Apimac, support@apimac.com, http://www.apimac.com
Need a way to hide data on your hard drive, server, or CD offerings? Apimac Secret Folder lets you conceal any folder and its contents from prying eyes or innocent end-users. It provides you with an easy and fast way to protect documents and avoid them from being seen, modified, or erased by others. You can even protect sensitive info contained within hidden folders with a password for extra security. Requires a G3 or faster Mac and Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
Change file ownership & permissions & empty the Trash
(File Size: 1.4M)
What's new in this version:
* Fixed a bug where ownership would not be changed in some situations
* Fixed localisation issues
* New about box... ;-)
Product Description:
BatChmod is a Cocoa utility for manipulating file and folder privileges in Mac OS X (10.1 recommended). It allows the manipulation of ownership as well as the privileges associated to the Owner, Group or others. Here are some of the characteristics of BatChmod:
* It's simple and elegant
* It allows one to change any specific privilege or ownership without affecting the others (ie, changing the group without affecting the owner, or adding or removing a specific privilege without affecting all the others)
* It can recursively affect enclosed folders
* It's basically a mix of the Unix commands chown, chgrp and chmod...
* it can Force Empty the Trash
Brian Hill, brianhill@mac.com, http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/
BrickHouse is designed to make using the network firewall built in to Mac OS X quick and easy. By using BrickHouse to enable your computer's firewall, you can help prevent unauthorized villians from gaining access to your computer via your internet connection. BrickHouse also helps you use your firewall to guard against denial of service or resource-based internet attacks. Network attacks will bounce off the firewall to prevent your computer from slowing down or crashing. Requires a Power Mac and Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
Also, CCC 1.3.2b6 only runs on Mac OS 10.2 and above (again, though, v. 1.3.2b6 can clone older systems, just not while booted from the older systems). This was not an easy decision, but I don't think I've left 10.1.x users in the cold; v. 1.3.1 is really quite good, and as good as it could get given the OS limitations. Committing to 10.2 exclusively meant that I could drop a lot of hack code that existed to workaround problems solved many OS versions ago. I was able to reduce the amount of code used by about 15% and offer some really nice optimizations resulting in a faster and sturdier application. If you would like to clone your 10.1.5 system before upgrading to Jaguar, use CCC version 1.3.1 instead.
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
Script Software, julian@sierra.net, http://www.scriptsoftware.com
Be greedy-give your Mac 100 clipboards instead of just the usual one. This nifty app allows you to access and use a multitude of clipboards to copy and paste from. Simply perform the usual copy keyboard command, enter any number up to 100, and release the Command key. Your application's Edit menu will keep track of what is on each clipboard in its submenus. Requires a G3 or faster Mac and Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
Prosoft Engineering, support@prosofteng.com, http://www.prosofteng.com/
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later, 128MB RAM, second hard drive or network volume to store recovered files
When you think of disk utilities, you usually think disk repair, but Prosoft's Data Rescue is concerned with more important things than a replaceable hard drive-namely, your irreplaceable data. Try this demo to see how many files Data Rescue can find on your fubarred drive, and even rescue them (but only one per session unless you buy the full version).
Bombich Software, mike@bombich.com, http://software.bombich.com/
Free up extra space on your hard drive with this OS X utility. DeLocalizer will remove all non-American English localization resources. Localization resources provide the language support for an application-all strings of text that an application uses are defined in a localization file. Mac OS X also includes non-English localization files for people who speak other languages. While this is a wonderful technique for easily bringing applications to other languages, it can use up more space than you may be willing if you plan on using no more than one language. Requires a G3 or faster Mac and Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later.
