based on the book Batteries in a portable World - A handbook by Isidor Buchmann on rechargeable batteries for non-engineers. The site is divided into three parts, on the make-up, charging and storing of batteries; explanations on the different types of batteries; and the people behind Battery University, respectively.
(David Alison's Blog. Photo: Wikipedia) | Cost: Free | For further info...

Speaking of batteries, coconutBattery is a donationware utility that shows Mac laptop users the current charge of their battery – and its current maximum capacity of it in relation to its original capacity. In addition, it reports on the battery-loadcycles (how often did you fully load your battery), on the current charger (it will warn you if the wrong type of charger is being used) and last but not least information about the age of your Mac. coconutBattery is Universal Binary, so will run on PPC and Intel Macs.
(David Alison's Blog) | Cost: Free (donations welcome) | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+ | For further info...

Nemetschek has just announced that a Snow Leopard-compatible version of Vectorworks 2009 (Service Pack 5) has now been released. Versions prior to Vectorworks 2009 are not currently planned to be updated to support Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v.10.6).
(Source: Nemetschek Technical Bulletin) | Cost: | Requires: Mac OS X 10.6 | For further info...

With Google's Android OS for shaping up to be a major player in smartphones, you may be interested in learning more about the various phones that are planned to adopt it. Currently there are twelve such devices, to be offered in 26 countries by 32 different carriers. Wired magazine has the rundown.
(Wired) | Cost: various | Requires: Android phone | For further info...

Ever wanted to type or sketch something quickly right there, on the Mac OS desktop, without first opening an application for it? Well, Conjure (now at v.4.1) offers you just that. You can do more than type or sketch, too, but actually brainstorm with mind maps. The new version is Snow Leopard compatible and offers new backdrops, a Knife tool "for cutting anything", and more. See the company's website for video demonstrations and a free trial version.
(Macintouch) | Cost: US$25 | Requires: MacOS X 10.5+ | For further info...

Now that Apple has come out with an iPod Nano that also records video, the obvious question is: is it as good, or better, than Pure Digital's Flip Mino, or Kodak's Zi8. Wonder no more: Macworld has done a head-to-head comparison – throwing in the Apple iPhone 3GS for good measure. The results speak for themselves.
(Macworld) | For further info: see here and here, and here

Autograph by Ten One Design, does what should have been possible years ago, namely sign your name digitally using your laptop's trackpad. The app resides in the menu bar, can be invoked by a hotkey, and you must sign with your finger – not a stylus. At this stage, it's also limited only to unibody MacBooks using the latest MacOS X version, Snow Leopard. On the plus side, it costs only $7 (free if you buy the company's Pogo Sketch app) and there's a free/trial version with no time limit that adds a watermark to the signature.
(Source: Macworld) | Cost: US$7 | Requires: Unibody MacBook & Mac OS X Snow Leopard | For further info

Created to replace the need to jump from one job site to another, the JobsSearch! app for iPhone or iPod touch (Trabajos! in its Spanish version), you can search for jobs in one interface through hundreds of search engines (including CareerBuilder and Yahoo! Jobs) in twelve countries (USA, UK, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Australia, India, Mexico, Italy, Ireland, and the Netherlands). Sources include company websites, job boards, newspaper employment clippings, blogs and associations. Drill down by keyword, location, and/or company name, and a perfect tool to find exactly the right job.
The same company – Madrid-based ideallius.com – has also launched LookItUp! (Búscalo! in Spanish) – a single portal accessing hundreds of search engines.
(Source: MacMegaSite) | Cost: US$0.99 | Requires: iPhone, iPod Touch | For further info...

If you're disposing of a hard disk and want to ensure no one can read its contents, ShredIt from Mireth Technology Corp. – now at v. 5.8.7– will shred the data so it can't be recovered. Files, folders, disk free space, previously deleted files, hard drives, external drives, network drives and CD-RWs are all eraseable. Options include government standards compliance and a configurable overwrite pattern. Versions exist for Mac OS 7, Mac OS 8, Mac OS9, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT, XP and Vista.
(Source: MacMegaSite) | Cost: US$24.95 | Requires: Mac OS X, Windows | For further info...

