The 2.0 release for MetaX focuses on UI design changes. Here is the log:

- UI design change
- Drag and drop now works on the cow's face
- Vestigial code cleanup
- Bug fixes

The new look:


All of the main controls now reside in a toolbar at the top of the window and the queue takes its rightful place as a permanent part of the main window. This tidies up the interface a bit and makes the workflow somewhat smoother. You will also see that drag and drop now works virtually anywhere on the window, even on Meta Cow's face. Please send me your suggestions and bug reports. Enjoy!

Get it HERE.

MetaX 1.9.8 provides two new features and several bug fixes. Here is the change log:

1.9.8
Added persistent preset system
Queue items are now viewable and editable
Numerous bug fixes and UI improvements


To use the preset system, just select the tags you would like to reuse across multiple files, and then select "Presets" and click the "+" at the bottom of the preset list. Give your preset a name, and it is stored for future use. To apply a preset, just open the file you want to tag, and click the preset you want to apply. All of your preset tags are inserted and checked for you. The presets are persistent, so they will be there every time you run MetaX. To delete a preset, use the "-" button at the bottom of the preset list.

The queue is now viewable and editable. To view the tags you are writing to a file, select that file in the queue. Any changes that you make to the tags are *automatically* updated in the queue. There is no need to add the file again. The queue will now properly display modified file names as well. Multiple files will show up in the queue individually after adding, and can be edited individually from that point.

I hope that everyone finds the new features useful. Please let me know about those bugs and any feature requests you may have. Enjoy!

Get it HERE.

MetaX 1.9.6.2 fixes Amazon searches as well as a long-standing crash bug. For some reason Amazon.com searches stopped working yesterday on all versions of MetaX. I modified the way the data is processed, and MetaX works fine now. The odd thing was that Leopard was never affected by this...

Update from within MetaX or get it HERE.

I'm back from vacation and out with another update to MetaX. Here is the change log:

1.9.6
Added dock icon progress bar for queue progress
Added option to allow long (1024 character) descriptions
Bug fixes

The queue progress is now shown with a bar on the dock icon. I also added an option to allow long descriptions (1024 characters). Be aware that this option may cause your files to be read improperly on Windows machines. Several bugs were also squashed in this release. Hopefully I fixed some of the crash bugs in there. Please let me know about any crashes and bugs you experience. As always, keep the feedback coming!

Get it HERE.

Enjoy the July issue of the Beavertown News. Wish the editor well as he continues his quest for eyesight improvement.