WE NEED MORE THAN DEPLATFORMING

https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2021/01/08/we-need-more-than-deplatforming/


There is no question that social media played a role in the siege and take-over of the US Capitol on January 6.

Since then there has been significant focus on the deplatforming of President Donald Trump. By all means the question of when to deplatform a head of state is a critical one, among many that must be addressed. When should platforms make these decisions? Is that decision-making power theirs alone?

But as reprehensible as the actions of Donald Trump are, the rampant use of the internet to foment violence and hate, and reinforce white supremacy is about more than any one personality. Donald Trump is certainly not the first politician to exploit the architecture of the internet in this way, and he won’t be the last. We need solutions that don’t start after untold damage has been done.

Changing these dangerous dynamics requires more than just the temporary silencing or permanent removal of bad actors from social media platforms.
Additional precise and specific actions must also be taken:  

Reveal who is paying for advertisements, how much they are paying and who is being targeted.

Commit to meaningful transparency of platform algorithms so we know how and what content is being amplified, to whom, and the associated impact.

Turn on by default the tools to amplify factual voices over disinformation.

Work with independent researchers to facilitate in-depth studies of the platforms’ impact on people and our societies, and what we can do to improve things.

These are actions the platforms can and should commit to today.

The answer is not to do away with the internet, but to build a better one that can withstand and gird against these types of challenges.

This is how we can begin to do that.

Ένα πολύ σημαντικό κενό ασφαλείας αποκαλύφθηκε πριν λίγες ημέρες.

Μερικές από τις εφαρμογές στο App Store για Mac, συλλέγουν κρυφά τα δεδομένα των χρηστών και τα ανεβάζουν σε Analytics Servers χωρίς την άδεια των ανυποψίαστων χρηστών.

Δημοφιλείς εφαρμογές όπως οι Dr. Unarchiver και Dr. Cleanerand, καθώς και άλλες εφαρμογές της εταιρείας ανάπτυξης "Trend Micro Inc.", συλλέγουν και ανεβάζουν πληροφορίες των χρηστών στους servers τους, από το ιστορικό των Safari, Google Chrome και Firefox.

Όλα αυτά μέσω πρόσβασης στον Φάκελλο του Χρήστη (macOS Home Directory).

Οι "πονηρές" αυτές εφαρμογές συλλέγουν δεδομένα κι από άλλα εγκατεστημένα apps εντός του συστήματος, στα οποία ξεκινάει η περισυλλογή μόλις τα εκκινήσετε, σύμφωνα με το 9to5Mac. Το πρόβλημα εντοπίστηκε αρχικά από χρήστη του Malwarebytes forum.

Οι αναφορές επιβεβαιώθηκαν από το 9to5Mac, όταν μετά από εγκατάσταση της εφαρμογής Dr. Unarchiver και σκαναρίσματος του home directory μέσω του "Quick Clean Junk Files", η εφαρμογή ξεκίνησε να συλλέγει σωρεία από περιττές πληροφορίες.

Αυτές περιείχαν δεδομένα από διάφορους browsers, αποκλειστικά αρχεία από πρόσφατα Google searches και έναν πλήρη κατάλογο από όλες τις εγκατεστημένες εφαρμογές που υπάρχουν στο σύστημα (συμπεριλαμβανομένων Code Signatures, εάν είναι ή όχι συμβατές με 64-bit και πληροφορίες σχετικά με το από που έγινε το download).

Κατά την διάρκεια της έρευνας, το Dr. Unarchiver ήταν η 12η δημοφιλέστερη εφαρμογή στο Αμερικάνικο Mac App Store, αλλά πλέον το έχουν αποσύρει από την αρχική σελίδα.

Ενώ το macOS Mojave έρχεται για να βελτιώσει την ασφάλεια σχετικά με τις εφαρμογές που έχουν πρόσβαση στο Home Directory, η διαδικασία ελέγχου του Store θα έπρεπε να είχε αντιληφθεί την συγκεκριμένη παραβίαση περί ασφάλειας του χρήστη και να μην είχε επιτρέψει την κυκλοφορία των εφαρμογών στο Mac App Store.

Επιπλέον τα νέα αυτά αμαυρώνουν την φήμη του Αμερικανικού κολοσσού, καθώς η Apple θα έπρεπε να παρέχει μεγαλύτερη ασφάλεια από την στιγμή που έχει πιο αυστηρή προσέγγιση σε ότι αφορά τις εφαρμογές, τουλάχιστον σε σύγκριση με την προσέγγιση της Google.

Τα νέα αυτά έρχονται μετά την αποκάλυψη πως μια άλλη διάσημη εφαρμογή του Apple Mac App Store, το Adware Doctor, ήταν τελικά ένα μυστικό spyware το οποίο έστελνε το ιστορικό του browser στην Κίνα.

Προτού αφαιρεθεί, το Adware Doctor (αξίας 4,99$) ήταν 5ο στην λίστα με τις επί πληρωμή εφαρμογές του App Store.

Η εφαρμογή είχε λάβει πάνω από 6000 βαθμολογήσεις 5 Αστέρων, αλλά είναι αμφίβολο κατά πόσο οι θετικές βαθμολογήσεις ήταν πραγματικές.

Την στιγμή που το Ίδρυμα Ηλεκτρονικού Μετώπου επιχειρεί να αφαιρέσει την ρετσινιά από το root στο Android και το jailbreak στο iOS, ένας Κινέζος με όνομα xyq058775 έχει γίνει διάσημος στην κοινότητα του Reddit αφού δημοσίευσε την μέθοδο που ακολούθησε για να εγκαταστήσει τα Microsoft Windows 98 σε ένα Apple iPhone 6 Plus.

O χρήστης χρησιμοποίησε το iDOS, έναν emulator του DOS για iOS που επιτρέπει την εκτέλεση παιχνιδιών για το λειτουργικό σύστημα από την γραμμή εντολών του παρελθόντος και δεν χρειάστηκε να κάνει jailbreak στην συσκευή της Apple.