For in-depth and updated technical information on any Mac OS computer, iPod, iPhone, Apple printer or other Apple hardware, check out the free (donations welcome) MacTracker, now at v.5.0.8. Have an iPod or iPhone but still using Windows XP or Vista? There's a version for you, too.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: Free (donations accepted) | Requires: Mac OS X 10.3+ or Windows XP/Vista | For further info...

Seen a font that you like but don't know its name, or how to begin to track it down? FontGenius might help: give it a picture of a typeface and it will provide a list of likely fonts that match it – complete with character previews using same – using a built-in font profile database. It will then help you locate, purchase, and/or download matched fonts online. (The name suggests that a Windows version is also available, and it may be on the cards, but we've found no mention of it yet.)
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$39.99; Site licence $150 | Requires: Mac OS X 10.3+ | For further info...

Following Stanford University's lead, Yale University too has now begun offering select courses as free downloads from iTunes U, in areas such as Engineering and Technology, Humanities, Science, Arts and Architecture, Business & Management, etc.
(Source: iLounge) | Cost: Free | For further info...

If you're planning a trip to DisneyWorld in Florida or Disneyland California, you might want to fork out a dollar or two for the relevant Walt Disney World Notescast app for iPhone/iPod touch, providing in-depth information on all the theme parks at both resorts. No Internet access or cell phone signal is required.
Boasting over 200 pages of updated information, over 150 photos, and rich in-depth content, in over twenty different categories including Attractions, Tickets, Trip Planning Tips, Resorts, The History of Walt Disney World and more, the Walt Disney World Notescast purports to be a comprehensive and unquestionably portable vacation planner and in-park guide. No Internet access or cell phone signal is required.
(Source: MacMegaSite) | Cost: US$1.99 (DisneyWorld), $0.99 (Disneyland) | Requires: iPod Touch or iPhone | For further info: DisneyWorld and Disneyland

When you have dozens of images to browse online, Cooliris offers a compelling alternative to the standard and somewhat tedious "Previous-Next" button: a plug-in for Firefox, Safari, and Flock, it provides images and video content in a full-screen, horizontally expanded, interactive 3-D “wall” view.
Once you install the plug-in (which takes seconds), simply visit any supported Web site and either click the Cooliris button in the toolbar or mouse over a thumbnail and click the icon. Cooliris then takes over your screen, displaying all the page’s image or video content, plus all related content from subsequent pages, on the 3D wall. Searching through hundreds of Google images, YouTube videos, and Facebook photos has never been easier.
As a bonus, it works with the images on your your hard drive too, including those in iPhoto.
Seeing is believing. It even provides a Search function with which to search out content across Google, YouTube, Amazon.com, Hulu, Flickr, and more. A Discover menu will give you ideas.
An all this for free. Not bad.
(Source: Macworld) | Cost: Free | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+ | For further info.../

VelOCRaptor 1.0 is a new OCR (Optical Character Recognition) app for the Mac, which converts images of scanned text into computer text by simple drag-and-drop of the image file. (See our review of it here).
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$29 | Requires: MacOS X 10.5+ | For further info...

Label Wizard from Black Cat Systems allows you to create your own custom sheets of labels of around 400 different sizes. You have complete control over the layout of the label, with the ability to place text, picture, rectangle, oval, line and even a serial number on each one.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$19.99 | Requires: Mac OS X, Windows | For further info...

Schreiben 5.0 from German software house MOApp is a €9 wordprocessor designed to be lean and quick like TextEdit "with a nicer interface", but nevertheless open and save Word .doc, .docx, OpenOffice .odt, RTF and XML. and offer many Word-like features such as word count, drag&drop snippets etc.. The latest version (5.0) is for Intel-based Macs using 10.5; previous versions can run on PPC and 10.4.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: €9 | Requires: MacOS X 10.5+ | For further info...

The iPod Touch is the only iPod that you cannot use as an external hard drive for storing ordinary files from one's computer. No more. With DiskAid 3.0, you can do so, complete with file or folder browsing, drag-and-drop support, ability to create and rename folders, etc. Also works for iPhones, and supports the new v.3 of the iPhone OS.
(Source: Macintouch) | Requires: iPod Touch / iPhone, Mac OS X 10.4+, Windows XP, Vista | For further info...

Love Art: National Gallery, London is a free iPhone/iPod touch app providing over 250 high-resolution, zoomable images of paintings and 200 mins of video and audio commentary and interviews. Includes access to a Google map of the gallery (provided Internet access) and a link to its website.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: Free | Requires: iPhone, iPod Touch | For further info...

