Software
Accounting
QuickBooks Pro Edition 5.0 for Mac, from Intuit (888/ 246-8848, www.quickbooks.com): The business-management app returns to the Mac platform with this version for OS 9 and OS X. New features include a Report Finder feature and P0F capabilities ($300; upgrade, $180).
Communication
Eudora 5.2, from Qualcomm (800/238-3672, www.eudora.com): The latest version of the POP and SMTP e-mail client offers improved filtering,
support for Kerberos V authentication, and Secure Sockets Layer e-mail security for OS X 10.2 users. Version 5.2 runs on OS 8.1 and higher ($40; upgrade. $30, or free for users who've paid for the software in the last year).
Cross-Platform
PC MacLAN 9.0, from Miramar Systems (800/862-2526, www.miramar.com): The Mac-to-PC connectivity software has been updated to support files larger than 2GB, as well as long file names and long petitions. In addition, it supports AppleTalk Filing Protocol 3.0 and expands printer support. The latest update fully supports OS X 10.2 while continuing to run on OS 7.5 and higher ($199; upgrade, $69 for version 8.1 users, $99 for all other versions).
Virtual PC 6.0, from Connectix (650/571-5100, www.connectix.com): This version of the Windows-emulation program includes speed increases for OS X 10.2 users, and it allows Windows' Start menu and active Windows applications to appear in the Dock. It also has the ability to mount disk-image files on OS X desktops as volumes (DOS version, $129; Windows XP Home and Windows 98 versions, $219 each; Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional versions, $249 each; upgrade, $99).
Text Editors
BBEdit 7.0, from Bare Bones Software (781/687-0700, www.barebones.com): The updated HTML and text editor lets users configure multiple Web sites via preferences and then work with files from any of the defined sites. It also adds Syntax coloring support for ASP/VBScript as well as support for XHTML 1.1. Textediting enhancements include support for selecting and operating on rectangular regions of text. It runs on OS 9.2.2 and later, including OS X ($179; upgrade, $59).
Utilities
Two utilities from Casady & Greene (800/359-4920, www.casadyg.com): iData Pro Xis the OS X version of the information database. The updated version has Palm connectivity and the ability to import OS X's Mail mailboxes ($40; upgrade, $20). Spell Catcher for X is the OS X version of the spelling-checker utility. New features include a Check Selection window and the ability to run in both the native and Classic layers of OS X ($40; upgrade, $20).
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