DeLocalizer will remove all non-American English localization resources. Localization resources provide the language support for an application -- all strings of text that an application uses are defined in a localization file. Mac OS X also includes non-English localization files for people who speak other languages. While this is a wonderful technique for easily bringing applications to other languages, it can use up more space than you may be willing if you plan on using no more than one language.
http://www.bombich.com/software/local.html
White Box Software, s.sudre@free.fr, http://s.sudre.free.fr
Diablotin for Mac OS X works like the Extensions Manager to troubleshoot software problems like disabling startup processes, unused fonts, sounds or screensavers. Requires a G3 or faster Mac and Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
Portents, support@portents.com, http://www.disktracker.com/
This powerful cataloging utility helps you keep track of what's on your CDs, Jaz disks, Zip disks, external hard drives, iPod, servers, and more. Plus, it features a handy disk labeling system to create and print professional disk labels. A truly excellent program, especially if you have a number of removable media disks. You'll need this to view the MacAddict disc catalog, which was created with this program. Don't forget to send in your shareware fee if you use it. Requires a Power Mac and Mac OS X 10.0 or later.
Portents, support@portents.com, http://www.disktracker.com/
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.0 or later
This powerful cataloging utility helps you keep track of what's on your CDs, Jaz disks, Zip disks, external hard drives, iPod, servers, and more. Plus, it features a handy disk labeling system to create and print professional disk labels. A truly excellent program, especially if you have a number of removable media disks. You'll need this to view the MacAddict disc catalog, which was created with this program. Don't forget to send in your shareware fee if you use it.
Pliris, info@pliris-soft.com, http://www.pliris-soft.com
Firewalk is a firewall for Mac OS X that includes features like restricting application connections and interactive, real-time alerts. Requires a Power Mac and Mac OS X 10.1 or later
Findley Studios, homerun.app@mac.com, http://www.findleystudios.com/
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.2 or later
Having your Mac control your house lights and appliances might sound like a vision of the future-but it's not. With a CM11A controller, an X-10 compatible module, and this app, you can schedule HomeRun to automate things to go on and off at timed intervals, all triggered from your Mac. Imagine your Mac waking you with sounds from your stereo and fixing you a nice, hot cup-o-Joe every morning...
Date: March 29th, 2001 License: Freeware
Size: 683.8K Rating:
Information:
When you run Invisible Prefs, it finds and shows preferences that you didn't know were on your computer. They may even be for programs you no longer use.
Invisible Prefs also gives you the option of deleting those preferences and saving them to a folder. Finding and deleting preferences is the extent of Invisible Prefs' functionality at this time, but it's always helpful to be able to get rid of unwanted information lurking on your computer.
For more detailed information, including on updates, please read the documentation or visit the home page.
Note: This program can be used with Mac OS 9.0 and later, and on Mac OS X. It may work on Mac OS 8.6, but I haven't tried it on that version, and the author doesn't say.
dot sw, freakonamac@yahoo.com, http://homepage.mac.com/dotsw/
Curse those 404 Page Not Found errors no more. Link Checker is a valuable tool for checking the validity of your Web site's links to ensure that your visitors can get to where they want to go. It allows you to filter certain links so they don't get checked and specify how many connections you would like to have open for your Web site. The app can check your entire Web site online or the pages stored locally on your hard drive. Requires a G3 or faster Mac and Mac OS X or later.
Brian Hill, brianhill@mac.com, http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/
For those who turn off their Mac every night, this freeware utility runs the Mac OS X maintenance tasks that are set to typically run between 3am and 5am. If you shut off your Mac at night and the series of tasks aren't allowed to run, your Mac's log files can grow very large and prevent system databases from getting backed up. With MacJanitor, you can run these scripts manually without having to use the Terminal to keep your Mac OS X machine in top racing form. Requires a Power Mac and Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
Mireth Technology, support@mireth.com, http://www.mireth.com/
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.1 or later
Erase your Internet surfing trail with this cache buster and keep your sensitive information private. This app will allow you to permanently destroy your Web browser cache, Web browser history files, and email trash completely so that it can't be recovered. The app supports Safari, Apple Mail, Opera, iCab, OmniWeb, Internet Explorer, Eudora, and other popular apps.
