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Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, Universal Binary

Opera 9 goes Universal

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jun 20th, 2006

Opera, the little browser that could (and did - go free, that is), has finished its beta and reached version 9, going Universal in the process. New features include:

a built-in BitTorrent client
adding your favorite search engines to Opera's search bar simply by right-clicking them
site-specific preferences for cookies, pop-ups, etc.
thumbnail previews of tabs when hovering over them
widgets (hey, at least they didn't call 'em 'gadgets')
customizable content blocker
and more

This version definitely seems snappier now that it's Universal, and (say what you have to) these new enhancements like a built-in BitTorrent client show that Opera is blazing a trail faster than its competition. Give this version a whirl if you haven't touched Opera in a while but are still curious about it. If you need help with a browser transition, why not check out some of the del.icio.us tools (like my personal favorite: Delibar) we've blogged that take the 'bookmarks bar' out of the browser and into Mac OS X's menubar, removing the need for worrying about which browser you're using.

Tags: bittorrent, block, blocker, blocking, browser, client, content, engine, engines, opera, preferences, search, tab, tabs, thumbnail, thumbnails, torrent

Filed under: Cool tools, Productivity, Internet Tools

Saft 8.3.0

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Apr 24th, 2006

PimpMySafari noticed that Saft, a vital Safari plug-in, has been updated to version 8.3.0. New and updated features include:

New feature: AutoComplete always on
New feature: Tab thumbnails (like Shiira’s Tab Expose, not Omniweb style)
Improvement: Also restore tab history when undoing closing tab
Improvement: Undo support for closing other tabs

Saft is available from haoli and sells for $12 for either Panther or Tiger, though the Tiger version is the only one being updated. A demo is available, but if you're already an owner, you can snag the 8.3.0 upgrade from haoli's Saft for Tiger download page.

Tags: addon, autocomplete, extra, features, plug-in, plugin, Safari, Saft, tab, tabs, thumbnails

Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Freeware

Batch process your images with SmallImage

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Apr 3rd, 2006

SmallImage is a nice piece of freeware for anyone who works with a lot of photos all day long. Just drop a folder full of images into SmallImage's main window, and you can remove your photos' embedded profiles, resize them, create thumbnails and then re-compress them with one click. As you can see from the screen shot to the right, SmallImage also provides a great deal of information on each image, like size, camera information, compression and metadata information. You can even remove or create your own preview icon for any image.

SmallImage requires Mac OS 10.3.9 and is free.

[Via FreeMacWare]

Tags: compression, downloadsquad, metdata, photo processing, PhotoProcessing, smallimage, thumbnails

Filed under: Widget Watch

Widget Watch: iPhoto Mini

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Dec 24th, 2005

The iPhoto Mini is definitely one of the better-made iPhoto widgets I've seen available. Its function is pretty straight-forward: the widget can browse thumbnail-size images of the pictures you have in your iPhoto albums. A drop-down menu contains a list of all your albums, complete with total image counts in each album. Nice 'n sweet. It works well, and moves quickly even through large albums, but I wish it could interact with iPhoto. It'd be great if double-clicking an image opened that pic in iPhoto, or if maybe even images were drag-and-droppable. Oh well, a widget user can hope, can't he?

Tags: albums, iphoto, mini, thumbnails, widget

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