Linotype releases critical FontExplorer X 1.2.3 Update

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Linotype released FontExplorer 1.2.3 Update hot on the heels of the Leopard 10.5.2 Update. The Apple update 'broke' FontExplorer X 1.2.2 and caused a number of issues from applications not opening, installations failing, and applications crashing, amongst other things.

The new version can be downloaded
here, and is a recommended update for all Linotype FontExplorer X users.

Image Tricks : Free (and fun) image manipulation

Image Tricks from BeLight Software harnesses the power of Mac OS X's core graphics framework to allow you to edit and manipulate images with advanced visual effects and filters, and to create unique backgrounds and patterns. There is a Pro version which adds more filters and image generators.
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• Image Tricks is a Universal Binary, and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later, and is Leopard compatible.

Integrity : Website link-checking made easy!

If you manage or create website, one of the more essential but tedious tasks is to maintain the integrity of the links - you move files or pages around, or external sites disappear.

Rather than have to manually click each link on your website to test its validity, then have to go back and check the next one,
Integrity, a freeware* utility from Sheila Dixon of PeacockMedia will do that for you. Feed it your home page address (url) and Integrity will follow all of your internal links to find your pages, checking the server response code for all internal and external links found. It will then deliver a report, allowing you to go in and fix the highlighted broken links.

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* Sheila is happy to accept donations to buy her a drink if you appreciate her efforts!

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