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   TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 24 September 2012

   TidBITS Staff

   iBank 4.6 -- IGG Software has released iBank 4.6, which should improve
   overall stability thanks to a long list of bug fixes. Bug squashing
   highlights include a fix for an issue where the 'actual expenses'
   figure in a budget didn't update immediately after adding a category,
   resolution to a crash that occurred when downloading large amounts of
   data from some banks (including Chase and Wells Fargo), and a fix for
   CSV imports with unrecognizable date formats that didn't prompt a
   choice of format. Additionally, the update brings support for Retina
   displays and improves overall budget performance while adding the
   capability to edit which accounts are included in budgets and to change
   budget periods. ($59.99 new, free update, 33.1 MB, [1]release notes)

   [2]Read/post comments about iBank 4.6.

   Growl 2.0 -- The Growl Project has released [3]Growl 2.0, a major
   update for the system-wide notification utility that brings
   compatibility with Notification Center in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. With
   this new release, you can set Growl to route all of its notifications
   through Notification Center (rather than use Growl's standalone pop-up
   notifications). However, you'll still find some apps (including
   Dropbox) using Growl's notification system instead of forwarding to
   Notification Center due to the requirement that developers update their
   apps to the Growl 2.0 API. The update also adds support for Prowl and
   Boxcar, two utilities that enable you to receive notifications from
   your Mac on your iOS device. It also reportedly resolves the high CPU
   spikes and multiple crashes suffered by the previous version. ($3.99
   new from the Mac App Store, free upgrade from previous Mac App Store
   versions, 6.1 MB)

   [4]Read/post comments about Growl 2.0.

   Parallels Desktop 8.0.18101 -- The first maintenance release for
   [5]Parallels Desktop 8 (version 8.0.18101) has been released with fixes
   for a number of issues related to the MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
   The update improves support for multi-display configurations that
   include Retina and non-Retina displays, fixes an issue where the mouse
   moved too fast when SmartMouse was disabled, and ensures that
   drag-and-drop from Mac OS X to Windows 8 works correctly. Additionally,
   the release improves overall performance for full-screen viewing in
   both single and multi-display configurations, fixes Flash video
   playback in Google Chrome for Windows, and resolves a keyboard
   malfunction while in the Coherence (non-Crystal) view mode. ($79.99
   new, $49.99 upgrade from previous versions, free update, 346.6 MB,
   [6]release notes)

   [7]Read/post comments about Parallels Desktop 8.0.18101.

   KeyCue 6.3 -- Ergonis has released [8]KeyCue 6.3, which adds
   compatibility with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion to the keyboard shortcut
   utility and ensures that KeyCue's new technique for adding the app to
   the Login Items list now works with the big cat. The update also fixes
   an issue that caused group titles to appear white on white while
   editing custom shortcuts, improves the Start at Login setting when
   KeyCue has been renamed, and plays the Installer's completion sound
   through the 'sound effects' channel while respecting the volume level