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CNS Menu 1.0 from Comm-Unity Networking Systems allows you to place hierarchal menus anywhere on a FileMaker layout. When a menu item is chosen, a script within the database of your choice is executed. Menus can have any number of sub-menus and be displayed with a variety of styles and bullet marks.

Troi File Plug-in 3.0.1 for FileMaker Pro 7 helps you access and manipulate information stored outside of FileMaker Pro databases. This version makes use of the new extended plug-in API of FileMaker 7. Calls to the plug-in's functions now support Unicode, as well as more and bigger parameters.

USB Debug Kit for Mac OS X 10.3.5 enables you to log USB activity. The kit includes the USB Prober application and the usblogger terminal tool for monitoring USB activity.

Mac OS X Server Admin Tools 10.3.5 installs updated versions of Mac OS X Server 10.3 administration software.

VPN Tracker 3 from equinux is VPN client software for Mac OS X. It provides seamless compatibility with most leading VPN vendors and to more than 150 gateway devices. Version 3 adds IPsec Extended Authentication (XAUTH), support for DNS servers on a remote network, and a completely redesigned user interface.

OmniWeb 5.0.1 from The Omni Group is a sophisticated web browser, based on Safari's fast and compatible WebCore engine, and built exclusively for Mac OS X. New features include a tab drawer, saved browsing sessions, greatly enhanced bookmarks, page marking, improved search shortcuts, site-specific preferences, and more.

Technical Q&A: Unsolicited About Boxes

Sample Code: dist_fft

ZonicKRM 1.0 allows developers to securely submit payments to Kagi from within their application and lets users instantly register their products while the application runs. It can be used from either Carbon or Cocoa applications, and supports Xcode and CodeWarrior. The user interface is localized for six languages.

For more development tools:
Macintosh Products Guide
Mac OS X Downloads

Apimac Secret Folder 2.6.4 for Mac OS X is a shareware application that lets you hide a folder and its contents. It provides you with an easy, fast way to protect documents and keep them from being seen, modified, or erased by others.

OnMyCommandCM 1.6.1 from Abracode is a free contextual menu plug-in for executing command line instructions, shell scripts, and AppleScripts. It also allows you create GUI applets for shell scripts. This version adds support for shell scripts, an option for designating which applications the command should or should not show, and the ability to build droplet dialogs directly in Interface Builder.

Technical Q&A: Sequence Grabber - Video capture with multiple IIDC cameras

Creative Essentials from Allume is collection of affordable creative tools for design professionals and hobbyists. The suite includes top-rated design, graphics, fonts, and animation software from Corel, Daz3D, Bitstream, and Toon Boom.

Spongefork 3.0.2 is a live-performance tool, softsynth, and sample processing application. This release adds pitch tracking from an input or a soundfile, live input processing, a five-stage multitap delay processor, a playlist manager, expanded MIDI control, and more.

WebObjects Development (Advanced) September 6-10 in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UNITED KINGDOM

Cocoa Development (Introduction) September 13-17 in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UNITED KINGDOM

Internet Development with WebObjects (Introduction) September 27-October 1 in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UNITED KINGDOM

PostgreSQL Bootcamp October 4-8 in Atlanta, GA

PHP 5 Bootcamp October 18-22 in Atlanta, GA

AppleScript Pro Training Sessions November 8-12 in Newport, RI

Ongoing: Apple Training Courses

Ongoing: FileMaker Professional Foundation Training Series II

IBC September 9-14 in Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS

Borland Conference (BorCon) 2004 September 11-15 in San Jose, CA

European Borland Conference September 27-October 1 in Frankfurt, GERMANY

Web 2.0 Conference October 5-7 in San Francisco, CA

4D Summit Conference 2004 October 19-22 in New Orleans, LA

Educause October 19-22 in Denver, CO

Blender Conference 2004 October 22-24 in Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS

O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference October 25-28 in Santa Clara, CA

EuroBSDCon 2004 October 29-31 in Karlsruhe, GERMANY

SC2004: High Performance Computing, Networking and Storage Conference November 6-12 in Pittsburgh, PA

European Revolution Conference November 14-16 in MALTA

MacExpo 2004 November 18-20 in London, UNITED KINGDOM