bits and pieces
Bits on Wheels 1.0.6
Bits on Wheels is a BitTorrent client more>>
Dont forget to setup/check your Preferences when using version 1.0.x for the first time.
Please visit the Bits on Wheels page for all your technical questions, suggestions, bug reports...
You will also find screenshots, news, etc.
And dont forget to check the often-updated News page too !
Enhancements:
New:
- You can now click and rotate/move/zoom the 3D Swarm view ! Use the command/option/control keys while dragging to move/zoom/rotate the view.
- new 3D Swarm representation : Vertical Race ! Peers start at the bottom and raise up as they complete a torrent.
- new 3D tools palette lets you rotate and zoom the 3D view. 3D Options have been moved there.
- IP addresses can now be selected and copied to the clipboard, inside the Peers view.
Fixes :
- endgame was so-so in 105 and seems to be real nice now.
- when rechecking hash, the available pieces werent re-sorted resulting in 0 piece being downloaded.
- crash when updating the validated graph.
- removed a couple deadlocks.
- crash in race condition.
- visual artefacts while checking hash in 3D swarm view.
- tidying up multi-threading.
- Memory leak when stopping torrents. Another leak with outgoing connexions.
- Better Peer handshaking when peer has 0 piece available.
- Most Panther crashes.
- Many fixes here and there.
Mods :
- modified the pieces ring in the 3d view to be more accurate.
- changed the amount of requested pieces to avoid stalling.
Known Problems :
- Panther only : BoW seems to be incompatible with some APE modules.
Italian Recipes 0.1
Free Italian recipes Dashboard widget more>> Macsome Audio Splitter for Mac could split big audio files in unprotected MP3 or AAC file format to multiple smaller pieces in a few seconds. The ID tags of audiobook will be preserved, and the sound quality will be kept untouched while splitting.
It supports batch splitting audio files to small pieces with ID tags preserved. The splitting speed is unbelievably fast.
Macsome Audio Splitter for Mac could only split unprotected MP3 or AAC files. If you want to split audio book files you purchased, such as Audile AA files, you may need to try our MacSome AudioBook Converter for Mac.
System Requirements: New released
<<lessCheckers and Chess 1.0
Free game widget for your Mac more>> Free game widget for your Mac
Checkers and Chess is a free Yahoo! game widget is very simple. You get the same thing here as you would out of the box of a real checkers and chess set just a board and playing pieces.
There isnt any fancy AI in fact, there arent any options for a computer player at all (since thats not included with a plain ol chess set either!).
Included are all the features of chess and checkers required to play the game, but its up to you to follow the rules.
System requirements:
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Enhancements
- First public release.
BitViewer 1.0
BitViewer - This plugin counts the bits really used in an audio stream more>>
It is part of Tobybears Utilbag compilation and donationware.
apulSoft translated this plug from Delphi to C++ and ported it to mac osx vst & au.
PDF Split and Merge 0.7 Beta 2
PDF Split and Merge is an open source tool (GPL license) designed to handle pdf files more>>
PDF Split and Merge basic:
A simple utility created to split and merge pdf files. With its simple and intuitive interface you can:
split your pdf documents (into chapters, single pages, etc.).
merge many pdf documents or subsections of them.
exctract sections of your document into a single pdf document.
PDF Split and Merge enhanced:
This is the enhanced version of pdfsam. In this version youll find all the basic features plus:
encrypt your pdf files (RC40 bits, RC128 bits, AES128 bits) and set permissions on them.
add a pdf cover or footer (or both) to your pdf documents.
mix alternate pages taken from two pdf documents in straight or reverse order into a single document.
save and load your environment to automatize your recurrent jobs.
manage pdfsam settings and set an environment to load at start up.
Kids Art Centre 1.0.
Motivate kids with this digital arts and crafts software. more>>
Kids Art Centre 1.0. offers you an ideal bundle of computer stuff every young budding artist should have. Firstly, there's KiDoodle, a super easy-to-use program for painting and drawing. Secondly, there's 35 pieces of clipart to jazz up letters, cards or spreadsheets. Next, there's 10 different printable templates for all kinds of craft things, like aeroplanes, greeting cards, even web-pages! Finally there is a game, PaintWars, to keep young imaginations going. It's very similar to the classic Space Invaders. And last, but not least there's loads of ideas to get you started. - and the best bit of all: this is freeware.
To Do Mailer 1.5
To Do Mailer is known as a useful and comprehensive widget/application where you can do the same thing without accessing your email account. more>>
To Do Mailer 1.5 is known as a useful and comprehensive widget/application where you can do the same thing without accessing your email account. To Do Mailer gives you a future commitment. You can choose a future date and time and To Do Mailer will remind you at the same date-time through email. Your email will contain the textual pieces which you wanted. A bit more, you can send files/supporting documents too.