DriveSaver from DriveSavers Data Recovery is an iPhone/iPod touch-based application that allows you to monitor a computer hard drive for signs of impending trouble, by simulating various types of hard drive failures. If a data loss does occur, it can help prevent catastrophic loss with do's and don'ts for data recovery.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: Free | Requires: iPhone / iPod Touch | For further info...

Postage 1.1 is an iPhone/iPod touch app from RogueSheep that allows you to create digital postcards using any photo from your photo album (or taken then and there with the iPhone), in a variety of themes (travel, love, parents, etc.), each with several options. Photos can be panned, zoomed and even rotated and applied various effects such as sepia, soften, etc. You can then type out a message in a range of fonts and styles, and have it sent directly from within the app (no waiting for it to go through the system Mail app) to one or more contacts in your system Address Book.
Macworld thinks it’s the bees knees.
(Source: Macworld) | Cost: US$5 | For further info.../

System Explorer 1.5 is a full-featured system analyzing tool lets you take a sneak peek at everything that's going on in your system, from currently active processes to installed drivers, including network collections, startup applications and Internet Explorer add-ons, if you have any. You can end any active process or delete items from the startup menu, to name a couple of examples. System Explorer can also obtain more information about each process from Google, or check it for viruses with an online anti-virus tool. The latest version includes support for external and internal plugins, filtering support to lists, and new plugin adds security enhancements.
(Source: ZDNet Tech Update) | Cost: Free (registration required) | Requires: Windows | For further info...

Finding it hard to keep track of all the variations of Windows and their attendant codenames? Can't remember which one is Midori and which is MinSafe? A downloadable chart called CodeTracker is now available, free of charge, and updated monthly, courtesy of Mary Jo Foley.
(Source: ZDNet Tech Update) | Requires: Windows | For further info...

FlightTrack for iPhone provides real-time status for flights worldwide, live weather radar updates, route maps and other info such as aircraft type, speed, delays, cancellations, gate numbers, make air travel a breeze. Flight itineraries can be saved for future reference, and status reports shared by email. Localised for English, French, German and Italian.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$4.99, Pro $9.99 | Requires: iPod Touch, iPhone | For further info...

If you avoided upgrading to Vista because of poor reviews, or are using it and looking forward to the next generation of Windows, be advised that some of the most popular PC models today, including those with dual and quad-core CPUs, won't be able to run Windows XP Mode in the forthcoming Windows 7. It all has to do with Intel Virtualization Technology, which is missing in some models and not in others…
(Source: ZDNet Tech Update) | Requires: Windows | For further info...

The OWC USB 2.0 Display Adapter from Other World Computing allows you to add an extra display to Intel Macs or Windows PCs using any standard USB 2.0 port. The adapter connects to HDMI, DVI, and VGA equipped displays (including projectors) in 32-bit color at resolutions up to 1600x1200 or 1680x1050 digital. Included driver software means that the display can be used in mirror mode or as an extension of the desktop. Up to four adapters can be attached to a single computer.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$99 | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+ or Windows 2000 & up | For further info...

Places 1.0, by UK-based The Dream Apps is an iPhone/iPod touch-based guide to the world, containing helpful information about some of the worlds most popular destinations. With pictures, quick links to Wikipedia, favourites and maps, Places is claimed to one of the most comprehensive and easiest to use virtual tour guides available. Over time, more features and destinations are planned to be added.
(Source: MacMegaSite) | Cost: US$1.99 | Requires: iPhone or iPod Touch; active Wi-Fi or cellular data internet connection for the ‘Maps’ or ‘Wikipedia’ functionality. | For further info...

If you're into Tweeting and you're on a Mac, you might like to know that Atebits' Tweetie for Mac is a desktop equivalent of its previously-released Tweetie for iPhone. Features include conversation view, independent composition windows, trend searches, threading of Direct Messages, a tear-off search results list, a browser bookmarklet for sending links to Tweetie, and more. Tweetie is for Mac OS X 10.5 (Universal Binary), and in its recent review of all Mac-based tweeting apps, it was the reviewer's preferred choice of the lot.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$14.95 (until May 4) | Requires: MacOS X 10.5+ | For further info...

