The PandaWare Company (http://www.pandaware.com) has released version 3.1 of DiskWrangler, its file launcher and browser for Mac OS X users who prefer keeping their hands on the keyboard. The upgrade offers a number of improvements for working in Mac OS X 10.6 ("Snow Leopard"), as well as a cleaner, more focused interface, and a number of other improvements.

The software also now includes a Find File feature and an option for exporting disk or folder content listings.DiskWrangler's Launcher lets you launch specific applications, files and web and e-mail URLs, all from the keyboard. Launcher Sets allow users to open any number of files and applications at once. Keyboard shortcuts allows users to launch and activate applications with keystrokes.

DiskWrangler's Browser lets users view and manipulate files under keyboard control. It allows viewing files and setting their file attributes and...

iWeb Themes Park (http://www.iwebthemespark.com/Home.html) has released five new iWeb themes for iWeb, Apple's website building application that's part of the iLife suite.

The new themes are Grey Symbols, Impressive, Real Estate, Sportive and World Key. The updated and enlarged collection now contains 32 iWeb themes, including two free ones.

Each template is available for US$10.99). Three iWeb Themes can be obtained for $21.98. The package of 30 themes is priced at $32.99.

Publicspace.net (http://www.publicspace.net/) has released A Better Finder Rename 8.6.0, an update of the renaming solution for the Mac. The upgrade provides improved support for inserting roman numerals into existing file names.

A Better Finder Rename costs US$19.95. Business, family and enterprise licensing is also available. Customers may chose to include a "forever upgrade" with their purchase.

A Better Finder Rename requires Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6. It's Universal Binary so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.

Vinotekasoft has uncorked Vinoteka 2.1 (http://www.vinotekasoft.com), an update of their wine cellar management software for Mac OS X. The upgrade syncs with the US$4.99 iPhone/iPod touch Vinoteka app.

It also features an enhanced search feature and user interface improvements. Plus, there are localization improvements in all languages and localization improvements in English in the printing feature.

Vinoteka costs US$49.90 for a single user license. You can get a family pack for $99.90 or a business pack for $149.90. Version 2.1 is a free update for registered users.

Apple CEO and Co-founder Steve Jobs appeared at the eighth D: All Things Digital, in an interview Tuesday night. The event is sponsored by "The Wall Street Journal."

In the almost two-hour, wide-ranged interview, Jobs covered a variety of topics. You can read the entire transcript at http://d8.allthingsd.com/20100601/steve-jobs-session/, but here are some of the highlights:

° Concerning Flash (and his dislike of it): "Flash has had it’s day, but HTML5 is starting emerge ... The video looks better and it works better and you don’t need a plug-in to run it."

° On the Foxconn suicides: Saying that Apple is extraordinarily diligent and rigorous about vetting its manufacturing partners, Jobs says, “Foxconn is not a sweatshop. They’ve got restaurants and swimming pools ... For a factory, it’s a pretty nice factory.”

° On Apple's...

AT&T is pulling in the reins on data usage by its customers with smart phones and iPads as next week's Apple Worldwide Development Conference looms, where new iPhones are expected to be announced, reports the "Associated Press" (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ATampT-caps-phone-data-usage-apf-499602515...).

The U.S. carrier of the iPhone is introducing two new data plans, starting June 7, with limits on data consumption. They'll replace the US$30 monthly plan with unlimited usage that it has required for all smart phones, including the iPhone.

The AP says that, with the change, AT&T is adopting a "carrot-and-stick approach to assuage the data congestion on its network." Subscribers who use little data or learn to limit their consumption will pay slightly less...

eMedia Music Corp. (http://www.emediamusic.com), has announced a new exclusive distribution agreement with Ralph Shaw Productions to release Ralph Shaw's "The Complete Ukulele Course" series of instructional ukulele DVDs in North America.

