This application is an Open VPN client for Mac, providing a rich Cocoa graphical user interface for creating, editing and controlling VPN connections. Viscosity provides a complete Open VPN solution for Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) and does not require any additional downloads or software.
* Viscosity 1.4.3 (Shareware) – PowerPC friendly / Leopard 10.5 - http://sparklabs.com
Key Features: Cross-Platform, Traffic Statistics, System Protected, VPN for Everyone, DNS. Done Right, Script Everything, etc.
This is very interesting tool to make your PowerPC a little more active for Social Media.
FMenu works together with Growl, pushing notifications on Facebook events, messages, pokes, wall posts, photo comments, etc straight from your menu bar.
FMenu 3.1 (Free) – PowerPC friendly 10.5/10.4 (Leopard / Tiger) – https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23967/fmenu
This is a fast post is to share some tricks that some of my readers have shared with me recently on my social media sites.
* If your are looking for some Safari Extensions please take a look at this web site because you might find the extensions you were looking for to make your browsing easier. FYI: AlterVideo is interesting:
http://sidetree.com/extensions.html
Another interesting trick is:
* TruePreview, it takes Mail (application from Apple) to another level. Installing TruePreview will help you to better preview messages. For more visit:
http://christianserving.org/project/truepreview
* PDF Scissors, it’s a tool to crop pdf files. It does not require installation.
* SMARTReporter, last but not least, this application helps you to protect your data with failure prediction. Make sure your hard drive is healthy.
All Mac PowerPC users are well aware that when it comes to Social Networking our applications are limited. It’s hard to find something that might work well for Mac OS X Tiger. In fact it’s virtually possible to find options for the Mac OS X Leopard. I actually still prefer use a good old fashioned Browser, when it comes to searching for these types of media. But this post doesn’t end here, previously we mentioned some applications for Twitter and we got really great feedback from our readers and I wanted to share some more options with you here. the list starts with:
* Echofon 1.5.7 – Twitter Client (I didn’t find a safe web-site to download from, but as far as I can ascertain, this version might work on PowerPC 10.5 / Leopard. If you find or have a safe .dmg file please share with us. http://mac.brothersoft.com/echofon.html / Echofon download here: http://www.milocker.com/pg/file/read/79630/echofon-for-leopard-powerpc Thanks @rjCalifornia
* YoruFukurou 1.65 PowerPC 10.5 / Leopard https://sites.google.com/site/yorufukurou/home-en Download here – http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/35286/yorufukurou
* TwitQwik 2.0.0 (Free) Fastest way to tweet. – http://mac.brothersoft.com/twitqwik.html
* Twit Menulet 8 (Demo $6.00) – PowerPC friendly 10.3 / 10.4 / 10.5 – http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/32331/twit-menulet – With this app it will allow you to check your tweets from a menu bar. Never was it so easy to keep Twitter on and check as many times you want. If anyone is running Panther, please let me know if it worked out for you!
A few weeks ago, I completed a survey about Social Networking and when they asked me which was my favorite kind of Social Network I didn’t even stop to think before acknowledging TWITTER. In fact it’s easy to get addicted to Twitter, in 140 characters or less. Either way its an ingenius platform to share articles and information with your followers. So with that off my chest, let’s now transition to a discussion about some Twitter apps for PowerPC Macs.
* Syrinx 2.3.1 (Free) – http://cl.ly/1j382t2s0P07 – PowerPC friendly, 10.5 / Leopard. Twitter client with strong efficient workflow, easy to keep track of your unread tweets using the bookmarking system, also has Growl support. One more feature is the great search bar that helps to find tweets/retweets etc.
* TweetDeck 2.7.1 (Free) – http://tweetdeck.com/ – PowerPC friendly, 10.5 / Leopard. This application makes the experience of tweeting even more fun and professional. Don’t miss any unread tweets! It also works with columns with diferent customization options including “Mentions”, “Direct Messages”, “Timeline”, and supports more than one account. Download it here: http://tweetdeck.en.softonic.com/mac
* Twitterrific 3.2.4 – http://cl.ly/1Z1q2l113X0y – PowerPC friendly 10.5 but it might work on 10.4 as well. I appreciate your feedback if you happen to test it out.
* Twhirl 0.9.7 – (Free) – Easy to use and fast to tweet. Download here: http://twhirl.en.softonic.com/mac
Some of these applications (TweetDeck + Twhirl) are Adobe Air compatible, and to use them, you need to install them first: Air 1.5.3 – http://helpx.adobe.com/air/kb/archived-air-sdk-version.html
I didn’t try these applications on 10.4 / Tiger, I think some of them might work, let us know if someone happens to test them out. I appreciate your feedback!
