System Utilities > Tweaks & Enhancements

Description: Weather Vane is a MacOS X utility that retrieves your local weather forecast (both U.S. and international cities) and displays it in the menu bar. Place it in your Login Items, and it will launch when you log in. The current temperature and conditions are displayed in the menu bar. Its menu displays the forecast and the tooltip displays the more detail on current conditions is your area. Weather Vane will fetch your forecast in intervals that you decide (15min.- 6hrs).Runs on both 32 bit and 64 bit systems

Keywords: utility 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 1331 kb; Updated: 2010-03-15

Description: Monolingual is a program for removing unnecessary language resources from Mac OS X, in order to reclaim several hundred megabytes of disk space.I don't know about you, but I use my computer in only one (human) language -- English. And I'm willing to bet that you do too, albeit perhaps not English. So why do you have a bunch of localization files for the Mac OS X operating system filling up your hard drive? Enter Monolingual -- a handy utility for reclaiming your space for more useful things... like international mp3 files, email or whatever you like.What's new in this version:Downloadable blacklist.Keep files that are listed in the CodeResources of a bundle, so that the code signing remains valid.

Keywords: computer utility system email drive files space disk 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 1229 kb; Updated: 2010-03-09

Description: TinkerTool is an application that gives you access to additional preference settings Apple has built into Mac OS X. This allows to activate hidden features in the operating system and in some of the applications delivered with the system.The tool makes sure that preference changes can only affect the current user. You don't need administrative privileges to use the tool. With this design, it is no problem to use TinkerTool in professional networks where users have restricted permissions. The program will never change any component of the operating system, so the integrity of your system is not put at risk, and there will be no negative effect on system updates.All preference settings changed by TinkerTool can be reset to Apple's defaults, or to the state that existed before using the tool. No dangerous background processes are used for TinkerTool's operation.Because TinkerTool only gives you access to settings already built into Mac OS X, its feature set varies greatly between different operating system v...

Keywords: application component system access effect design tool into 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 1434 kb; Updated: 2010-02-23

Description: Audio Switcher is a MacOS X utility that allows you to quickly switch your audio input/output between different components. It's designed to work with a device such as Griffin Technology's PowerMate. Audio Switcher sits in the Status Bar, making it conveniently accessible from any application. Audio can automatically switch to a given device if selected in the preferences. Can now be added to Login Items from its Preferences.What's new in this version:Added auto-switching abilityAdded auto launch ability

Keywords: application utility audio 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 487 kb; Updated: 2010-02-22

Description: Monolingual is a program for removing unnecessary language resources from Mac OS X, in order to reclaim several hundred megabytes of disk space.I don't know about you, but I use my computer in only one (human) language -- English. And I'm willing to bet that you do too, albeit perhaps not English. So why do you have a bunch of localization files for the Mac OS X operating system filling up your hard drive? Enter Monolingual -- a handy utility for reclaiming your space for more useful things... like international mp3 files, email or whatever you like.What's new in this version:Added Spanish localization by Fran Ramírez.Bugfix in the Italian localization.Added JollysFastVNC to the blacklist.

Keywords: computer utility system email drive files space disk 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 1229 kb; Updated: 2010-02-04

Description: Change the one-hour interval of Time Machine backups. You can change the interval or decide to make daily, weekly and monthly backups.TimeMachineEditor does not modify existing system files at all. Instead it handles its own scheduling to trigger Time Machine backups when you want them to occur.What's new in this version:Fix minor interface issueJapanese localization

Keywords: system files time 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 659 kb; Updated: 2010-02-01

Description: iTweaX features:User friendly GUIUses very low system resourcesMaintenance toolsOptimize OSX with no knowledgeMany OSX tweaks for Finder, Dock, Safari, Mail, ...Clean handling of preferences! When you disable a hidden tweak it will be 100% removed. (not so with other tweak tools)Only hidden features - so no cluttered GUI.Restoring TweaksCompatible with OS X 10.5.x and OS X 10.6It's freeWhat's new in this version:Improved : UI optimalisations.Improved : Browser cache removing.Fixed : Removed several non-OS X 10.6 related options.Fixed : Issue with restoring to system defaults.Removed : System info tab. Obsolete. No-one uses this anyway.

Keywords: browser system clean tools mail 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 2458 kb; Updated: 2010-01-09

Description: iRed Lite is a nice add-on to Front Row. It does not replace Front Row but adds new features to your Apple Remote. Hold down Menu on your AR and iRed Lite gets into control. iRed Lite provides several examples of controlling QuickTime Player, iTunes or the Finder, but a editor for more actions is built-in.Since 0.9.7 iRed Lite supports multiple Apple Remotes, using the little secret that every Apple Remote has an identifier built-in. This can be used for direct access of layers without activating them before.Even if you don't own multiple Apple Remotes, you may put the codes onto a programmable RC, then change the ID of your Apple Remote, and teach more codes to your PRC. There are 255 supported IDs, so imagine the possibilities!See the Help menu for details on this unique feature.What's new in this version:Compatible with new Aluminum Apple Remote

Keywords: control editor player access remote into 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 2048 kb; Updated: 2009-12-14

Description: Sound Menu allows you to switch your audio input and output in two clicks. All available sources are listed. Sound alerts could be switched to another audio output. English, French, Spanish, German and Italian localization.What's new in this version:add 10.6 64bits support

Keywords: audio sound 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 263 kb; Updated: 2009-12-07

Description: SymbolicLinker is a tiny contextual menu plugin (for Puma through Leopard users) and software service (for Snow Leopard & later users) that, once installed, allows any user to create symbolic links to files inside the Finder. SymbolicLinker does this by adding a contextual menu item to the Finder that generates symbolic links to the selected files.What's new in this version:SymbolicLinker has gone Dutch (with a Dutch localization).Since people have asked about the Finder Services menu and what triggers it, the documentation now explains why this submenu appears.

Keywords: create plugin files 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 941 kb; Updated: 2009-12-04