Omni Development, Inc., info@omnigroup.com, http://www.omnigroup.com
OmniDiskSweeper finds and deletes big, useless files that are taking up valuable hard drive space. It can make space on Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, and Mac OS 9 disks. When you start OmniDiskSweeper, it presents you with a list of disks attached to your machine. Double-click on one and a new window opens with a browser listing every file and directory on that disk, sorted by size. Browse through your junk and delete the fatties that you aren't using any more. The free space on the disk and the directory order are automatically recalculated. Requires a Power Mac and Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
CharlesSoft, csrstka@mac.com, http://homepage.mac.com/csrstka
Want to customize your OS X installation? Pacifist opens Mac OS X .pkg package files and lets you extract individual files and folders, rather than have to reinstall all of Mac OS X. Requires a Power Mac and Mac OS X 10.0 orlater.
metaobject, info@metaobject.com, http://www.metaobject.com
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.2 or later
If you've ever created a PDF using Jaguar's built-in PDF creator, you probably noticed that it offers no compression support to bring file sizes down, which means graphic-heavy documents transform into big PDFs. Thank goodness there's PdfCompress, which allows you to compress both graphics and text to create Internet-friendly PDFs.
Pocket Software, http://www.pocketsw.com
You value your data on your Mac-right? Then why the heck aren't you backing it up? PocketBackup is an easy-to-use personal backup program built just for Mac OS X. Requires a Power Mac and Mac OS X 10.0 or later or Mac OS X Server 2.0 or later.
Date: December 30th, 2001 License: Freeware
Size: 301.1K Rating:
Information:
PrefEdit lets you inspect and edit preference settings for Mac OS X applications. The settings display in a browser, and you edit them using the point-and-click method. In addition, full-text search is available on the settings, and you can clean up left overs from uninstalled applications.
For more detailed information, including on updates, please read the documentation or visit the home page.
Note: If you edit, add or delete preference values of application programs or the Mac OS X operating system, you should know what you are doing. Inappropriate values can cause serious malfunctions in the system that could destroy important data or create other unexpected effects.
Clarkwood Software, rambunctious@clarkwoodsoftware.com, http://www.clarkwoodsoftware.com
ramBunctious is a RAM disk program that provides basic RAM disk functionality for OS X. ramBunctious maintains the advantages and eliminates the disadvantages of most RAM disk programs. Several options let you customize the app for your desired balance of speed, security, safety, and versatility. For example, you can set it to write through to a file on a (real) disk for safety in the event of a crash. You can mount as many RAM disks as you wish (or as many as you have memory for) simultaneously. ramBunctious uses the same memory that applications use, so the memory used for each RAM disk is instantly available for other applications when the RAM disk is put away. Requires a G3 or faster Mac and Mac OS X or later.
CodeTek Studios, support@codetek.com, http://www.codetek.com
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later
If you're dumping out files and want to make sure that no one can recover them-especially if you're selling your Mac-this app is designed to shred and remove files by overwriting the files with carefully selected patterns of data.
LaCie, silverkeeper@lacie.com, http://www.lacie.com
We can't stop telling you enough-any time you feel the need to start tinkering with your OS, always make sure you have your stuff backed up. LaCie's SilverKeeper is a free, handy application that automates backups to your external storage devices with IDE, ATAPI, SCSI, USB, or Firewire interfaces. Requires a Power Mac and either Mac OS 9.0.4-9.x with CarbonLib 1.5 or Mac OS X 10.1.2 or later.
Introduction
Share My Desktop (SMD) is a simple little wrapper application that I created for OSXvnc in AppleScript Studio. SMD makes initiating a VNC server very simple -- just click a button!
VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing. "It is, in essence, a remote display system which allows you to view a computing 'desktop' environment not only on the machine where it is running, but from anywhere on the Internet and from a wide variety of machine architectures." VNC technology was developed by AT&T Laboratories.
SMD was developed as a tool to offer better support from the Tech Support staff. SMD can be installed on client systems, so if the client needs assistance, they can call the Tech Support staff, initiate the VNC server, and give the Tech Support staff the connection information. When the Tech Support staff is able to share the client's screen, they can SHOW the client what they need to do to fix a problem, rather than try to guide them by voice alone.
