Today’s update of Default Folder X adds a couple of important fixes for everyone upgrading to Mac OS 10.7 Lion. We’ve tracked down a couple of bugs that could cause crashes of both Default Folder X itself and of applications that you’re working in. It’s very important that you update to this new version – there’s more information and download links on the Default Folder X Release Page.
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Default Folder X 4.4.2 delivers important fixes for Lion
Monday, July 18th, 2011Default Folder X 4.4 – Offline Favorites, Preloading + Lion Support
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Default Folder X 4.4 shipped this morning – finally! I’m very happy to have implemented some suggestions from Default Folder X users that add greatly to its capabilities:
1. Offline Favorites: Default Folder X now shows you favorite folders even when the disk they’re on is not available. If you click on one of them, the disk will be mounted if possible, and then the folder opened. This helps immensely if you do any work with file servers.
2. Preloading of Recent and Favorite folders: Default Folder X has to check to see whether folders are available and load their icons. Doing this ahead of time makes the menus drop down almost instantaneously.
3. Swipe left to go up a folder: Three finger swipe up or to the left to go up a folder – thanks for the suggestion Ben
And of course, there’s additional compatibility with Firefox 4, Chromium, Brother ControlCenter, Shimo and Neu; a new scripting verb; fixes for some pretty uncommon bugs (but important, nonetheless for the few people that encounter them!) and tweaks to hotkey handling.
Grab a copy from the Default Folder X Release page – the update is free for all registered version 4 users. One word of warning: If you downloaded a copy early this morning, go back and re-download and install it again. The first build that was posted (version 4.4(13515)) had some problems due to some Xcode funkiness. These were fixed in 4.4(13531).
Oh yeah – and it supports Lion too, though not fully yet. Sandboxed apps (TextEdit, Preview, and Safari’s plugin helper) don’t get Default Folder X with this release – that’s hopefully coming soon.
MacUpdate Bundle: Two more days to save on App Tamer, Parallels, 1Password, and much more
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011There are just two days left to purchase the MacUpdate Spring Bundle and save a bundle on App Tamer, Parallels Desktop, 1Password, Hands Off, DVD Remaster Pro, Mac DVDRipper, TehcTool Pro 5, and more. You get 10 apps worth $367 for only $49.99 – it’s quite a deal if you’re interested in even two of them!
Replacing Apple Downloads with the Mac App Store
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
Apple has long had Apple Downloads, a section of Apple.com that lists third-party software. It’s been a popular place for users to browse and sample the wealth of Mac software available from both large and small developers, including St. Clair Software. We get a significant amount of web traffic from Apple Downloads.
I recently received an email from Ron Okamoto, Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations at Apple, notifying developers that Apple Downloads will be going away, replaced by the new Mac App Store. Because both Default Folder X and App Tamer do not meet the Mac App Store guidelines, this is a big cause of concern for us. We’ll lose a lot of customer visibility, and won’t be able to replace it by putting our apps in the Mac App Store.
I wrote Ron this reply:
MacUpdate Bundle includes Default Folder X, Typinator, 1Password, DevonThink and more
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010MacUpdate is running a great bundle for the next two weeks that includes Default Folder X and 9 other great apps (plus two bonus ones if you’re in the first 10,000 buyers). It’s worth it even if you only want two of the applications – and you’re bound to find some you like with 1Password, Typinator, DEVONthink, and Interarchy among them (plus Default Folder X, of course).
