mac os x

iGlasses For Your iSight

Ecamm Network announces new iGlasses software for Mac OS X. iGlasses provides total control over your iSight video settings from within iChat AV. Choose from settings such as “Enhanced”, “Extra Bright” and even conference in near darkness with “Night Vision”.

As an added bonus, the software also activates the iSight on G3 computers which fall below Apple’s minimum system requirement of 600 MHz.
iGlasses costs $8.00 USD. A seven day demo is available.
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Publicspace.net announces version 5.0 of ”A Better Finder Rename”

“A Better Finder Rename” is a contextual menu plugin for the Macintosh
Finder which allows users to quickly rename multiple files. “A Better
Finder Rename” is ideally suited for Macintosh webmasters, users who need
to transfer files from or to Windows or Unix, as well as for all other
Macintosh users who deal with large numbers of files.
After going through five successful beta releases, version 5.0 is now ready
to be downloaded from our website. This major upgrade to the popular file renaming
tool introduces a host of new features and improvements:

  • create stand-alone "droplet" applications to automate frequent
    renaming tasks
  • file names and extensions can now be renamed separately or together
  • new icon designs
  • full support for 255 character file names
  • correct sorting for file names of more than 64 characters
  • preferences stored as Carbon property lists
  • improved installer
  • rewritten renaming engine
  • improved "remove anywhere" feature
  • revised date formats
  • improved registration assistant
  • Mac OS X installer no longer requires restart, but Finder is restarted by
    the installer

A Better Finder RENAME is shareware and costs $14.95. Upon popular demand,
we now also offer forever upgrades and licenses.
The new version can be downloaded
from Publicspace.net and more information on "A Better Finder Rename"
is available at the same

address
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Scott Kelby Reveals “Killer Tips” for Jaguar

Macintosh owners who upgrade to OS X.2 will find the transition easier than ever thanks to the timely release of best-selling author Scott Kelby’s Mac OS X Killer Tips, an accumulation of hidden shortcuts and inside tips for Mac OS X.2. Killer Tips is expected to quickly climb the bestseller list after it hits bookstores in early September due to Kelby’s popularity among graphics professionals, who make up a large part of Apple’s consumer base.
Mac OS X Killer Tips provides readers with more than 200 pages of practical user tips, combining the best high-speed shortcuts and undocumented keyboard commands with Kelby’s humorous, down-to-earth approach. The result is an easy-going, concise shortcut guide that deviates from the technical and intimidating style of most computer handbooks.

“I’ve always loved those great little tips that appear in the margins of computer books,” said Kelby, who confesses to being a tip junkie, “and I decided to write an entire book of nothing but side-bar tips. Not just any tips, but really cool tips that make you smile and nod and call all your Mac buddies to share what you’ve found.”

Mac OS X Killer Tips retails for $24.95 and is now available for preorder. For more information, visit ScottKelbyBooks.com or Amazon.com

Note:Look for a MacMerc.com review of this book as soon as it’s available!