Using Share My Desktop
System Requirements:
* Mac OS 10.1.2 with the BSD subsystem installed (which is installed by default).
http://www.bombich.com/software/smd.html
Salling Software, http://homepage.mac.com/jonassalling/Shareware/, jonassalling@mac.com
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later, supported SE phone, Bluetooth (adapter or built-in)
If you've got one of the Bluetooth-enabled Sony Ericsson cell phones (T610, T39m, R520m, T68, or T68i), this way cool app allows you to turn your phone into a remote control for your Mac. Use it to control iTunes and DVD Player functions, control a Keynote or PowerPoint presentation, or use AppleScript to create your own controls. The app also features a proximity sensor that automatically performs customizable actions (like muting iTunes or pausing your DVD) when you walk away from your Mac with phone in hand and when you come back.
Paul Berkowitz AppleScripts, berkowit28@mac.com, http://homepage.mac.com/berkowit28/
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.2.2 or later, Microsoft Entourage X SR-1 or later
If you've given up on Apple's Mail app for Entourage but like the cross-application features of Apple's Address Book, this nifty app allows you to sync the two apps together so that you can have the best of both worlds. Address Book data syncs with Entourage's Address Book and vice versa so you can take the access advantage of iChat, iSync, and iPod while still using Entourage's email.
Qdea, Voice 800-933-9558, support@qdea.com, http://www.qdea.com/
Synchronize! Pro X is a file synchronization and backup utility for Mac OS X. You can also use it to back up your OS X startup disk to create a bootable. Requires a Power Mac and Mac OS X 10.0 or later.
MKD Software, mdavis@mkd.cc, http://www.mkd.cc/
If your OS X experience seems to resemble more of a fat cat than a Cheetah or Jaguar, this package may help speed things up. System Optimizer X was originally designed to improve system speed and responsiveness. It features System optimization, Internet connection optimization, window buffer compression, and Internet version checking. Requires a G3 or faster Mac and Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
Marcel Bresink, http://www.bresink.de/osx/
Do you want to control anti-aliasing of fonts? Would you like translucent terminal windows? Do you want to have all hidden files and folders displayed in the Finder? All that and many more hidden options of Mac OS X can be activated with the TinkerTool utility. Requires a G3 or faster Mac and Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
NoName Scriptware, tom@nonamescriptware.com, http://nonamescriptware.com
Requirements: G3 or faster Mac, Mac OS X 10.2 or later, 24U Appearance OSAX (installer included)
Having trouble taking out the Trash? If you're a line code geek, follow our instructions in this month's how-to article, "Trash Locked Files and Folders." If not, this helpful utillity will do the deed for you. Trash It is an AppleScript that force-empties your Trash if you can't do it by conventional means. If you can't empty the Trash or move items to the Trash, try this program.
Alessandro Montalcini, alm@montalcini.com, http://www.montalcini.com
If you're running a USB Mac, you'll want this application to help configure all your USB peripherals. Mice, trackballs, joysticks, and other devices can all be configured globally or as app-specific gizmos. Requires a Power Mac and Mac OS X 10.1.2 or later.
Melonsoft, ryan@melonsoft.com, http://www.melonsoft.com
WebPeek is a new and innovative application that gives you the unique ability of viewing your Mac's screen remotely via any Web browser. Screenshots are taken at specified intervals and automatically uploaded to an FTP server. Similiar software packages are hindered by network firewalls or internet routers, but WebPeek is not fazed by these obstacles because it sends the images to a remote server and does not act as a server itself. Requires a G3 or faster Mac and Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
Rainer Brockerhoff, rainer@brockerhoff.net, http://www.brockerhoff.net
Forget that pesky Terminal. If you're looking for a handy app to change file and/or folder attributes, this one can help. Get extended information for all of your OS X stuff, including file type, creator, and extension info. The app is also expandable through its plug-in architecture. Requires a G3 or faster Mac and Mac OS X.