The series includes "The Complete Ukulele Course DVD," "Essential Strums for the Ukulele DVD," "The Complete Ukulele Course for Kids DVD" and the "Ukulele Play Along with Ralph Shaw" DVD. They have a manufacturer's suggested retail price of, respectively, US$29.95, $29.95, $19.95 and $22.95.

Ralph Shaw's years of performing and recording have brought him to the attention of ukulele fans throughout North America and Europe. Over the years he's picked up ukulele-playing tips and techniques from around the world and now shares this knowledge in his series of ukulele instruction DVDs.

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find 'em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Skype has released the new version of its free iPhone application. It allows iPhone users to make and receive Skype-to-Skype calls, and to call mobiles and landlines around the world at low rates for the first time over their 3G data connection.

FourthFrame Technologies has announced Project Pad 1.0, their new project management app for the iPad device. The US$9.99 tool is designed with both professionals and non-professionals in mind.

Blue Wind has released Zombie Shock 1.0, a $1.99 action/adventure game for the iPhone OS. The shooter is based on the story of a genius biochemist who has contracted the FEAR virus and must escape from NYC. He must battle zombies, get money, buy better weapons, and upgrade his status. The elaborate manga-...

KavaSoft has released HyperImage 3.0 (http://www.kavasoft.com/HyperImage/), an update of the US$25 Mac OS X app that lets you download images from web sites. It's a tool for downloading entire web sites worth of pictures all at once.

Version 3.0 adds an image search feature, and is optimized for the most popular photo blogs. It automatically downloads the highest-resolution user-submitted content, while ignoring the stuff you don't want. You can download every photo from blog after blog, creating your own mirror of your favorite part of the blogosphere.

To use HyperImage you enter the address of a web site in the toolbar. You can download several galleries or sites at once. The software is compatible with sites that require a log-in.

HyperImage includes a built-in image browser. You can skip over unwanted images and choose which links to follow. With HyperImage you...

Digital Anarchy (http://www.digitalanarchy.com/) has announced Beauty Box Photo skin retouching software. The plug-in provides a way of smoothing skin and removing blemishes in photographs. Beauty Box Photo 1.0 is fully compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS5 and earlier versions of Photoshop and Elements.
 
The software automatically identifies skin tones and creates an intelligent mask that limits the smoothing effect to skin areas while keeping facial details razor sharp, according to Jim Tierney, president of Digital Anarchy. This process requires minimal input from the user and in many cases is fully automatic, he adds.

Beauty Box Photo gets it render speed from new technology from Toonamation, Inc. and takes advantage of GPUs and nVidia’s CUDA. It's regularly priced at US$99, but it's on sale for $79 through June 210. The skin retouching software works in Photoshop 7.0–CS5 and...

ProteMac has updated ProteMac KeyBag (http://www.protemac.com/KeyBag/), a keystroke recorder utility for Mac OS X, to version 2.2. The upgrade sports a new interface and some bug fixes

KeyBag lets you control all keyboard activity for each application on your Mac, showing you exactly what was typed and to where. s intended for the interception and recording of everything that is entered from the keyboard on your Mac. It works in a "hidden mode" and is designed for hidden monitoring of the computer activities. Its key logger invisibly logs and is capable of recording keystrokes of every user activity performed on your Mac.

ProteMac KeyBag is designed to allow you to find out what other users do on your computer in your absence. You will find out, what was going on your computer in your absence: what was typed and the windows visited web sites, etc. This invisible employee spy...

Macvide (http://www.macvide.com) has updated their VideoFlash Converter, a video to Flash conversion utility for Mac OS X, to version 3.3. The upgrade offers some "fixes" for the video engine, interleaved video and DV video.

Developed specifically for Mac users, VideoFlash Converter allows conversion of QuickTime compatible video files to Adobe Flash. All of the most popular formats are supported, and helps bridge the gap between video standards. VideoFlash Converter offers an interface that guides the user through the conversion process.

VideoFlash Converter 3.3 is available for US$39.95 for a single user license, and may be downloaded directly from the Macvide website. It's compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 and higher.