Mac OS X optimize Software List

Description: Scared of the terminal or can't be bothered to remember those commands to customize your system the way you want? MacPilot is your digital savior. Easily enable and disable hidden features in Mac OS X, optimize and repair your system, and perform numerous routine maintenance operations with the click of a button!Pro user or not, you can now increase computer performance with only a few clicks of the mouse. Optimize your network for broadband connectivity, completely customize Apple File Sharing, perform essential maintenance without having to remember mind boggling acronyms, and much more. However, those are just a few of the many reasons why MacPilot is your choice over Cocktail, TinkerTool and Onyx!Enable the "cut" option in the Finder, disable menu items for security, disable icon caches, set history limits, erase recently used files, prevent your dock from being modified, turn off all system animations, increase the speed at which windows resize, change which format screenshots are taken in, set a def...

Keywords: computer optimize security windows digital network history repair 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 9421 kb; Updated: 2008-05-08

Description: Scared of the terminal or can't be bothered to remember those commands to customize your system the way you want? Mac Pilot is your digital savior. Easily enable and disable hidden features in Mac OS X, optimize and repair your system, and perform numerous routine maintenance operations with the click of a button!Pro user or not, you can now increase computer performance with only a few clicks of the mouse. Optimize your network for broadband connectivity, completely customize Apple File Sharing, perform essential maintenance without having to remember mind boggling acronyms, and much more. However, those are just a few of the many reasons why Mac Pilot is your choice over Cocktail, TinkerTool and Onyx!Enable the "cut" option in the Finder, disable menu items for security, disable icon caches, set history limits, erase recently used files, prevent your dock from being modified, turn off all system animations, increase the speed at which windows resize, change which format screenshots are taken in, set a d...

Keywords: computer optimize security windows digital network history repair 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 8294 kb; Updated: 2008-05-06

Description: EasyWMV can be used to convert or resize wmv, asf, avi, mp4, mpg, mpeg, mov, m4v, flv, nsv, swf and vob video files so that they can be used with QuickTime Player, iPod and iPhone. EasyWMV has a very simple user interface, supports drag and drop as well as batch processing. EasyWMV can export video to mpeg and mpeg4 formats and can optimize videos for playback on iPod.Main Features:Input formats: asf, avi, flv, m4v, mp4, mpg, mpeg, mov, nsv, swf, vob, wmvOutput formats: mp4, mpgManual or automatic audio bit rate selection from source (32-320kbps)Video encoding up to 2.5mbit/sSupport H.264 encoding for mpeg4 videoCreates video for QuickTime, Apple TV, iPod, and iPhoneBatch processingOptimized for multi-core and multi-processor systemsDrag & drop of files and foldersiTunes integrationWhat's new in this version:Changed queue management to process files in alphabetical orderImproved flv supportUpdated to FFmpeg SVN-r13037

Keywords: management optimize convert player source video batch files 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 4506 kb; Updated: 2008-05-03

Description: Leopard Cache Cleaner makes system maintenance simple with an easy point and click interface to many OS X functions. Leopard Cache Cleaner can improve system performance by tuning internet and file cache settings, implementing ram disks, and cleaning out various cached and stale data. LCC includes tools to help optimize files and memory. LCC can recover wasted disk space by eliminating language localization files and slimming Universal Binaries.Leopard Cache Cleaner lets you create bootable Emergency Disks that include system repair utilities and LCC's powerful cache cleaning functions. If disaster strikes, the power of Leopard Cache Cleaner is available at the command prompt in Single User Mode.Leopard Cache Cleaner helps protect your system from malware. Leopard Cache Cleaner is the only utility in its class to ship with powerful ClamAV antivirus built in. LCC can scan your downloads on the fly providing industrial strength virus protection. LCC also includes chkrootkit to provide protection from rootki...

Keywords: protection utilities downloads internet optimize utility recover protect 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 12186 kb; Updated: 2008-05-02

Description: "IPNetTunerX" is a modest application that allows you to optimize TCP/IP network performance under Mac OS X by tuning internal TCP/IP parameters to match your network environment. IPNetTunerX supports over 20 adjustable parameters including the TCP Window Size, Time Out intervals, Maximum Segment Size, and MTU.You can save your settings in IPNetTunerX settings documents and invoke them each time you login by adding the corresponding document to your login items list.As with all of our Macintosh software products, IPNetTunerX features a fully functional 21 day trial period. Once you are certain that our software is right for the job, a registration key can be purchased for $30 (see our registration page for educational and bundled package discounts).What's new in this version:Fixed bug in checking code signature of admin only tools when run from non admin account.Cleanup system.log messages when run from non admin account.

