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Version 1.1.1 resolves a hang for Mac OS X 10.4.x users when attempting to import a CD, cuts the wait when entering the Build section in half and now includes a progress bar in the Dock icon when adding Files, importing CDs and building.

Audiobook Builder is the easy way to import your Audiobook CDs (or tracks that are already on your Mac), organize them, add enhanced chapter markers and output files that your iPod or iPhone will recognize as actual Audiobooks. The results are automatically sent to a special playlist in iTunes - ready for your next iPod or iPhone sync.

Audiobook Builder 1.1.1 is free for registered users, only US $9.95 for new users and just US $14.95 for families. Get your free update or give it a try today!

CheckBook 2.0.3 resolves two possible crashes when importing, makes use of the unsaved changes indicator in the main window's title bar and brings a couple of minor user interface adjustments. CheckBook Pro 2.0.3 now accounts for the selected Smart Folder when exporting the current filter results.

CheckBook and CheckBook Pro 2.0.3 are free updates for registered 2.x users. Haven't registered yet? Give it a risk-free trial and let us know what you think. CheckBook is priced at US $14.95 for a single-user license and US $24.95 for families. CheckBook Pro is just US $24.95 for a single-user license and only US $39.95 for families.

CheckBook 2.0.3

CheckBook Pro 2.0.3

ViddyUp! 1.8.4 now features iPhone encoding presets as well as 3:2 cropping modes. It also corrects an issue that prevented MKV and FLV files from processing properly.

ViddyUp! is the easy way to load up your iPod, iPhone or shiny new Apple TV with home movies or content from around the web. Drag your video clips to the ViddyUp! window, tweak a setting or two (if you want), then let ViddyUp! do the heavy lifting. iPod, iPhone or Apple TV-friendly versions of each clip show up in a special playlist in iTunes, ready to sync.

ViddyUp! 1.8.4 is free for registered users and just $9.95 for the new folks. Download the update or give it a risk-free try today!

MacSeven says: "I'm an audiobook junkie. I love to listen to audiobooks during my commute and while I'm working around the house." Feel likewise? Then check out MacSeven's video review of Audiobook Builder. It's a good introduction to Audiobook Builder and makes some great points about how it eases the pain of the Audiobook building process.