Mesa Dynamics has released an update for Beholder, bringing it to version 1.5. Beholder is a utility designed for automatically retrieving images and pictures. The update features improved network performance and drag-and-drop support. According to Mesa Dynamics:
Mesa Dynamics today released Beholder 1.5, a significant upgrade to its free image searching utility for the Macintosh.
Beholder can automatically retrieve images by querying various Internet searching services, crawling specific web sites or scanning folders including iPhoto libraries on a users computer. Thumbnails are displayed with link details and a zoomed preview using the companys patent-pending Prism Zoom technology.
Whatis New in Version 1.5:
- added "Folder Scan" to view local image folders
- added drag-and-drop support for image windows
- cleaner menu interface
- improved thumbnail rendering performance
- improved network performance and stability
- updated default search engines
- updated default network agents
- fixed problems scanning Web pages with javascript
You can find more information about the Beholder update at the Mesa Dynamics Web site. Beholder 1.5 is available as freeware.