The multi-chat client for OS X now is available as a beta 1.1.
It has much more features.. yeah myself I didn’t believe it was possible.
Now you can for example customize the menu bar icon by downloading xtras like the escalate one. It also now has the same contact list “change status” animation than iChat.

Many many bugs has been corrected, read the full list of Adium 1.1 beta pluses!

Download Adium beta 1.1 from here.

Office Open XML Converter enables users to convert, in single or batch files, Office Open XML files into Rich Text Format (RTF), which can be opened in Microsoft Word 2004 and Microsoft Word X.

“The converter is a Beta release, and might be unable to convert all the data in Office Open XML files,” Microsoft states. “After you convert a file, you should review the file carefully to make sure that it contains all of the information that you expect.”

Download the beta

Here’s what you can do with Safari 3 beta’s tab:
* drag and drop them (to reorganize them)
* drag a single tab down to open it in a new window 

If you have this message (An error occurred while attempting to join the chat) don’t panic, it’s nothing but an incompatibility with Safari 3 beta.

Two ways to fix this bug:

Solution N°1- uninstall Safari beta

OR

Solution N°2- download Chax 1.4.9 beta 1; as a reminder, Chax is a plug in for iChat that adds several “missing features” to OS X’s default chat client.

I already talked about Awaken previously in the blog, it was about a bug that now has been repaired in the latest version (Awaken 3.1.3).
But the developer now has released a beta version of his application with a better UI (more Leopardish) and a more precise alarm time.

The beta is very stable on my iMac, I advise all awaken users to give it a try. The update is available at Embraceware’s Blog.

It’s a small application I’m using since a long time ago, it really makes “multitasking” much easier.
It simulates virtual desktops just like Space will do in OS 10.5, the application is called VirtueDesktops, the developpers stopped the project with a very stable beta version: 0.54 beta 4:

The writing has been on the wall for VirtueDesktops since last year’s WWDC, and I had intended to release a nice, stable version for 10.4 users before I stopped work on the project.

You can get it here.
The application is made for Tiger, and it really runs super fast, special effects are the same than those seen at WWDC. Once you use it you will be like me: even more impatient for Leopard’s release!

PS: The cube effect (like the one when you switch users) is superb!!!

3 updates for three applications I use everyday: Adium X (version 1.0.4), Smutron 3.1 and the newest Bluephone Elite 2 Beta version.

While Adium’s Updater is fully working, BPE’s not, so you have to visit the website to get it…