Prizmo 1.0 from Creaceed is an answer to the idle musing of no doubt many a user – an app that allows you to use your digital camera as a "scanner" for both 2D and 3D objects, including receipts, book and magazine pages, signs and posters, landscapes, and more. Its bundled software allows you to correct the resulting image for contrast, sharpening, and – impressively – for perspective, too. The resulting images can be printed, emailed, or saved to disk. Includes support for JPEG, RAW, and TIFF input images, and more. Any digital camera will do, but it for best results it recommend a 10-megapixel camera or higher. For potentially saving you the cost of a scanner such as the ScanSnap or the newly released NeatDesk for Mac, however, there is a price.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: USD $39.95 | Requires: MacOS X 10.5+, digital camera | For further info...

Microsoft has released the latest updates for Office 2008 and Office 2004, to address a critical security issue in Excel and improve performance. The 2008 update requires you to have installed update #12.1.0. If you're using MS Office for Mac 2004, be advised that it will cease to be supported as of as of Oct 13, 2009, and will thus no longer receive any updates.
(Source: TidBits) | Cost: Free (update) | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+ | For further info...

Billed as a unique tool for managing both projects and workgroups, Teamwork 4.1 is a very full-featured web-based team work manager, written in Java, with tools for project management, agendas and meetings, work logging, collaboration, and other functions. Project management data may be exported to MS Project. The latest version includes integration with Twitter and Google Calendar, a revamped interface, a business process extension, smart search functions, dynamic web parts that allow in-place and multi-line editing, and more.
A helpful, if Swiss-accented explanatory video online (“manADGEment” = management, “assee-knees” = assignees) gives a good picture of its features and advantages.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: €90 per user; €790 for 10-user pack. | Requires: Java 5 & Mac OS X 10.4+, Windows, or Linux | For further info... /

PDF Studio from Qoppa Software allows you to carry out a wide range of editing operations to PDF documents without Adobe Acrobat. These include: annotating, scanning-to-pdf, fill PDF forms and saving them locally, changing security, highlighting text and more... It is offered in versions for Macintosh, Linux, Windows (including Vista), and AIX, and is localized for English, French, German, Spanish. (A Mac-only – and slightly cheaper – alternative is PDFpen by SmileOnMyMac Software.)
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$60 | Requires: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux\Unix | For further info... Continued…

BumperCar 2.2 from Freeverse Software is a web browser for children based on the same engine as Apple’s own Safari. Featuring a start page that encourages children to explore a collection of kid-friendly sites, it can be configured to be in a Home, School or Pre-School setting with personalized features appropriate for each location. It also filters out objectionable web content, limits the sharing of personal information, and forces Google to use a "Safe Search" mode. A “Tunnel of Mystery” teleports kids to a random kid-safe site. BumperCar. Parents may add additional controls of their own choosing in the Preferences. Unlike most other browsers, however, it isn’t free – but then, you can’t have everything.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$29.95 | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+ | For further info...

After an anti-climactic April’s Fool Day when the Conficker worm apparently failed to “phone home” for its dreaded instructions, its real purposes are now revealed. An analysis by the respected Kaspersky Labs concludes that the worm offers its victims a fake anti-virus product that will supposedly remove all malware for $49.95. It also downloads an email worm called Waledac, which steals passwords and sends spam.
Users should note that Conficker only affects Windows operating systems. Mac and Linux users are safe within the Mac OS part of their systems, and are vulnerable only within the Windows environments that they may run on their machines.
(Source: Wired) | Cost: | Requires: Windows | For further info...

Lest you think that The Library of Congress was just about books, it has begun releasing videos from its archives through its own YouTube channel, starting with 70 historical videos, inclulding the first ever moving image (a man sneezing), films from the Thomas Edison studio and industrial films from Westinghouse factories.
(Source: Wired) | Cost: Free | For further info...

Sweet Home 3D 1.8 from eTeks is an open-source, Java-based application for drawing the plan of a home, arranging furniture on it, and displaying the results in a 3D view. Doors, windows and items from a built-in catalogue of furniture and fixtures may be dragged in and resized manually after placement. Various textures of wood, tiles and others may be applied to surfaces, and changes in plan are seen immediately in a rendered 3D view plan and realtime walkthroughs are also possible. The quality of rendering is equivalent of most low-cost offerings of the past twenty years, but unlike others, Sweet Home 3D is offered under a GNU/GPL licence.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: Free (donations accepted) | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+, Linux\Unix, or Windows | For further info...