When we stop to think about how the internet has changed in last ten years it’s almost unbelievable. When the internet first started, most people didn’t know how to handle it and to get to the position that we are today is just awesome. Most PowerPC users are old enough to remember how things were in the early 1990s and now twenty years later we see that the most common thing is to share information and sync devices on the cloud..,it’s just a common fact of computer life now! A while ago, I was very impressed because Google released a new operating system entitled Google Chromium, which ran on the web, which I thought would change everything, especially the way we purchase computers. The cloud services were also something which improved and brought everything to another level in a short time span. Citrix ShareFile is thinking ahead and decide to hone in and focus on the business market.
Citrix ShareFile – It’s easy to use, Professional and Secure. It’s the easiest way to share large business files with your choice of one person or a hundred. Just click to send a file link on a navigation bar, enter an e-mail address and upload your file. It uploads files up to 10GB in size. Desktop tools, mobile apps or just launch your browser to manage your account.
Citrix also offers Secure Virtual Data Room.
For a Free Trial, prices and more informations please visit: http://www.sharefile.com/
Everybody knows that even small expenditures add up… In my opinion, tracking your money and your expenses are fundamental to the health of your pocket. PowerPC computers are a great tool to help you in tracking because they run some of the web’s best applications that have been specially designed to help you in your quest. Check back to some of our previous posts here on Mac PowerPC and you will find quite few of them in our archive. But today I wanted to share the following with you;
* Budget Workbook – 1.7.5 (Shareware) – PowerPC friendly – Panther / Tiger / Leopard – 10.3/10.4/10.5. http://www.snowmintcs.com/products/workbookmac/ It’s a simple expense tracker, easy to use with a very friendly interface that will easily help you to find where your money is going.
* Pay It Down – 1.4.1 (Shareware) – PowerPC friendly – Panther / Tiger / Leopard – 10.3/10.4/10.5. http://www.snowmintcs.com/products/payitdownmac/ . Graph your debt profile. See when you will be out of debt. Determine the best strategy for getting out of debt.
Remember your donations help support this blog and are always appreciated. I encourage you to make a budget and stick with it, to make sure you won’t be in the red. 
We know that Finder is a necessity for every Mac user. But have you ever wished that you had a better finder rename feature on your Mac, that would actually save you time, and help you in your quest for organization? I have good news for you:
* http://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/
* A Better Finder Rename – 8.76 (shareware) Leopard 10.5
* A Better Finder Rename – 7.9.9.3 (shareware) Tiger 10.4
* Download Version 7.5.1 for Mac OS X 10.3.
* Download Version 6.5.5 for Mac OS X 10.2.
* Download Version 5.9.6 for Mac OS 9
This app is a great option and most complete renaming solution for Finder. It’s very easy to use, following the drag and drop method, and is a very friendly interface. Now there are no excuses for you to start organizing your files, photos and MP3 files with their proper names.
This is an application that every Mac user should have and if you have a large number of pictures or music files, this application is a must for your own good. It will be the best $19.99 that you ever spend on your computer!
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In this post, I wanted to share a few browser tools that you might be interested in having. Many of you will thank me later for sharing features that you will soon learn you can’t live without! LOL!
* WebDesktop 2.5 – Free – PowerPC 10.3/10.4/10.5 – http://code.google.com/p/webdesktop-macosx/
* iBrowser 1.6b5 – Free – PowerPC 10.5/Leopard – http://nscocoa.com/products/ – Fullscreen embedded desktop browser.
* MultiBrowser 1.1.1 – Free – PowerPC 10.5 – Control multiple internet browsers at the same time!- https://sites.google.com/site/tesseractsoftware/multibrowser
Give a try and share your experience in comments.
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My Facebook friend Gregory will be very happy because I finally got some time to check out the application that he mentioned on Mac PowerPC’s Facebook Page a long time ago, which I had bookmarked but never had enough time to get to. Here you go!
* Jers Novel Writer 1.1.12 – (Demo $30.00) – http://jerssoftwarehut.com/jers-novel-writer/download-jers-novel-writer – PowerPC friendly Panther / Tiger / Leopard – 10.3/10.4/10.5 – It’s a simple but not restricted writing application. I’m very impressed with the quality of this word processor, as it has everything to keeping you writing and saving your ideas without messing things up. It has a main window like any other word processor but the coolest feature is that it has a tab running along the side that allows you see all your other saved projects! It also has a notes tab that allows you to post all your brainstormed ideas and subjects that keep you on track as you write. In my opinion, this is great software that totally deserves to be installed on your machine. Attention Writers: Now it’s time to make your Mac buddy work a little bit harder.
Converter
* iCoolsoft M4A Converter 3.1.08 – (shareware) PowerPC friendly Leopard / 10.5 – It’s a converter for Mac. It converts M4A to MP3, WMA, WAV, etc. Other popular video and audio formats are also supported for you to convert almost all multimedia files to M4A files.
http://www.icoolsoft.com/downloads.html (Audio Tools)
- Support comprehensive multimedia formats
Almost all audio formats are supported as the input and output formats, including AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, M4R, AU, FLAC, MP3, M4A, MP2, OGG, MKA, WAV, WMA, etc. All popular general videos and HD videos are supported as the input formats, such as AVI, WMV, MPEG, RMVB, MOV, FLV, MP4, H.264, 3GP, MKV, TS, MOD, TOD and so on.
