Nisus Writer Express 2.5

Nisus Writer Express 2.5 has been released to the world (although preview/Release Candidates with most of the new features have been available for several weeks, for those wanting a sneak peek). This is a free upgrade for previous users of Nisus Writer Express from 1.0 on up. Nisus Software refers to Nisus Writer Express as the “writers word processor”. Next to Mellel, this is one of the most popular non-Microsoft commercial word processors (the jury is still out on Apple’s Pages).

Supported formats: RTF, MS Word PC 97-2003, MS Word Mac 1998-2004, Nisus Writer Classic (read only), Plain Text and Unicode, Word Perfect 6-11 PC, AbiWord, RTFD, PDF.

Among the new features in version 2.5:

* Right to Left Text Input
* Bullets and Numbering
* LinkBack Support
* Improved Style Sheet Navigator
* Faster File Opening
* Insert Hyperlink
* Built-in Tables
* User-defined styles
* Footnotes
* Document endnotes
* Section endnotes
* Smart Quotes
* Highlighter
* Save as PDF
* Improved support for reading and writing RTF
* Improved support for Reading and Writing Word documents

Requires: Mac OS X 10.3. $69.

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BibDesk 1.1.6

BibDesk 1.1.6 is ready for download.

BibDesk is a graphical BibTeX-bibliography manager for Mac OS X. BibDesk is designed to help organize and use bibliographic databases in BibTeX .bib format. In addition to manual typing, BibDesk lets you drag & drop or cut & paste .bib files into the bibliographic database and automatically opens files downloaded from PubMed. BibDesk also keeps track of electronic copies of literature on your computer and allows for searching your database through several keys.

BibDesk integrates well with TeX for creating citations and bibliographies. This integration includes a Citation search completion service, and drag & drop (cut & paste) support for adding citations to TeX files.

Version 1.1.6 offers a large number of bug fixes as well as new features over 1.1.5 (calling it version 1.2.0 might have been more appropriate). Among the new features – copying the entire PDF from TeX preview and editor drawer, interface improvements including a progress indicator added to the TeX preview window, a Find and Replace feature has been added in certain areas (only if you are running Mac OS X 10.3+), and improved URL/webloc handling features.

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EndNote 9

EndNote 9 has been released by ResearchSoft – this is a major release for the bibliography tool. EndNotes allows you to search online bibliographic databases, organize references and images, and create instant bibliographies. Using EndNote 9 you can work faster with increased performance, connect to more data sources worldwide, and share customized libraries with colleagues easily.

Some of the new or upgraded features include:

* Better connectivity to data sources
* Better performance
* Spotlight Integration
* With Microsoft Word X and higher, there is a “cite while you write” mode.

Cost: $330 full, $100 upgrade, $;110 student.

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.6

There is a free trial available. You can read the press release/announcement of this software at the developer’s website.

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.

GlobalBooks

Courtesy of MacUpdate.com, I came across another bibliographic information utility:GlobalBooks

GlobalBooks is a freeware application designed to serve as a bibliographic information utility. A Quick Glance at GlobalBooks:

* Rapid Search Results
* Extensive Book Information
* Instant MLA or APA Formatted Bibliographies
* Online Price Gathering
* Author Quotations
* eBook Gathering
* Easy to Use Interface

You can find screenshots here

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