O προγραμματιστής που έφτιαξε το iDOS, o Li Chaoji, έχει επίσης διαθέσει επί πληρωμή στο Google Play έναν emulator που μετατρέπει σε υπολογιστή 486 συσκευές με Android, επιτρέποντας την εκτέλεση εφαρμογών για PC από το μακρινό παρελθόν στο σύγχρονο υπολογιστή τσέπης, το smartphone.

Αρκετοί χρήστες συσκευών Android, χρησιμοποιούν το εργαλείο AirDroid για να μεταφέρουν αρχεία ή να έχουν πρόσβαση στα μηνύματα και στις επαφές που έχουν στο κινητό τους από το περιβάλλον χρήσης του web browser τους.

Η τελευταία αναβάθμιση φέρνει μία desktop εφαρμογή για Windows PC ή Mac που προσφέρει καλύτερο χειρισμό ειδοποιήσεων καθώς και τον εξ' αποστάσεως χειρισμό της συσκευής.

Η desktop εφαρμογή στην έκδοση 3 του AirDroid διαθέτει πιο καθαρό περιβάλλον χρήσης που επιτρέπει τις απλές μεταφορές αρχείων, το διάβασμα ή την δημιουργία μηνυμάτων κειμένου και τον έλεγχο των αρχείων καταγραφής τηλεφωνικών κλήσεων και των ειδοποιήσεων από όλες τις εφαρμογές, συμπεριλαμβανομένων και εκείνων που δεν υποστηρίζονται εγγενώς.

Αυτή όμως η έκδοση περιλαμβάνει και ένα χαρακτηριστικό με την ονομασία AirMirror, που επιτρέπει στον χρήστη να βλέπει ή να χειρίζεται την συσκευή Android που έχει στην κατοχή του απευθείας από το desktop, χρησιμοποιώντας το πληκτρολόγιο και το ποντίκι του.

Αυτό με λίγα λόγια σημαίνει ότι ο χρήστης μπορεί να απαντάει στα μηνύματα που δέχεται στο WhatsApp app από το PC του, χωρίς να χρειάζεται να σηκώσει το κινητό του από το γραφείο. Για να λειτουργήσει ωστόσο κάτι σαν το παραπάνω, ο χρήστης θα πρέπει να έχει κάνει "root" την συσκευή του.

Αν και αποτελεί σίγουρα ένα σημαντικό βήμα προς την σωστή κατεύθυνση, είναι πολλά ακόμη που πρέπει να γίνουν ώστε η desktop έκδοση του εργαλείο να φτάσει στο επίπεδο των χαρακτηριστικών και των δυνατοτήτων της αντίστοιχης web-based εφαρμογής, που επιτρέπει στους χρήστες την περιήγηση στους φακέλους και στα αρχεία τους, την χρήση της κάμερας, την λήψη screenshots, την αλλαγή ringtone κ.ά.

Η εφαρμογή είναι διαθέσιμη δωρεάν για Android από το Google Play store ενώ για τον δωρεάν επίσης desktop client θα χρειαστεί να επισκεφθείτε την επίσημη ιστοσελίδα του AirDroid για να τον κατεβάσετε.

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This update installs the latest software for your Canon inkjet printer and scanner.

For information about supported printer models, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#canon-inkjet

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Mac OS X 10.7
Mac OS X 10.8
Mac OS X 10.9
Mac OS X 10.10

This update installs the latest software for your Canon laser printer and scanner for Mac OS X 10.7, Mac OS X 10.8, Mac OS X 10.9, Mac OS X 10.10.

For information about supported printer models, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#canon-laser

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OS X Yosemite
OS X Mavericks
OS X Mountain Lion
OS X Lion

This download includes the latest Fuji-Xerox printing and scanning software for OS X Yosemite, OS X Mavericks, OS X Mountain Lion and OS X Lion.

For more information about printing and scanning software, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#fuji-xerox.

Η έκδοση της δημοφιλούς σουίτας εφαρμογών Office της Microsoft για υπολογιστές Mac δεν έχει μαζέψει και τις καλύτερες κριτικές, με την εταιρεία να ετοιμάζει μια πλήρως ανανεωμένη έκδοση, αρχής γενομένης από σήμερα.

Το γνωστό πρόγραμμα διαχείρισης e-mail, το Outlook το οποίο και αποτελεί σημαντικό μέρος της σουίτας, είναι το πρώτο που αναβαθμίζεται, με τη Microsoft να το διαθέτει αρχικά αποκλειστικά για τους συνδρομητές της υπηρεσίας Office 365.

Έτσι το Outlook για Mac φέρνει ένα εντελώς νέο σχεδιασμό ο οποίος θυμίζει αυτόν της έκδοσης για Windows, ενώ αναμένεται να έχει βελτιωμένες επιδόσεις και αξιοπιστία. Όσον αφορά το γραφικό περιβάλλον της εφαρμογής το οποίο μπορείτε να δείτε στην παρακάτω φωτογραφία, αυτό είναι πιο μοντέρνο με πιο ομαλή μετακίνηση μεταξύ των καρτελών που βρίσκονται στο Ribbon αλλά και καλύτερο scrolling.

Στο αναλυτικό μήνυμα της στο επίσημο blog του Office, η Microsoft δίνει πληροφορίες και για τις υπόλοιπες εφαρμογές που αποτελούν το Office για Mac και συγκεκριμένα το Word, Excel, PowerPoint και OneNote. Αρχικά η εταιρεία προετοιμάζει να κυκλοφορήσει μια δημόσια δοκιμαστική έκδοση αυτών των εκδόσεων το πρώτο εξάμηνο του 2015, με την τελική έκδοση να αναμένεται το δεύτερο εξάμηνο. Όσοι είναι ενεργοί συνδρομητές της cloud υπηρεσίας Office 365 θα μπορούν να κατεβάσουν τις εφαρμογές χωρίς επιπλέον κόστος αν και θα υπάρχει δυνατότητα αγοράς με μια εφάπαξ τιμή.

http://blogs.office.com/2014/10/31/new-outlook-mac-available-office-365-customers/

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OS X 10.7 and later
Windows XP SP 3 and later

This software will help you migrate data from a Windows PC running Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8. The Migration Assistant will launch automatically after it has been installed.