Technically, Its a desktop widget/application which runs silently in the system tray of your system.
Enhancements:
- Now set time with a convenient interface using one dropdown showing up the 15 minutes interval.
- Universal Binary
Jigsaw Widget 1.1
Jigsaw Puzzle - Drag the pieces around to complete one of five built in puzzles more>>
Drag the pieces around to complete one of five built in puzzles. Each time you play the puzzle changes.
Jigsaw Widget give you 5 puzzles to choose from:
- Easy Mountain Lake
- Moderate Whale
- Difficult Soaring Bird
- Tricky Penguins
- fiendish Pebbles
License:Freeware
101 Bits 0.1
101 Bits is described as a robust and effective tool that can assign a name to each bit and save those as presets to make it easy to see at a glance which bits are set and unset in a decimal or hexadecimal number. more>>
101 Bits 0.1 is described as a robust and effective tool that can assign a name to each bit and save those as presets to make it easy to see at a glance which bits are set and unset in a decimal or hexadecimal number.
Requirements: Mac OS 10.4 or later
Black Shades
In Black Shades you control a psychic bodyguard, and try to protect the VIP more>>
Main features:
- Infinite randomly generated city
- Rag-doll skeletal animation
- Soul release mode
- Fluid aiming system
- Stop assassins by shooting them, knocking them unconscious, disarming them, tackling the VIP out of the line of fire, or any combination of the above.
Enhancements:
- 11-1 fixed "quick keys" issue when pressing a key such as b (to turn on infinite slow-mo) would turn off when the key was let off, thus requiring the player to hold that key down for infinite slow-mo.
- 11-1 spaced out text in developer mode, and made cursor on main menu brighter being easier to see.
- 10-29 cleaned up bits and pieces, clearly resulting in performance gains... especially on older machines.

FishDog Jigsaw 1.0
FishDog Jigsaw gives you a good time enjoying a fascinating game in which there are 28 animal photos. more>> FishDog Jigsaw 1.0 gives you a good time enjoying a fascinating game in which there are 28 animal photos. You can choose between 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 80 or 100 puzzle pieces. Full-screen auto-layout and vector shapes mean the game looks great at any resolution or aspect ratio. Game gives audio feedback for connecting pieces and for completing a puzzle. Number of completed puzzles is displayed on screen.
Enhancements: First version.
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
Bit Ops 1.1.1
Bit Ops - CodeWarrior plugin adds methods for many useful bitwise operations on Integers more>>
It also provides a new class TTsBitSet that handles large arrays of bits.
Heres an incomplete list of the provided functions: And, Or, XOr, Not, Nor, Nand, Shift, Rotate, Clone, Copy, Compare, Find.
Enhancements:
- Carbon version works really now (in v1.1, the Carbon support was not existing - dont ask me how that happened).

Lots a Bits Amazon Search Widget 2.12
Lots a Bits Amazon Search Widget brings you a convenient cute little widget for searching Amazon for everything you need more>>
Lots a Bits Amazon Search Widget 2.12 brings you a convenient cute little widget for searching Amazon for everything you need. Easy shopping wit a click in the dashboard. Ein kleines Widget, um komfortabel bei Amazon zu suchen und zu kaufen.
Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Surround Multiplex 1.0
Surround Multiplex will combine 6 audio mono Wave channels (48 kHz / 16 bits) into one multichannel AC52 file more>>
Virtual FireworX 1.6.2
Virtual FireworX - Celebrate with Fireworks! more>>
All year long, any holiday or occasion, Virtual FireworX brings a festive mood to your Mac! These pyro-tastic delights burn cool, so they wont burn you, or your screen!
What are Virtual FireworX?
Virtual FireworX are realtime 3D particle animations of fireworks simulations. Thanks to new technology available to MacOS X 10.4, a.k.a., "Tiger", Virtual FireworX performs better than its predecessor, Digital FireworX. Because the fireworks render in realtime, they truly vary from each viewing, randomly igniting in new locations in 3D space!
Main features:
- Realistic 3D particle animations, including smoke!
- Realtime rendering, for a constantly changing experience!
- Up to 20 different built-in fireworks effects!
- Aerial, and ground based pieces!
- Amazing fireworks sound effects, in stereo!
- Realtime preview in options panel! See how your settings will look!
- Load in your own background image!
- Choose your own background color!
- View streaming trails for even more realism!
- Choose to view clouds moving in the background!
Enhancements:
- Fixed Preview bug.
- Recompiled in Xcode 2.4 for enhanced performance with 64 bit Macs.