TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 5 July 2010

HoudahSpot 3.0 — Houdah Software has released a major update to HoudahSpot, the file search tool that provides an alternative interface to Mac OS X’s Spotlight. HoudahSpot 3.0 adds several new features, including file tagging capabilities, user interface elements that provide easy access to tagging features and templates, and tag-based searching. HoudahSpot’s menu bar item has also been improved such that clicking it opens the Blitzsearch window, while right-clicking it opens a menu listing the program’s templates. ($30 new, $5 upgrade or free for purchases in 2010, 2.5 MB)

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Adobe Acrobat and Reader 9.3.3 — Adobe Acrobat 9.3.3 and Reader 9.3.3 are security updates to the longstanding PDF creation and viewing applications. The updates address several critical vulnerabilities, including one in Flash 10.0.45.2 that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of a user’s system after a program crash. There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild, so we recommend updating right
away. (Free update, 86.62/8.03 MB)

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WireTap Studio 1.1.1 — Ambrosia Software has released a minor update to its audio recording and editing tool WireTap Studio. Version 1.1.1 fixes unspecified iPhone ringtone issues when working with iTunes 9.2, enhances the Silence Removal feature, increases MP3 variable bit rate encoding speeds, and fixes a crashing bug that occurred when editing files while loading a waveform. ($69 new, free update, 23.7 MB)

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HP/Epson Printer Drivers 2.4.1/2.4 for Mac OS X 10.6 — Apple has released several updates to its printer drivers for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The updates include the latest drivers for printers from HP (version 2.4.1) and Epson (version 2.4). More information on installing printer software updates, including a list of supported printers, is available on Apple’s Web site. (Free, 387.47/737.48 MB)

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