Please note: despite of this software can do the import from the iTunes book library, it works with DRM-FREE BOOKS ONLY!
The 3.X has been heavily rewritten, some parts from scratch according to the latest Apple’s OS changes. It is incredibly lightweight and fast, using its own high performance book database and improved graphics.
QuickLook plugin for e-books in ePub and FB2 formats. Generates QL previews and thumbnails in Finder. It will be also available as a part of BookReader 2.2 on the Mac App Store. Supported file extensions: epub, fb2, fbz (compressed fb2)
iNetMonitor is a fully customizable desktop utility (like a dashboard widget) for the up- and download speed measurements on your Mac. It draws a histogram chart for the better visual network activity monitoring and calculates the current traffic speed updated every second. It could be useful when you want to check up your overall downloading rate, etc.
This is a very first release, only a histogram chart is drawn in this version. It can draw chart directly on the Dock icon, or on the pushpinnable transparent resizable desktop window.
Supported localizations: English, Italian, Russian.
Download the latest version: iNetMonitor is available from the Mac App Store
Desktop Manager is a free virtual desktop manager that places an unobtrusive desktop pager in the menubar and allows fast switching of desktops either with hotkeys or by clicking in the pager. It is designed to be fast, lightweight, and Just Works. It is released under the GNU General Public License.
DesktopManager was originally written by Rich Wareham for Tiger PPC platforms, but his work on this project was stopped in 2005, arriving to the 0.5.3 version. The source code of original 0.5.3 version can be found on http://desktopmanager.berlios.de.
Personally I have found his work excellent, but rather incomplete lacking some basic features such as windows moving and dragging over the virtual desktops, windows sticking and so on. And, obviously, it had to be ported to the modern Intel MacOSX 10.5.X platforms. So, 10.05.2009 I started to work on it in order to improve this code and adopt for my own needs.
WHAT’S NEW IN THIS VERSION?
Well, although there is a lot of work should be done yet, something has begun to come out. I have versioned this release as 0.5.5 jumping over my internal 0.5.4 version I’m currently using for the test purposes.
Porting to MacOSX 10.5.6 using XCode (version 3.1.2) and its framework libraries. A lot of obsolete and deprecated function calls was changed. Although this version still contain some of these deprecated calls, it can be considered as a quite stable version.
A new transition effect was added: Flipping, very cool 3D effect.
Moving windows over the virtual desktops is implemented. This could be done from the main menu or from the keyboard shortcuts.
Dragging windows over the virtual desktops using active screen edges is implemented. It needs some rework in order to remove some flickering, but it works good.
Now, what the basic key features of DesktopManager? The following cames from Rich Wareham’s site:
Have any number of named virtual ‘screens’ (up to available memory) to arrange your programs on. Have one screen to keep your mail programs, one for web-browsing, one for work. The possibilities are almost endless.
Exciting switch transitions to make all your Windows/Linux using friends green with envy.
Control switching via fully configurable ‘hotkeys’.
Get an instant overview of your desktops via a status-bar based ‘pager’.
Move windows around in desktops via a desktop-based ‘pager’.
Desktop pager compatible with CodeTek VirtualDesktop skins.
Move windows between desktops easily via status-bar menu or Expose’-like ‘Operations Menu’.
Sticky window support – have one window on all desktops.
Active edge support – switch desktop when the mouse moves past the edge of the screen.
Desktop notification bezel – pops up on desktop switch to help you orient yourself.
Current desktop name available on desktop background to help you keep track.
Small, unobtrusive app – can be made to be totally invisible if you want. Designed to get out of your way and act like a part of the OS.
NetMonitor is a dashboard widget for the up- and download speed measurements on your Mac. It draws a histogram chart for the better visual network activity monitoring and calculates the current traffic speed updated every second. It could be useful when you want to check up your overall downloading rate, etc.
This is a very first release, only a histogram chart is drawn in this version.
Supported localizations: English, Italian, Russian.
Download the latest version:NetMonitor v.1.0
License: Freeware
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