For more information, please see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4796.

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OS X version 10.7.5 or later
400MB of available disk space
iTunes in the Cloud, iTunes Match, and iTunes Radio availability may vary by country
iTunes Radio requires OS X version 10.7 or later
iTunes Extras requires OS X version 10.9.3 or later


This update includes many design and performance improvements that make iTunes easier and more enjoyable to use.

Designed for OS X Yosemite. iTunes has been refined throughout. It now includes translucency to give it a sense of depth, a streamlined toolbar to give you more room for exploring or experiencing your content, and a more elegant use of color and textures while browsing albums within your library.

Family Sharing. You can now share your purchases from iTunes, iBooks, and the App Store with up to six people in your family — without sharing accounts or passwords. To start sharing, setup your iCloud Family by choosing iCloud in System Preferences on OS X Yosemite or Settings on iOS 8.

Faster access to all of your favorite media. iTunes now includes dedicated icons for music, movies, or TV shows, which make it easier to get to wherever you want to go in your library with a single click. 

Seamless browsing between Store and library. The iTunes Store is now a part of the music, movies, or TV shows views of your library — making it simple to jump between your personal collection and what’s new for each category in the Store.

Recently Added. iTunes puts recently added albums, movies, or TV shows at the top of your library — making it effortless to find something new to play. 

Improved playlist editing. You can now see your full music library and playlists side-by-side, making it easy to browse your music and drag your favorite songs into any playlist.

Improved Get Info. The all-new Get Info has been completely redesigned to focus your attention only on what’s necessary for the selected item.

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Security Update 2014-005 is recommended for all users and improves the security of OS X.

For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

See this article for details on how to verify the authenticity of this download.

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Security Update 2014-005 is recommended for all users and improves the security of OS X.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

See this article for details on how to verify the authenticity of this download.

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This download includes the latest printing and scanning software for Mac OS X v10.6 or later.

For information about supported printer models, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3669#gestetner

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This download includes the latest HP printing and scanning software for OS X Lion or later.

For information about supported printer models, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#HP

With Office for Mac in limbo and Apple continuing to spoil Pages for the rest of us, I took a risk installing OpenOffice on a newly configured Mac – and may never look back.

By David Braue

Old habits definitely do die hard, which is probably why I have dutifully pulled out the Microsoft Office for Mac (OfM) install disk every time I've reformatted or upgraded one of the many Macs I've set up and kept running over the years.

When recently setting up a new iMac with Mavericks and I couldn't locate that OfM install disk, however, an act of desperation turned into a new modus operandi after I realised that our open-source allies have made the world's most widely used office suite nearly irrelevant.

Microsoft Office may be rusted onto the corporate office worker's psyche, but many Mac users will find OpenOffice just as capable.

There has been a lot of movement in the office-suite market of late, what with Apple releasing Pages, Keynote and Numbers for free; Google Docs popular but still outage-prone; and Microsoft's Office 365 gaining momentum even as the company puts free versions of Office in the cloud to varying effect.

While cloud-based alternatives are getting better all the time, I'm a traditionalist who has used local productivity applications since the days of Wordstar. So, as you can imagine, when I set up a new computer I like to have a writing tool that works whether I'm online or not.

Previous versions of iWork had promise as an alternative, but I have a long-running feud with Apple over iWork for one simple reason: Apple refuses to give it the ability to simply load and save files in Word's .DOC format.

That's right: the only way to handle documents in Pages is by saving your working documents as .pages files – which are, inexplicably, often 10 or more times larger than their Word .DOC equivalent – and then exporting .DOC versions as and when you need them.

If you work with a lot of documents, the double-handling rapidly grates on you. I was hoping to standardise on Pages after hearing about Apple's move to make it free, but Apple is still insisting that we use its own file format to save documents.

Little wonder the business community has been increasingly abandoning Pages and iWork: in the real world – the business world outside Apple's closed-garden ecosystem –absolutely nobody uses the .pages format. Apple's determination to force it down our throats has made its latest iWork iteration less of an Office killer and something more resembling TextEdit on steroids.

At any rate, with Pages out of the question and Office nowhere to be found, I took a chance and revisited the open-source equivalent, OpenOffice, to see if it might allow me to maintain my workflow based on the frequent loading, editing and saving of .DOC files.

OpenOffice has been around for some time, but despite heroic efforts by its developers it has struggled to gain a massive following mainly because Microsoft Office is so broadly available. Business users know Office and have it available to them as a matter of course, while home users probably get it through student bundles or the like.

Mac users, however, have a different decision set. Despite its name, Office for Mac is a rather different productivity suite than Office for Windows – with a different interface and a different feature set. These differences are often significant: it was only with the latest version, for example, that the Mac version of Office was given Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) scripting capabilities after years of conspicuous absence.

Rumour has it that the next version of Office for Mac will bow early next year – prompting many to upgrade, no doubt, even as the memory of now-unsupported Office 2008 fades. But if you can't wait that long – or, like me, you find yourself without an OfM install disk – it's time to give OpenOffice another look.

I had tried it a few versions ago but found it woefully underfeatured as a replacement for OfM. But with its latest iteration (v4.0), OpenOffice is not only extremely quick and easy to use; thanks to ongoing improvements and the contribution of a large volume of code from IBM's Symphony, it's compatible and close enough to Office that you may not even notice you're in the new environment.

Certainly, for someone with very specific requirements – all I need to do is be able to edit documents, save and send .DOC files, and use tools like the highlighter and word counts – OpenOffice ticks all the boxes.

