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Mon, 30 Aug 2004

iGetter v2.0 for Mac OS X released

August 30, 2004 - Presenta Ltd. is pleased to announce the new release of iGetter
version 2.0 for Mac OS X.


iGetter is a full featured download manager and accelerator. With iGetter you
can get the most out of your Internet connection (dial-up, wireless, cable,
DSL, T1 etc.). iGetter can greatly improve the speed of your downloads using
segmented (accelerated) downloading. In addition it allows auto resume on broken
downloads, queue filtering by various criteria, history list, scheduling downloads
for low traffic periods, auto redial on broken connection, auto hang-up and
shut down on completion, and much more.


New In Version 2.0:


- Completely rewritten download engine. The new engine uses native Mac OS X
sockets from the UNIX layer, which overcomes bottlenecks of Carbon and Cocoa
network layers.

- The new engine is fully preemptive multitasking and uses native Mac OS X pthreads
from the UNIX layer, which increases the performance of the application especially
on multiprocessor systems.

- Completely rewritten application architecture to use a modern event driven
model, which decreases significantly CPU and memory usage (in idle mode iGetter
uses around 0% CPU time).

- DNS requests are now completely multithreaded.

- iGetter downloads 40% faster than its previous version (calculation was made
on 100mbps Ethernet connection).

- Included support for HTTP SSL protocol as well as FTP over SSL (implicit and
explicit) protocols.

- Optimized disk write operations, which greatly improve the overall download
speed.

- Integration with the FileAvenue.net web service. This feature allows the latest
new and most popular files of the FileAvenue.net downloads library to appear
directly in iGetter.

- Included a Site Manager that allows limitation of the overall number of connections
for particular servers.

- The entire application is optimized for Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther".


- New Interface with a new look and feel.

- Included Metallic interface with an option to switch between Aqua and Metallic
interfaces.

- A full set of 25 function icons professionally designed for both Aqua and
Metallic interfaces.

- New professionally designed preferences interface.

- New powerful grouping functions.

- Included a history list for all finished downloads.

- Included new search function with an option to search in the queue, history
list or FileAvenue downloads library. Results appear in separate groups.

- Included ability for manual insertion of mirror servers for each download.

- Added contextual menu support for Safari and Camino.

- Improved integration of iGetter with Safari to handle dmg files.

- iGetter is localized for English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, Simplified
Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Turkish languages, allowing our International
users to use it in their native language.


Key Features of iGetter:


- iGetter resumes broken downloads, checking date and size.

- iGetter supports Segmented (Accelerated) downloading. This basic feature of
iGetter can greatly improve the speed of your downloads.

- iGetter supports HTTP and FTP protocols as well as HTTPS and FTP over SSL
implicit and explicit protocols.

- iGetter integrates with the FileAvenue.net web service. This feature allows
the latest new and most popular files of the FileAvenue.net downloads library
to appear directly in iGetter.

- iGetter supports searching of file mirrors for additional acceleration of
downloads.

- iGetter includes a Site Manager that allows limitation of the overall number
of connections for particular servers.

- iGetter analyzes every server response to prevent damage to your file downloads.

- iGetter integrates with Internet Browsers via a contextual menu for hyperlinks.

- iGetter integrates with Internet Browsers, by monitoring clicks of hyperlinks
(using browser plugins technology).

- iGetter supports browser cookies. Now you can download from servers that require
cookies from your computer like MP3.com or other services.

- iGetter integrates with Dock showing the average download speed on the iGetter
Dock Icon.

- With the iGetter Dock Icon control menu, you can easily control iGetter while
it is hidden.

- iGetter supports the drag and drop technology and with its Target Icon you
can easily download any dragable link or file with Internet location.

- iGetter supports monitoring of your clipboard for Internet addresses.

- iGetter can process all web page links for downloading in the queue.

- iGetter allows you to preview the contents of 'zip' compressed files before
you download them.

- iGetter lets you organize your file downloads with different priorities, and
automatically downloads them in the correct order.

- iGetter includes a history list for all finished downloads.

- iGetter includes search function with an option to search the queue, history
list or FileAvenue downloads library. Results appear in separate groups.

- iGetter includes three types of queue filters that automatically show downloads
in accordance with various criteria.

- iGetter supports multiple selections in the queue to perform group operations
over file downloads.

- With iGetter you can easily control every download job. You can start, pause
or let iGetter automatically download your files.

