.Mac, Apple Backup Upgraded

.Mac has been upgraded to 1GB of storage (for email/iDisk). Good news for those using MacFamilyTree who use MacFamilyTree’s .Mac/iDisk publishing feature, as well as those who use .Mac/iDisk in general for publishing their genealogy information (since iDisk makes it easy).

The .Mac website is also now available in French and German.

Apple has also upgraded Backup to Backup 3.0 with new features, including:
* Simple one-step iLife backup
* Flexible backup plans (including scheduled
* Multiple Backup Destinations
* Shared backup to iDisk (between multiple Macs)
* Incremental Backups (saves only when the files have changed – handy for genealogists).

Spotlight for WordPerfect

WordPerfect Spotlight Plug-in

WP Spotlight Plug-in 1.0.1 enables Spotlight search for files created by WordPerfect from version 2.1, including their contents. Besides text content it indexes:

* the version of the WordPerfect document format (2.1 to 4.0)
* the security method (either �None� or �Password Encrypted�)
* the fonts used in the text (search for �Courier�)
* the languages used in the text (search �en� for English, �de� for German)
* the page height and width in points (search for width > 600 to find US Letter but not A4)
* the number of pages (estimated at 1800 characters per page)

Cost: Free
Requires: Mac OS X 10.4. This is a Universal Binary.

GraphicConverter X 5.7

Major release of GraphicConverter X – version 5.7

Release Notes (lemkesoft.de)

Software: Highlight (Spotlight Utility)

Those of you using Mac OS X 10.4, that have accumulated a lot of files containing genealogy information, if your files are not being searched through Spotlight, there is a utility, Highlight that allows you to import items to the Spotlight index via Drag & Drop which are not indexed by default…. It can also display Spotlight related info for items…. This is a free utility.

Update: Reunion Planner 6.3

Reunion Planner has been updated to 6.3 (OS X, OS 8x, and Windows versions).

Reunion Planner is the ultimate tool for planning and coordinating family, high school, college, company or military reunions. This easy-to-use software program organizes information into concise records, drastically reducing paperwork. It features a complete address book, integrated mail merge, budget planner, mailing labels, photo name badges and much, much more.

Cost: $59.95

Official Site

Requirements: MacOS 8.1, OS X 10.1

Changes:

* Added Nickname to Booklet Print Options
* Added Options to List Printouts
* Added married couples names to Labels
* Added Other Income Revenue to Budget Summary
* Fixed 5163/8163 Label layout
* Budget totals calculate automatically
* Increased photo size 25% on 5392 name badge
* Updated the WEB LINKS module
* Removed ‘numeric only’ restrictions on phone number entries

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