I have found it to be a simple-to-use, capable alternative to Word that costs nothing and offers more than enough features and flexibility that it probably does everything you need it to. It even has Pages' contextual sidebars.

If you have several Macs in the family, this may make OpenOffice not only curious but absolutely compelling because of its much lower cost.

Sure, I've made a few changes: for example, using Mac OS X's application-specific keystrokes I have set up a few keyboard shortcuts for functions like Format Paragraph (Shift-Command-M) and Word Count (if you don't know how to do this, go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Application Shortcuts, then click +, choose your application, enter the unique text of the menu item you want the keystroke to start, and then the keystroke you want to use).

Play around with it and you'll find that the latest OpenOffice gives you more than enough room to stretch your arms and get to work. The spreadsheet and presentation modules are so similar to Excel and PowerPoint – the Mac versions, at least – that you may never know you're not using the real thing.

This is not meant to be a primer on OpenOffice, as much as a reminder that it is still out there, and in its latest iteration it is better than ever.

That may be good news for its authors, since figures suggest that OpenOffice is not exactly burning up the charts; a recent Forrester survey suggested that only 6 percent of companies offer their employees an alternative to Microsoft Office.

As I mentioned earlier, favourable enterprise licensing terms mean most people don't have any need for OpenOffice; recent figures suggest 16 percent of businesses will upgrade to Office 2013 within a year and 20 percent more in the long term.

This is great news for Microsoft and Windows users. But if you're a Mac user who can't or won't buy OfM – or are just looking for an easier and faster productivity option – give it a try. You may find, like I did, that the days of installing massive, monolithic applications are simply over.

What do you think? Have you switched to OpenOffice? Did you try it and discover it was underpowered for your needs? Or am I already late to the party?


http://www.zdnet.com/why-i-may-never-install-office-for-mac-again-7000023520/

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OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 w/ iPhoto 9.4.3 or Aperture 3.4.5
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This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11:
▪ Fujifilm X-E2
▪ Fujifilm X-T1
▪ Nikon D3300
▪ Nikon 1 AW1
▪ Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GM1
▪ Pentax K-3

For more information on supported RAW formats, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5955.

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OS X Mavericks 10.9 and later
OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 and later
OS X Lion 10.7 and later

This download includes the latest Xerox printing and scanning software for OS X Mavericks, OS X Mountain Lion, and OS X Lion.

For information about supported printer models, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#Xerox

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This download includes the latest Xerox printing and scanning software for OS X 10.6 and later.

For information about supported printer models, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#Xerox

DiskMaker X (formerly Lion DiskMaker) is an application built with AppleScript that you can use with Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, OS X 10.8 and 10.9 to build a bootable drive from Mac OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion Installation or OS X Mavericks Installer program. As soon as you launch the application, it tries to find the OS X Install program with Spotlight. Then, it proposes to build a bootable install disk and make it look as nice as possible. It’s the easiest way to build an OS X Installer in a few clicks!

Click here to download DiskMaker X 3.0.3 (about 4,2 MB), compatible with Mavericks !

DiskMaker X is not able yet to build a Mavericks installer from Mac OS X 10.6.8. More information here.

Access iPhone Files
iBrowse is a simple app that lets your Mac or PC access an iOS device file system. Simply connect your device to your computer and you can read and write to the device's media, app and root directories.

Browse iTunes Backups
With iBrowse, you can easily view and access iTunes backups of an iPhone or iPad. You can connect your device and have iBrowse automatically create a fresh backup of it, or you can use iBrowse to view the existing backups of your iPhones and iPads created by iTunes.

Intuitive & Powerful Design
With drag and drop, file previews, image thumbnails and file searching, iBrowse makes it easy to transfer files to and from your iPhone and your computer.

Supports All Devices
iBrowse runs on any Mac or Windows computer and allows you to connect with any iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or even your Apple TV. It also works with every version of iOS released on any device.

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About the new iWork for Mac: Features and compatibility

Learn about the new iWork for Mac.

The new iWork applications—Pages, Numbers, and Keynote—were released for Mac on October 22nd. These applications were rewritten from the ground up to be fully 64-bit and to support a unified file format between OS X and iOS 7 versions, as well as iWork for iCloud beta.

These apps feature an all-new design with an intelligent format panel and many new features such as easy ways to share documents, Apple-designed styles for objects, interactive charts, new templates, and new animations in Keynote.

In rewriting these applications, some features from iWork ’09 were not available for the initial release. We plan to reintroduce some of these features in the next few releases and will continue to add brand new features on an ongoing basis.

Some features in upcoming releases in the next 6 months:

Pages
▪ Customize toolbar
▪ Vertical ruler
▪ Improved alignment guides
▪ Improved object placement
▪ Import of cells with images
▪ Improved word counts
▪ Keyboard shortcuts for styles
▪ Manage pages and sections from the thumbnail view

Numbers
▪ Customize toolbar
▪ Improvements to zoom and window placement
▪ Multi-column and range sort
▪ Auto-complete text in cells
▪ Page headers and footers
▪ Improvements to AppleScript support

Keynote
▪ Customize toolbar
▪ Restoring old transitions and builds
▪ Improvements to presenter display
▪ Improvements to AppleScript support

In the meanwhile, you can continue to use these features by accessing the previous versions of the iWork applications which remain installed on your Mac. The previous versions can be found in Applications > iWork ’09.

Reverting documents created in the new iWork for Mac applications to the previous version’s file format

New or existing documents you open in the new versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote use the new unified file format. These files can’t be opened in the previous versions of the iWork applications. To revert the document file format to the previous version, you can do one of the following:

1. Documents that you haven't edited can be reverted to the iWork ’09 version by selecting File > Revert To.

2. If you have edited the document and want to preserve the edits, you can save it as an iWork ’09 document by selecting File > Export To, then choosing Pages ’09, Numbers ’09, or Keynote ’09. 