Keywords: educational application optimize document network system window tools 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 1024 kb; Updated: 2008-04-18

Description: IceClean is a powerful Finder and System optimization tool using ONLY built-in Unix system tasks to help your System stay healthy and to keep it running smoothly. IceClean lets you execute the following tasks:System Maintenance Process & InfosPeriodic Routine ScriptsVerify Preferences .plist filesRepair PermissionsUpdate PrebindingsUpdate Locate & Whatis DatabasesRebuild LaunchservicesCheck Disk S.M.A.R.T. StatusSystem Info (Fixed Internal & External Disks, Kernel Infos & Processes Status, Power Management Settings)Show (/var, /bin, /etc, /private, Receipts & Virtual Memory Lists)Unix MAN PagesCall Terminal & ConsoleSystem CleanupRemove Root & User System CachesDeep Safari CleanupRemove Safari IconsRemove Log fIlesRemove .Localized & Temporary filesFinder Utilities and CustomizationSpotlight features (Rebuild, Update, Optimize, Remove Databases. Show Spotlight Index Status, Enable or Disable Spotlilght Indexing)Dashboard ON/OFFShow Hidden FIles and FoldersForce Relaunch Dock and FinderShow Finder 'Quit' I...

Keywords: management utilities optimize virtual remove memory system files 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 1434 kb; Updated: 2008-03-31

Description: Socks is a powerful, dynamic and secure optimization, maintenance and customization solution for Mac OS X. Socks allows you to:Optimize system features to improve general performance, save hard drive space, and conserve RAM.Maintain data structures relied on by your system and applications to keep them running safely and smoothly.Troubleshoot crashes, odd behavior and the "spinning beach ball."Generally customize your computer to better fit your needs.What's new in this version:Fixed an implementation error that caused inconsistent results when verifying the system startup diskMinor bugfixesOther miscellaneous improvements

Keywords: computer optimize system secure error drive space data 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 1638 kb; Updated: 2008-03-27

Description: Cocktail is an award winning general purpose utility for Mac OS X. It is a smooth and powerful digital toolset with a variety of practical features that simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions and helps hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world to get the most out of their computers.The application serves up a scrumptious mix of maintenance tools and interface tweaks, all accessible via a comprehensive graphical interface. Most of Cocktail's major features are arranged in five basic categories. In addition, a Pilot lets you clean, repair and optimize your system with the click of a button.What's new in this version:Improved network optimization presetsFixed a bug causing Safari RSS reader to report NSPOSIXErrorDomain:2 errorAddress an issue in which system log server may not be restarted during rotation of the log filesImproved clearing of temporary filesFixed a bug that may cause Cocktail to bypass S.M.A.R.T. status check on external hard drivesAddresses minor compatibility issues with Mi...

Keywords: application optimize advanced digital network utility button report 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 1843 kb; Updated: 2008-03-06

Description: Maintain, Manage and Optimize your Hard DriveIs your computer running slower? Drive Genius 2 is the best disk utility for the Mac platform. Disk defrag, directory repair and repartition on-the-fly are only a few of the award-winning features of Drive Genius 2. Optimize your drive with Drive Genius. Yes, this is the same product used by Apple at the Genius Bar to defrag your drive!* *Part of the ProCare program offered by Apple ComputerDrive Genius has established itself as THE industry standard disk utility for the Mac platform. The new Drive Genius 2 is built upon the same award-winning foundation of the original Drive Genius. Improvements have been made to speed and overall performance in the new version. One of the most noticeable and eye catching changes is the all-new user interface. Drive Genius 2 makes hard maintenance tasks painless, fast and easy.What's new in this version:This new release adds preventive measures to help avoid an issue with Leopard (10.5.x) and Serial-ATA based drives. Apple is ...

Keywords: directory computer optimize utility repair drive tasks fast 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 9728 kb; Updated: 2008-02-16

Description: PDF Shrink reduces the size of PDF files by optimizing the resolution and compression method of images, removing unused elements such as metadata and thumbnails, eliminating duplicate images and compressing other parts of a PDF file.PDF Shrink can reduce most types of PDF files from 10 to 90% of their original size. PDF Shrink makes it easy to optimize PDF files for use on the web, for email attachments and for on-screen reading. The drag and drop interface allows for setting different compression and resolution choices for color, grayscale and monochrome images. Three common configurations are included; however, the user can create unlimited custom configurations. Batch processing is supported with the ability to load multiple files and folders into a processing queue. PDF Shrink simplifies the creation of optimized PDF files even further using Mac OS X's PDF Services - part of the "Save As PDF" menu in the Print dialog. Simply select "Create PDF Service" from the Configs menu and name the workflow. It\'...

Keywords: compression optimize folders reading screen images create email 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 5427 kb; Updated: 2008-02-07