- iGetter includes Metallic interface with an option to switch between Aqua
and Metallic interfaces.

- Its user-friendly interface offers you convenience and ease-of-use as you
begin to download with iGetter.

- iGetter autodetects your connection to the Internet. It can automatically
reconnect a PPP connection until all pending downloads are done.

- iGetter can schedule your downloads for low traffic periods (i.e. 4 in the
morning).

- iGetter can Hang Up the PPP connection and Shut down the computer when all
files in the queue are finished.

- iGetter lets you use a virus scanner program that you have on your computer
to auto-scan downloaded files.

- iGetter has a fully preemptive multitasking engine using native Mac OS X pthreads
from the UNIX layer, which increases the performance of the application especially
on multiprocessor systems.

- iGetter can limit your download speed, to allow you to download files and
still use your web browser without loss of performance.

- iGetter supports Internet Config. (Internet Config allows central Internet
configuration for all applications, including iGetter.)

- iGetter supports HTTP, Tunnel and FTP Proxies, and Socks Firewalls (4, 4a,
5).

- iGetter supports the standard URL suite for AppleScript and is fully scriptable.

- iGetter is localized for English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, Simplified
Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Turkish languages, allowing our International
users to use it in their native language.

- iGetter is developed using C/C++ with Metrowerks development tools, which
has resulted in an efficient, and responsive program.


System Requirements:


- Mac OS X v10.2 or later


Pricing and Availability:


iGetter 2.0 is shareware. iGetter can be evaluated for as long as it's needed
to decide if it suits the user's needs. All registered users will get free support
by email and free upgrades in the major 2.x versions.


A Single User License for iGetter is $25. A Home & Work (Desktop &
Mobile) two-license pack is $35. Site Licenses are also available at a discount.
For further information on Site License discounts, please contact us at sales@presenta.net.


Customers that purchased iGetter since June 1, 2003 receive a free upgrade
to iGetter 2.0. For those that purchased iGetter prior to this date, a paid
upgrade is available on our Web Store: http://www.igetter.net/store/ . The upgrade
fee for iGetter v2.0 is $15 US.


The new version 2.0 of iGetter is available immediately for download from:
http://www.iGetter.net/downloads.html


For more information about iGetter visit its web site at: http://www.iGetter.net/


Contact Information:

Presenta Ltd.

http://www.presenta.net/

mailto:office@presenta.net


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BBEdit 8.0 released

Bare Bones Software has released BBEdit 8.0, a major update to their popular text editor.


New features in 8.0 include:


  • Text Factories, which allow multiple tasks to be applied to one or more files, like PhotShop Actions.
  • Preview Server support allows you to preview web pages containing PHP, JSP, or other server-side processing within BBEdit.
  • Built-In HTML Tidy Tool
  • Improved CSS support & HTML syntax checking
  • Enhanced Source Control Management, including support for Perforce SCM
  • Codeless Language Modules for syntax coloring
  • Improved command line tool & bbdiff tool for comparing files
  • Multiple documents can be edited in a single window.


BBEdit 8.0 is a $49 upgrade for owners of BBEdit 7.0 or earlier versions.

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Mac OS X Developers, Here's an Idea!

Mac Games and More has a posted a selection of Mac OS X Accessible Software, as well as a call to action article for Mac OS X developers.

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Today is the last day to sign up for your free VIP Pass for the South Beach iPod Garage Party

Today is the last day to sign up for your free VIP Pass for the South Beach iPod Garage Party

Today is your last chance to sign up for your free VIP Pass for the South Beach iPod Garage Party, which takes place this Wednesday, September 1st, on Miami Beach. The VIP Pass entitles you and your party to free admission and more. Bring your iPod, and you'll be eligible to be the DJ for up to twelve minutes and compete for more than $600 worth of prizes, including an iPod mini. Don't feel like playing DJ? No problem! We'll also be giving out an additional $500 worth of iPod-related random door prizes to attendees. Oh, and be sure to arrive early: the first one hundred people to arrive will receive a complimentary copy of the inaugural issue of Playlist Magazine, in addition to being eligible for all the other great prizes. See you there:

South Beach iPod Garage Party
open to the general public
from 5:00 to 11:00 pm
Wednesday, September 1st
at La Spiaggia
3500 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach

For more information, visit iPodGarageParty.com

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