EndNote Compatibility

For information about using EndNote with Pages 5.0 and later, see About the Pages for Mac EndNote plug-in.


Additional Information

For more information about importing and exporting iWork ’09 documents, click here.

For iWork for Mac help, click here. And to provide feedback, click here.


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6049?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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System Requirements: OS X Mavericks 10.9

This update improves stability and compatibility with Gmail, and includes fixes for users with custom Gmail settings.
 
For more information on this update, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6030

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Mac OS X version 10.6.8 or later

This version of iTunes resolves an issue where the equalizer may not work as expected and improves performance when switching views in large iTunes libraries. This update also includes additional minor bug fixes.

The previous version of iTunes added support for OS X Mavericks, Arabic, and Hebrew.

Note: If you are using OS X Mavericks, your book library can now be found in iBooks for Mac. 

For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

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System Requirements
▪ OS X Lion 10.8.5

The iMac OS X v10.8.5 Supplemental Update 1.0 is recommended for iMacs (Late 2013) using NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M graphics and running OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5.
This update:
▪ Fixes an issue that may cause external drives to be ejected after the computer goes to sleep
▪ Fixes an issue that may prevent certain USB Bluetooth adapters from working

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File Size: 921 KB
System Requirements
▪ OS X 10.8.2

This update is recommended for iMac (late 2013) with flash-only storage.

This update improves the Power Nap feature in Mavericks on your flash based iMac by allowing it to perform silently, without spinning up the fan.

Power Nap periodically updates apps, such as Mail, Contacts, and Calendar, and will download software updates while your iMac is sleeping.

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File Size: 11.28 MB
System Requirements
OS X Lion 10.6.8 or later

This tool prepares libraries from iPhoto 7 or earlier so they can be upgraded with the current version of iPhoto.

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File Size: 5.61 MB
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.7.5 and later

This update provides compatibility for migrating to a Mac running OS X Mavericks.

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File Size: 2.70 MB
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.6.8 and later

This update provides compatibility for migrating to a Mac running OS X Mavericks.

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File Size: 3.81 MB
System Requirements
▪ OS X 10.6 
▪ OS X 10.7

The 3.5.4 update is recommended for all Apple Remote Desktop clients and addresses issues related to overall reliability, usability and compatibility.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

About Brackets

Brackets is an open-source editor for web design and development built on top of web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The project was created and is maintained by Adobe, and is released under an MIT License.

Guiding Ideas

FOR THE WEB, BY THE WEB

Brackets is built using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. If you can code in Brackets, you can code on Brackets.

OPEN DEVELOPMENT WORKS

Brackets, is a fully open-source, community-driven project. Want to influence its direction? Join the developer list and start contributing.

TOOLS SHOULDN'T GET IN YOUR WAY

Rather than clutter your workspace with floating panels, toolbars and icons, Brackets focuses on providing “Quick Edit” in-line views that provide context-sensitive access to your content, without taking you away from your code.

WORKS WITH YOUR BROWSER

The browser is your design view. Brackets hooks up directly to the browser, allowing you to design and develop in the same environment that you deploy.

http://brackets.io

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Έκδοση: 3.4.5
Δημοσίευση: Jun 5, 2013
Αναγνωριστικό λήψης: DL1657
Μέγεθος αρχείου: 523.15 MB
Απαιτήσεις συστήματος:
OS X Lion 10.7.5
OS X 10.8.2 or later

About Aperture 3.4.5

What's New in Version 3.4.5:

▪ Addresses an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when deleting items from a camera or memory card after import
▪ Memory cards are now ejected correctly when using the Delete Items option after import
▪ Includes stability improvements

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About iTunes 11.0.4

This version of iTunes comes with several new features and improvements, including:

▪ New MiniPlayer. MiniPlayer now includes a beautiful new view that showcases your album artwork. In addition, a progress bar is now built right into MiniPlayer.
▪ Improved Songs View. You can now enjoy your album artwork while in Songs view.
▪ Multi-Disc Albums. Albums with multiple discs now appear as a single album.

This update fixes a problem that may cause iTunes to quit if you switch between wired and wireless syncing and addresses an issue that may require you to log into the iTunes Store repeatedly.
 
For information on the security content of this update, please visit:  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

avast! Free Antivirus for Mac protects you from Mac-targeting viruses and other malware attacks.

Certified antivirus and anti-spyware engine
Our scanning engine's unique technologies protect against viruses, spyware, and other malicious agents.

WebRep plugin to help protect against phishing scams
WebRep browser plugins provide greater protection against phishing sites, including heuristic detection of new phishing sites.

Three types of real-time malware scans
Run real time malware scans on your file system, email tools, and web-browsing activities (web pages, downloads, and java scripts).

System requirements
Operating Systems Supported
• Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard)
• Mac OS X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard)
• Mac OS X 10.7.x (Lion)
• Mac OS X 10.8.x (Mountain Lion)
Minimum Hardware Requirements
• Intel-based Mac

Please note that avast! will not run properly if you have other antivirus software installed.

http://www.avast.com

The Battle for Wesnoth is a Free, turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme, featuring both single-player, and online/hotseat multiplayer combat. Fight a desperate battle to reclaim the throne of Wesnoth, or take hand in any number of other adventures...

Build up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans. In later games, recall your toughest warriors and form a deadly host whom none can stand against! Choose units from a large pool of specialists, and hand-pick a force with the right strengths to fight well on different terrains against all manner of opposition.

Wesnoth has many different sagas waiting to be played. Fight to regain the throne of Wesnoth, of which you are the legitimate heir... step into the boots of a young officer sent to guard a not-so-sleepy frontier outpost... lead a brutal quest to unite the orcish tribes... vanquish a horde of undead warriors unleashed by a foul necromancer, who also happens to have taken your brother hostage... guide a band of elvish survivors in an epic quest to find a new home... get revenge on the orcs by using the foul art of necromancy...

