Connectix has temporarily removed the Speed Doubler update that we reported on in yesterday's collection of TidBITS Updates. According to a message on the Speed Doubler download page, some people have received a "resource not found" error message upon running the updater

After installing Mac OS 8, QuicKeys users have encountered problems with installed contextual menu commands not appearing on menus and with the Close Window and Zoom Window Mousies not working

Qualcomm has released the final version of the $199 Eudora Internet Mail Server 2.0 (EIMS), which provides significant enhancements over the still-available free EIMS 1.2

Yesterday, Bare Bones Software announced an update to BBEdit, a widely used text, HTML, and programming editor. According to the press release, the new BBEdit 4.5.1 supports HTML tags for style sheets, frames, scripts, and applets, plus provides enhanced HTML updating and validation

Earlier today, Connectix posted an English updater for Speed Doubler that takes the recently released Speed Doubler 8.0 to 8.0.1 (see our MailBIT in TidBITS 402 for more Speed Doubler 8 information)

One of our favorite topics is telecommuting, since it's a waste of time, energy, and resources for hundreds of thousands of people to drive to work just so they can work on a computer or talk on the telephone

Two recent announcements show Apple taking steps to improve sales. Yesterday, an Apple press release noted that Apple has increased its emphasis on two of its U.S

Today, Aladdin began shipping StuffIt Deluxe 4.5, the more-powerful, commercial version of Aladdin's suite of non-commercial compression software that offers extensive file compression and encoding features

Those who rushed out to buy Riven should take note of the Riven Updater 1.01 before immersing themselves in the five-CD software adventure. According to the Riven FAQ & Updates page, the Riven Updater clears up problems with rotating domes and turning on the light near the water at the end of a tunnel

Myst, a CD-ROM-based adventure game created by Cyan, is known for its fantastical images and immersive play. In 1993, Myst took the computer world by storm and continues to enjoy a record-breaking run on PC Data's top ten best seller list for software games, with more than 3.5 million copies sold

TidBITS reader Cerebus the Aadvark sent us email commenting on the RSA Data Security Challenge coverage in TidBITS 402. We noted that Peter Stuer's Intel-based PC from the STARlab Bovine Team solved the RSA 56-bit challenge

Microsoft today released a new converter for transferring presentations between PowerPoint 4.0 for Macintosh and PowerPoint 8.0 for Windows 95 (also known as PowerPoint 97)

In today's stock market crash, which resulted in trading being halted on the New York Stock Exchange, it was interesting to note that Apple stock rose +3/16, whereas many other technology stocks fell sharply, including Intel's -5 1/4 drop, Motorola's -4 3/4 drop, and Microsoft's -6 1/2 drop

Lemke Software has released GraphicConverter 3.0. GraphicConverter has long been a shareware favorite for manipulating graphics, thanks to its extensive feature set and affordable price (U.S

Intuit this week announced the availability of Quicken Deluxe '98 and Quicken Basic '98 for Macintosh and Windows. The press release notes few features but does give pricing: the Deluxe version costs $59.98 and comes with a coupon worth $20 to those who upgrade