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Camino, the best Gecko-based browser NOT named Firefox 3, has just been updated to version 1.6.3. This update, which seems to have rolled in 1.6.2 along with it (at least I never got the 1.6.2 notification, and I use Camino pretty frequently), sports the latest update to the Gecko 1.8.1 branch, including several critical stability and security fixes with better ad-blocking. Plus, it no longer crashes if a pop-up is displayed while dragging a bookmark.

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Softpress Systems has released Freeway 5.2, which includes new tools for building web pages for iPhone and iPod touch. Freeway is WYSIWYG website creation software that features a traditional, page-layout approach and omits the need to write any code (unless, you know, you really want to handcraft your HTML).

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The Iconfactory’s Anthony Piraino has just released the latest version of his domain management tool, DomainBrain. If you aren’t familiar with DomainBrain, it is a really, really slick way to keep track of all of your domain information, like various logins, directories, passwords, in one nice and tidy place.

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Karelia Software announced the availability of Sandvox 1.2.8 this week. If you’re unfamiliar, Sandvox is a very nice and lightweight WYSIWYG web editor for Mac OS X that makes publishing easy. With iLife integration, attractive themes and more, you’ll be happy to use it for that quick and easy site you want to publish with a minimum of fuss.

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MarsEdit, the blogging client we’ve written about frequently in the past, has just been updated to version 2.2. MarsEdit is a favorite for many of us at MacSlush (myself included) and supports a variety of publishing platforms.

The newest version adds support for AtomPub, which like XML-RPC, is a protocol for connecting blog software to your blog itself. Daniel Jalkut, MarsEdit’s developer, says to consider AtomPub support “introductory” — but if you are using a custom blogging platform that uses AtomPub, you can now use MarsEdit to create content.

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Evernote for iPhone (iTunes link) looks to fill one of the big remaining holes on the iPhone: virtual notes syncing. Basically, the iPhone app is a stripped down version of the Evernote client which allows you to create and access notes which are stored in the Evernote cloud. Once created these notes can be accessed on the web or through any Evernote client application (they’re available for Mac OS X, Windows and Windows Mobile).

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Twitter is a micro blogging platform which allows you to publish short messages of less than 140 characters through different mediums like IM, cellphones and the web. It has a social element as well, as it allows users to befriend and monitor each other’s messages or updates. So what you have here is a publishing tool that can be either public and private. It is also similar to an IRC channel although messages are displayed less rapidly. Some have called it a slower version of internet messengers.

Twitter allows users can be accessed using the iPhone todays. There are some ways to get your Twitter updates on your iPhone. Those are basically Email, Web-based Twitter Clients, SMS, Instant Messenger and Twitter Mobile friendly websites for now.

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Doseido Software announced the Headline 1.0 for Mac OS X Leopard. Headline is a revolution in feed reading. It combines a sleek, clean interface with a powerful user experience. It can easily share articles to friends over iChat and Mail. No need to manually find, copy and send links to friends, Headline do it for you. Also, Headline has built in support for Audio and Video player. You can easily listen audio or watch video podcasts on the fly with out downloading any files. It starts with a revolutionary interface and then gets better. Core Animation provides smooth effects between views and articles. It can automatically notify you when there are new articles available via Growl Notifications. It allows you to see when there are new articles while using other applications.

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Altomac just announced their new release of Speedy Mac for Mac OS X. It’s a little innovative utility that speeds up the work with your Mac. It brings you the power to quickly open everything you need for your everyday work: documents, folders, applications, and sites. Also application with Task Menu supports the Automator and AppleScript features. If your desire is not soddisfied by the available tasks, you can create a new one in minutes using Automator or AppleScript Editor. There are some application starters to Mac OS X. You can even use the Stacks feature on Leopard for this purpose todays. However, you should use the Speed Mac if you cant leave your Task Menu anyway.

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According to Apple Support documents, personal domains will be kept intact with MobileMe. Blogger Sean Sperte noticed a “personal domain” option while watching the MobileMe quick tour. That prompted some investigation which led to this support document. Sure enough, it confirms that .Mac personal domains will remain untouched by the change:

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