There are at least two hundred unit types, sixteen races, six major factions, and hundreds of years of history. The world of Wesnoth is absolutely huge and only limited by your creativity — make your own custom units, create your own maps, and write your own scenarios or even full-blown campaigns. You can also challenge up to eight friends—or strangers—and fight in epic multiplayer fantasy battles.

http://www.wesnoth.org

Sleep No More is a tiny menu bar application, that allows you to prevent your Mac from sleeping for a specified amount of time.

Enjoy modern animated interface with a rotary time-setting dial.

Prevent computer sleep, display sleep or both of them simultaneously.

Automatic launch at system login option is also available. Should we mention its completely free?!

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Version: 2.13
Post Date: Jan 10, 2013
Download ID: DL907
File Size: 450.57 MB
System Requirements
OS X Mountain Lion
OS X Lion
Mac OS X v.10.6 Snow Leopard

About HP Printer Drivers v.2.13 for OS X

This download includes the latest HP printing and scanning software for OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Lion and Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard.

For information about supported printer models, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#HP

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Version: 2.10
Post Date: Jan 10, 2013
Download ID: DL894
File Size: 156.05 MB
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.6.1 or later
OS X Mountain Lion
OS X Lion

About Brother Printer Drivers 2.10 for OS X

This update installs the latest Brother printing and scanning software for OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Lion and Mac OS vX 10.6.

For more information about printing and scanning software, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669#brother

There has been clarification since this story broke. Adobe has not released the CS2 software for free. Instead, it has cancelled its CS2 license management servers, so for those with existing licenses it is now offering downloads that do not require contact with the licensing servers. This service is only going to be available for those with existing Adobe CS2 licenses, which will be verified when creating the Adobe account to download the software.

Adobe's popular Creative Suite has been developed way beyond the capabilities of the initial versions of the software; however, older versions such as CS2 are still very powerful image-manipulation and content-creation tools. Still, they are no longer supported by the company and could cause problems or fail to run when installed on computers running the latest versions of OS X or Windows.

Nevertheless, if you have an older computer or have virtual-machine software configured with an older operating system compatible with CS2, then you should be able to get CS2 running. Unfortunately for Mac users, CS2 is a PowerPC application, so it will require the use of either an Intel Mac running OS X 10.4 through 10.6 with the Rosetta translator installed, or the use of an older PowerPC Mac.

The only versions of the OS X client that Apple supports in virtualization are those that do not include the Rosetta translator (OS X 10.7 and higher) which is required for running older PowerPC code on an Intel-based Mac. Therefore, while you can either virtualize the Server versions of OS X 10.6 (which is rather expensive and no longer available) or earlier, or hack virtualization software to allow installation of the OS X 10.6 client, the best option for current Mac users is to perhaps configure a Windows XP virtual machine and install the Windows version of CS2.

The CS2 download requires you to first get an Adobe account and a CS2 license, then download the installer from the CS2 downloads page.

Since this release, the Adobe Web site has been flooded with activity, so you may have to either wait for it to come back online, or access the download links directly through the SlickDeals Web site (the previous link on this page direct-links to Adobe's servers).

http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net

If you want to listen to podcasts, this program is for you. Juice is the premier podcast receiver, allowing users to capture and listen to podcasts anytime, anywhere.

Why should I squeeze Juice?!

Juice is free!
Juice supports more than 15 languages.
Juice supports multiple media players.
Juice is free software licensed under the GPL (open source).
Juice's primary purpose is to manage podcasts.
Juice has a built-in directory with thousands of listed podcast feeds.
Juice has auto cleanup, authentication, centralized feed management and much more.
Juice is accessible for blind and visually impaired users (windows version only).
Juice is fresh!

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Features:

✓ 4 Build Techniques

• Stacked - Create objects by cutting out cross sections and stacking them on top of each other.
• Interlocked - Create slotted assemblies that go together even without adhesive.
• Curve - Define the sweep of your interlocked slices with an editable spline for curvy shapes.
• Radial - Define an axis of rotation around which interlocked slices are assembled, ideal for rounded shapes like bowls.

✓ Custom Materials

• Choose from preset materials or define your own sheet size, thickness and kerf from which to build your project.  Your build plans are automatically updated on the fly to maximize the use of your material, while the 3D view always shows you what your finished product will look like.

✓ Object Size

• Define the final size of your final real-world object and your build plans are updated automatically.  Create objects of any size that you are able to physically cut!

✓ Interactive Slice Direction & Distribution

• Adjust the angle and spacing of your construction using intuitive manipulators to get the look you want.
• Adjust the positioning of individual slices to right where you need them.

✓ Modify Form

• Hollow - Automatically hollow out your model to cut down on final weight, minimize material use, or to create hidden cavities in which to hide treasures.
• Thicken - Thicken your model interactively to make thin parts more manufacturable or to give your model a more cartoony look.
• Shrinkwrap - Great for closing models that have holes or very fine details.  

✓ Assembly Instructions

• Animated assembly instructions let you see how your model will fit together prior to cutting out your parts.
• Once you are ready to put your cut parts together, the assembly animation can also be used to guide you step-by-step.

✓ Save 2D build plans

• Create a free Autodesk account and export your 2D build plans as EPS or PDF files that are ready for cutting with everything from a laser cutter to a bandsaw.

✓ 123D Community

• Access the 123D Community Gallery to download models and projects from users all around the world.
• Share your projects with other users to get feedback and iterate with the global 123D community.

Join the lucrative trade of crystal mining! Navigate through deadly asteroid fields, do battle with menacing pirates and loathsome scavengers, and gather wealth for the purchase of powerful weapons and power-ups in this arcade style asteroids game.

In the year 2149 giant asteroid fields are revealed in the far reaches of space - fields highly concentrated with crystals of incredible value. Suddenly, untold wealth is up for grabs - that is, for those who dare venture to it. Thousands of the bravest pilots and most remorseless pirates blast off to claim (and steal!) their fortunes.