I have some very very good news for PowerPC users that love to take pictures and play around with them. Recently I got an e-mail from one of my readers asking me if I had some recommendations for HDR software. Well, to be honest I didn’t even know what HDR photos were, so I went to Google and “Browser, Browser, on the Mac, can’t you show me what the heck is HDR Imaging?” and this what my first stop before a second search – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dynamic-range_imaging . Now knowing what HDR was, it was time to dig up PowerPC compatibly and after some research I came out with this application that I’m looking forward to sharing with my readers!
HDRtist – 1.2.0 (Free) PowerPC friendly Tiger / Leopard / 10.4/10.5 – http://www.ohanaware.com/hdrtist/ – You guys can download it straight from this web-site, on the corner where it says “New Version:1.3.2” there is a drop-down and if you click it, you will see the PowerPC listed. This application is as simple as drag and drop with a streamlined interface, your photos will never be the same. The results are very professional. HDRtist Pro is also available, but I recommend that you contact the developers to make sure they are still providing the right license for your version.
QuarkXpress is a professional and very powerful page layout and graphic design software that lets anyone create and publish rich, compelling material for print, the web and other digital media using one easy tool. Its proven QuarkXpress is the must have software for in house, agency and independent designers. The newest version 9.5 is Intel only but looking back, I found some previous version that are PowerPC friendly.
* QuarkXpress – 8.5.1 – 10.4/10.5 (Tiger/Leopard) – (Free 30 days Test Drive) – http://www.quark.com/Products/QuarkXPress/ - Before purchasing, please contact the developers to make sure they will provide the right version and the compatible license, because you are required to sign-up before you can download, and try it for free.
* http://www.quark.com/en/Support/Downloads/Details.aspx?fid=200
System Requirements (page:5) – http://files.quark.com/download/documentation/QuarkXPress/8.5/English/QXP_8.5.1_ReadMe_en-us.pdf
I believe most Mac users are very organized when it comes to their data, music, movies, office, set-up, etc, etc. So to find an application that helps you to organize your database is very important. For example, iTunes is great piece of work that puts all your music on track. Anyways, this post is not about music, it’s about Bento for Mac. This software is unbelievably easy to use as it organizes all of your important information in one place. You can manage and sync your contacts, address book, iCal, iPhoto, To Do Items into your project as easy as drag and drop. The latest version 4 is for Intel only, but after doing some research and installing old versions I found out that 3.0.6 is fully compatible with PowerPC 10.5. Bento is not free, so before you guys purchase please contact FileMaker and make sure they are still providing the right license for your version.
Bento 3.0.6 (PowerPC – Leopard 10.5) – http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/
Download available here: http://www.filemaker.com/support/downloads/ (the last item on the list).
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Who ever thought to install a second Operational System on your machine? It could have been for fun, for security reasons or even just to have an extra option, why not? In fact there are tons of personal reasons why you might install your favorite distro, but questions like “Which distro should I install?”, “How do I know that I will like CRUX PPC instead of Debian, Fedora, Lubuntu, Xubuntu?”. Which distro will best fit your needs? It’s hard to tell. We have saved some links and are happy to share some shortcuts with you. Choose your favorite distro and let it run free!
Apple PowerPC Wiki – http://mac.linux.be/content/apple-powerpc-wiki
CRUX PPC – http://cruxppc.org/
PenquinPPC – http://penguinppc.org/
Linux Mint PPC – http://mintppc.org/
Debian for PowerPC - http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/
LinuxPowerPC – http://linuxpowerpc.blogspot.ca/
Ubuntu Wiki – https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads
I think our favorite list of browsers have just increased! Right now my top 5 are of no secret to anyone and I always post about them. TenFourFox, AuroraFox, WebKit Leopard, SeaMonkey and Camino/Omniweb are basically the guardians of browsers for the PowerPC, but Roccat Browser surprised me a lot. It’s very fast to browse the internet and the good news is now we are able to watch videos on Youtube without that annoying pause and delay!
Some features like FusedBar and Facebook/Twitter integration is also a plus. Ad-Remover is a really nice touch and I have to mention that I like the clean layout, and the visual tabs are able to be positioned anywhere you prefer.
Let’s show some love and spread the word for all the PowerPC community and make sure that the people behind this project know that there are PowerPC users using this Browser so they will still (I hope) create updates for our system!
Roccat Browser 3.0 (Free) – http://www.runecats.com/roccat.html PowerPC – Leopard/10.5.
You guys can leave some comments for the developers here: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/37403/roccat-browser make sure to mention you are running their software on a PowerPC.
P.S.: For the tittles I’m taking reference from some music or records.