NeoOffice, the open-source suite based on OpenOffice that allows you to open and save Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), is now out in version 3.0, bringing with it new features and enhancements.
(Source: Macworld) | Cost: Free (donations accepted) | Requires: Mac OS X 10.3+ | For further info... /

Next time you decide to throw out an app that you no longer need, don't just throw it in the Trash – make sure that all its associated preference panes, cache, and other files are discarded as well. We normally use CleanApp for this purpose, but now you can also try the newly-minted Amnesia 1.0 from Koingo Software. It includes a secure delete option, a log of uninstalled files, a backup/restore option for applications and their related files, an option to move rather than delete files, rebuild of the Launch Services database after removing files, and other features.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$9.95 | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+ | For further info...

Microsoft has announced it is shutting down its online Encarta encyclopedia service in October this year and will also discontinue its Student and Premium Encarta software products.
(Source: Macworld UK) | For further info.../

GraphicDesignerToolbox 1.0 from Opcoders is a new type of graphics editor for creating textures, web graphics, logos, photos, applying effects to text and to photos. It takes a radically new approach to drawing: instead of conventional drawing tools and layers, it provides adjustable building blocks – over 80 in total – that apply certain effects in serial fashion and which the user tweaks, "much like a modular sound synthesizer." Users can download a free trial copy of unlimited duration, but which is limited to saving projects with 10 building blocks or less.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$39.95 | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+ | For further info...

MacTrak utilizes advanced wi-fi positioning to provide the accurate location (10-20 metres) of your device in the event of theft, without the need for GPS or additional hardware,
MacTrak utilizes privacy-safe tracking technology. Unlike other tracking offerings, all images, location and network data are sent not to a third party, but only to your email and Flickr account. GadgetTrak integrates with the OS X security framework requiring admin priviliges to remove and modify its configuration.
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If you like Google Sketchup, you'll appreciate Sketchers Studio, which allows you to create 3D animations from your SketchUp models. It comes embedded with Google 3D Warehouse Browser, a timeline view, camera control including zoom, multi-camera switching, three types of effects, export to QuickTime movies, and more. Sketchers Studio is currently $59 for Mac OS X 10.5 (Universal Binary).
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$59 (usually $79) | Requires: MacOS X 10.5+ | For further info...

InternetFrog.com is a useful method to test the speed and other stats of your Internet connection.
While there, you can also test the Quality of your VOIP Circuit, get a Browser Info analysis (Client IP Address, Server Port, Request, Encryption, etc.), and there are also links to WHOIS (domain owner information) Continued…

With many children now boasting their own iPod touch devices, the issue of protective browsing is no longer limited to the desktop computer at home or at school. To ensure they avoid unsavory websites while browsing on the move, parents can now install iWonder Surf. Based on the Safari Web browser.This allows you to filter site traffic, and even find out if your child is surfing the Web during school hours, and view traffic and control Web surfing permissions, or even disable its Web access, from anywhere without having to have physical access to the device.
(Source: iPhone Central) | Cost: US$15 | Requires: iPhone or iPod Touch, iPhone v2.2 software | For further info...

iPresent It from ZappTek converts PowerPoint, PDF, and Keynote presentations into slideshows that can be synced to the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPod Photo and later models. The latest release (v.2.4) adds support for Keynote '09.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$17.95 | Requires: Mac OS X 10.3+, Windows | For further info...

MacFamilyTree 5.4 from Synium Software is a genealogy program that includes an interactive globe for visualization through space and time, a 3D kinship view with fly-through, an animated Family Assistant, support for unlimited relationships between any two people, drag-and-drop from iPhoto, built-in CD/DVD burning, and other features. This release brings new web page design, themes, and workflow for web page export, custom fonts and improved editing for charts, much better coordinates lookup for Virtual Globe, a larger and more detailed locations database, an option to save reports as HTML files, and more.
(Source: Macintouch) | Cost: US$49 | Requires: Mac OS X 10.4+ | For further info...

SpellCatcher X 10.2 is a global Mac OS X spelling checker that also provides thesaurus and dictionary lookup, interactive and batch checking modes, shorthand glossaries, auto-completion, and other features. Continued…