The most ambitious of these individuals call themselves the Argonauts, honest and brave adventurers, one and all. Their ship of choice is the Argo, a dual thruster fighter capable of housing laser blasters as well as missiles, bombs, and other technology to fend off pirates and other aggressors.

Though Argonauts are known to help each-other out in times of great peril, the vast isolation of space holds great dangers. Argonauts constantly battle with pirates and greedy scavengers just to stay alive. As you fly off into the depths of space to join the ranks of the Argonauts you ask yourself, do have what it takes to hold your ground in the chaos of the crystal mines?

- 3D OpenGL graphics
- Weapon store
- Original soundtrack
- Insane dogfights

Systeme Requirement
Mac OS X, G3 400Mhz, 16Mb video card

Whats New (1.21)
Fixed incompatibility with Mac OS X 10.5
Universal Binary
Enhanced Graphics

Κατεβάστε το από εδώ: http://www.danlabgames.com/index.php#/?GameID=argonaut

The True Meaning of Simplicity

Other task lists, GTD apps, and to-do lists may be easy to use. Some have fantastic interfaces, others not so much.

One thing that other to-do lists don't have is simplicity. SimpleTask for Mac brings both a beautiful interface and an unparalleled ease of use to your Mac.


All from the Keyboard

Adding a task is as simple as hitting Enter. From there you can type in your information, and hit Enter again to confirm. You'll never have to move your hands from the keyboard, making adding to your to-do list as simple as writing on a piece of paper.


Choose what's Important

Most other task oriented applications add a number to the dock badge for every task you add. The badge is constantly there, ignored and useless.

SimpleTask allows you to choose which tasks you want to reminded of. Now, if you have an ongoing project or a "whenever it gets done" type job, it won't show in the dock constantly, allowing the dock badge to have its job back.


Way Better than Paper

Sure, we're trying to bring the ease of the paper To-Do list to the computer, but that doesn't mean we're bringing along all its inconveniences as well.

SimpleTask automatically sorts by the date created, but you can drag them into any order you want, to prioritize your way. Tasks can be edited at any time, and if you accidentally delete a task, it's a snap to pop it right back on your Pending Task list.


Filter your Tasks

SimpleTask has a powerful live search feature that is made even more powerful by the ability to filter by Pending, Complete, and now Color Label. This strengthens the power of using colors as categories by being able to pull up any tasks matching your search in any given color.


Work your Way

SimpleTask allows you to use it as a regular application, as a menubar application, or as both at once.

While in the menubar, SimpleTask stays out of your way while keeping you aware of your important tasks.


Κατεβάστε το από εδώ: http://www.simpletaskapp.com/mac.html

Μετά από 3,5 χρόνια συνεχούς ανάπτυξης η νέα έκδοση του αγαπημένου GIMP, του ελεύθερου και… τούμπανου προγράμματος επεξεργασίας εικόνας κυκλοφόρησε! Τα κυριότερα χαρακτηριστικά που περιμέναμε όλοι από αυτήν τη νέα έκδοση είναι ότι η εφαρμογή τρέχει σε ένα ενιαίο παράθυρο (παλιότερα ήταν 3 διαφορετικά), η σε πολύ μεγάλο ποσοστό μεταφορά του πυρήνα της εφαρμογής στην καινούρια τεχνολογία GEGL που θα επιτρέπει τη μη καταστρεπτική επεξεργασία εικόνων και πολύ καλύτερη ποιότητα, καλύτερη υποστήριξη για layers, και άλλα που μπορείτε να δείτε στα release notes!

Να σημειωθεί ότι πριν καιρό, ένας από τους βασικούς developers του gimp για προσωπικούς λόγους είχε αποχωρήσει από την ομάδα ανάπτυξης με αποτέλεσμα η κυκλοφορία της νέας έκδοσης να καθυστερήσει αρκετά (3.5 χρόνια!). Βέβαια, πλέον οι developers ατενίζουν το μέλλον με αισιοδοξία και το μόνο σίγουρο είναι στο μέλλον θα δούμε την ήδη υψηλή ποιότητα της εφαρμογής να ανεβαίνει κατακόρυφα!

Κατεβάστε το από εδώ: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Ένα λογισμικό για την ανάκτηση των Σειριακών Αριθμών και των Κωδικών Πιστοποιήσεως των Λογισμικών σας.

Ανακτά το serial number των iPods, iPads και iPhones που έχετε συνδεδεμένα με την υπηρεσία iTunes, ιδιαιτέρως χρήσιμη δυνατότητα σε περίπτωση κλοπής της συσκευής, προκειμένου να συμπεριληφθεί στην αναφορά σας προς την Αστυνομία.

Λειτουργεί σε Mac OS X 10.5 ή νεώτερο Mac OS.

Κατεβάστε το απο εδώ: http://mac-product-key-finder.com

https://bitbucket.org/dainkaplan/lionscrollbars/downloads

System Preferences in Lion only allows for configuring scrollbars globally. But one setting that applies to all applications does not reflect that for some tasks seeing/not seeing a scrollbar can be crucial (such as always showing a scrollbar for programs where you edit text/code vs. hiding it for web surfing). For those times when you wish you could change the system default for certain applications, now you can! LionScrollbars allows you to configure scrollbar settings on a per-application basis, so you never need to be frustrated by this again!

