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Sat, 20 Mar 2004

Web Dumper 2.0

Maxprog is proud to present another update of its web tool product named 'Web Dumper' a full featured internet tool that allows users to download web sites for offline browsing. Available in English, French, Italian and Spanish.

What's new in this release?



- Mac OS X version now includes a standard toolbar with most used

functions.

- New Pause/Resume function.

- Minimum cookie handling. (not Javascript instantiated)

- Italian localized version.

- Dumped files icons are now set to defaults on Mac OS X, Mac OS

8.x/9.x and Windows.

- Queue list icons are now set to defaults on Mac OS X and Windows.

- Redesigned interface.

- Downloads are now 6x faster.

- Download queue is now x6 faster.

- URL parser is now 3x faster.



If you are viewing a Web site with your browser and you decide that you would like to make a copy of it on your hard drive, you have to manually save each page as you view it along with embedded pictures, sounds and so on. This can be a very long and tedious process, and in many cases it's more trouble than it's worth. It doesn't have to be that way, however, as Web Dumper makes this whole process very fast and easy.



With Web Dumper you can download entire Web sites off of the Internet, and save them on your hard drive for later offline browsing. Downloaded Web sites are saved on your hard drive with their directory structure intact. Web Dumper automatically downloads HTML documents along with their embedded pictures, sounds, movies and so on while it screens them to look for any enclosed links to other documents.



Web Dumper lets you select which kinds of file you want to be dumped between more than 60 available standard types, the folder depth level, how links must be processed and if it must re-link your HTML documents for offline browsing.





Features



- Able to send Text or HTML mails in a way mail client software always

- Multi-thread with user definable time-out.

- High-speed downloading with bandwidth selector.

- Smart definable spider engine including across Web Sites.

- Include/Exclude Filters with more than 60 standard MIME file types.

- Duplicate file database and duplicate rejection.

- Links Explorer with definable depth level.

- Re-Link documents locally for offline browsing.

- Complete HTTP error and link checking and handling.

- Detailed file download monitoring.

- Authentication support for password-protected sites.

- Proxy server support.

- Native versions for Mac OS X and Mac OS Classic.





Download



You can get MaxBulk in five different languages, MacOS or X at:



MacOS X:



MacOS Classic:


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Loan Calc 1.5.4

Loan Calc is an easy-to-use tool intended to calculate loans and mortgages repayments in a very simple way.

Loan Calc calculates repayments amount, monthly and total interest, total repayments and generates a full repayment list from a start date. Loan Calc is currency-independent so it can be used with Dollars, Francs, Marks, Pounds,...or whatever you like. Just use a dot or a comma for decimals depending on your system settings.



Loan Calc let you select both period and interest compounding from continuous (compounding only), weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannually and annualy.



Furthermore Loan Calc allows you to save all the repayment list to a text file or an Excel sheet.



Mac OS X: http://www.maxprog.com/shareware/LoanCalc_X.sit

Mac OS Classic: http://www.maxprog.com/shareware/LoanCalc.sit

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iCompositions rolls out new features and a contest

iCompositions is proud to announce a slew of new features! Auditorium 2.0 is a huge improvement over their revolutionary Auditorium 1.0.

The new version features an iTunes-feel, easier navigation, and Hover Album Art. From the beginning, the Auditorium has been the premier venue for showcasing your talent. Now, it's better than ever, stocked with more than 1100 compositions, and ready for more! The new homepage for iCompositions is meant to follow in the footsteps of Apple and be more user-centric. It features news, recent articles, Featured Artists, Featured Compositions, and Tips/Downloads of the week.


iCompositions is also proud to offer a new service that allows users to upgrade their free 50 MB of space to 250 MB of space. Despite the fact that iCompositions offers users the most free upload space of any GarageBand Community, they're ready to give out mroe. Allowing you to share 5 times the number of compositions, becoming a Rock Star is the best way to showcase your talents.


The newly revised downloads section features information about every download. The downloads section is now the most complete resource for the GarageBand user.


But if that isn't enough, iCompositions is pleased to announce its 5th contest for Best Song! Upload your GarageBand-created entries to this Genre for a chance to win free Rock Star status for a year with 250 MB of storage space! Contest ends Thursday, April 1st 6:00 P.M. EST.


By continuing to innovate and set the bar high for GarageBand communities, iCompositions has become the leading venue for sharing GarageBand compositions.

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