Current features list:

• Adds thumbnails to Google/Yahoo/Bing search results
• Adds search engines to the default Safari's search tab
• Adds Favicons to tab labels
• Adds keyword search from address bar
• Adds new tab position option (right/left/leftmost/rightmost)
• Adds tab closing using middle mouse button (or CMD-Click)
• Focus last selected tab
• Type-ahead support (auto cmd-f)
• Sets the focus on the search field when opening a new window
• Adds Amazon's information banner on Google/Yahoo/Bing search results
• Adds a "Max Window Size" menu item to resize the Safari window
• Autocomplete search phrase
• Adds bookmark separator
• Adds bookmark actions
• Dated download folders
• Auto-Closes download window
• Undo "Close Tab" (cmd-z)
• Localized to Japanese, French, Polish, German, Spanish, Italian, and Korean

Pre-Safari 5.1 only:

• Re-opens last session when Safari starts
• Adds full-screen browsing capability
• Forms autocomplete always on
• Always open links in a new tab

http://www.machangout.com

In Warzone 2100, you command the forces of The Project in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has almost been destroyed by nuclear missiles.
The game offers campaign, multi-player, and single-player skirmish modes. An extensive tech tree with over 400 different technologies, combined with the unit design system, allows for a wide variety of possible units and tactics.

http://wz2100.net

Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. The game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the stone age to the space age...

http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

Traditionally, chat clients on the Mac have been anything but glamorous. Colloquy is an advanced IRC, SILC & ICB client which aims to fill this void. By adhering to Mac OS X interface conventions, Colloquy has the look and feel of a quality Mac application.

http://colloquy.info

Τώρα πλέον μπορείτε να μεταφέρετε και να δείτε οιονδήποτε τύπο video στην αγαπημένη σας συσκευή με μεγάλη ευκολία!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vlc-media-player/id390885556?mt=8

Hydrogen is an advanced drum machine. It's main goal is to bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming.

http://www.hydrogen-music.org

Ελαφρύ, αξιόπιστο και δωρεάν!

http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/

The Magic Mouse hardware is full of potential — so much more than scrolling and swiping. Sesamouse interprets more motions, letting you zoom and rotate in gesture-capable apps like iPhoto and Preview. It even sends information about each finger on the mouse's surface to software that supports advanced multitouch. Just open Sesamouse to open sesame!

http://calftrail.com/sesamouse/

Spirited Away checks each running application's activity, and if an application isn't active for a certain fixed time, Spirited Away hides the application automatically. It is, in effect, Spirited Away :-)

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15844/spirited-away

SyncMate is probably the only sync tool which allows syncing your Mac with multiple devices simultaneously (Windows Mobile devices and Nokia S40 phones, other Mac and PC computers, Google account and online storage, Sony PSP and USB flash drive). No need to purchase several sync solutions in order to sync your Mac with each device – just download SyncMatе and all supported devices will be synced within one application.

http://mac.eltima.com/sync-mac.html

Ίσως το πιό ισχυρό multiplatform web based ERP.

Υπόκειται στο λογισμικό ανοικτού κώδικα και διατίθεται δωρεάν.

http://www.openbravo.com

HyperDock adds long awaited features to your Dock:

Select single application windows just by moving the mouse on a dock item, use mouse clicks to quickly open new windows and many more.

http://hyperdock.bahoom.de

DiscEject is a little but useful utility for Mac OS X that ejects the stuck CD's and DVD's.

Is very fast and simple, and is successfull while other methods fail.

You just open DiscEject or drag & drop a stuck CD or DVD into him, and the disc (if no application uses it) in 1 second is out!

DiscEject can also be used to eject non-stuck discs!

http://frisbeesoftware.weebly.com/disceject.html

Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS.

Much like the original Cube, the aim of this game is not necessarily to produce the most features & eyecandy possible, but rather to allow map/geometry editing to be done dynamically in-game, to create fun gameplay and an elegant engine.

http://sauerbraten.org

Filemailer is a file sending solution for Mac OS X.

Saving both time and disk space, Filemailer is a handy utility that changes the way people share files via internet.

Millions of people around the world send and receive email whose sole purpose is to transfer files from one computer to another.

Filemailer aims to solve the problem of sharing files between computers while saving space.

http://www.altomac.com/filemailer/

Pod to Mac is an iPod, iPad or iPhone to Mac transfer software that lets users transfer iPhone, iPod Touch and iPod songs, playlists, videos, TV shows and much more to a Mac and into iTunes.

Pod to Mac can rip music from all iPods and iPhones.

Works with or without jail-breaking.

http://www.macroplant.com/podtomac/

Το Time Machine Editor προσφέρει περισσότερη παραμετροποίηση επί των ρυθμίσεων του Time Machine, επιτρέποντάς σας να έχετε απόλυτο έλεγχο του χρονισμού των Backup σας.

http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/

Useful and amusing bits of software for the top-right of your screen!

http://menu.jeweledplatypus.org

Offshoots growing on your desktop or through your windows while you work!

And watch it, they follow your mouse!

Or you can make them grow as a screensaver!

http://projects.digitalwaters.net/index.php?q=offshoots

iPhone Explorer lets you use an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad as if it were in disk mode or a flash drive.

iPhone Explorer is an iPhone browser for Mac & PC that lets you browse the files and folders on your iPhone as if it were a normal USB flash drive or pen drive.

You can use the easy drag-and-drop methods to add or remove files and folders from the iPhone.

Compatible with all iPhones and iPod Touches including the new iPhone 4 and iOS 4 firmware.

http://www.macroplant.com/iphoneexplorer/

Ο OmniWeb συνεχίζει να είναι ο πιό παραμετροποιήσιμος και πιό ευέλικτος Web Browser που έχει κυκλοφορήσει ποτέ γιά Mac OS X.

Η συνεχής προεπισκόπηση όλων των ανοιχτών ιστοσελίδων μέσω μικρογραφιών, η δημιουργία ομάδων ιστοσελίδων και το ταυτόχρονο άνοιγμά τους με μία εντολή, και η δυνατότητα ξεχωριστών ρυθμίσεων ανά ιστοσελίδα, είναι μόνο μερικές από τις απεριόριστες δυνατότητες που προσφέρει ο OmniWeb.

Φυσικά διατίθεται δωρεάν και τον προτείνουμε ανεπιφύλακτα!

http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omniweb/