System Utilities > Other

Description: With Sofa Control you are able to control your applications with the remote control.Out of the box Sofa Control supports more than 40 popular applications like VLC, Safari, PowerPoint, Democracy, NetNewsWire, Yojimbo and many more.A spezialized Front Row inspired user interface enables the user to access application specific menus or select movies and documents. The virtual mouse makes it possible to access rarely used functions and the keyboard can be simulated to control confirmation dialogs as well. System level functionality like a sleep timer, changing the system volume and display settings are available in a customizable menu.Sofa Control comes with unique features for speakers. Beside the support for popular presentation software like Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat or VoodooPad, the Presentator Mouse makes it possible to highlight the most important things by just using the remote control.What's new in this version:The new version adds new scripts and has bugfixes and improvements for Mac OS X 10.5 L...

Keywords: application keyboard control scripts virtual system access remote 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 2765 kb; Updated: 2007-10-28

Description: Picture Switcher is an application that will put a menu on the right side of your menu bar to switch desktop pictures. It gives you additional options beyond the built in system that greatly enhances your desktop experience.FeaturesCore ImageCore Image is used to create stunning effects on your pictures, as well as adding several new options when transitioning from one picture to another.New placementA new placement type has been added with Picture Switcher: "Scale to Fill Screen". This will scale your picture proportionally to fit the screen.Settable Keyboard ShortcutsYou can set keyboard shortcuts for many of Picture Switcher's options, including a new option that will immediately change the picture.ApplescriptApplescript support has been added, with full access to changing the picture and its options.What's new in this version:New FeaturesAdded a new preference setting, "Display Images in Sub Folders" which will display all images, including those in sub folders, from the top-level fo...

Keywords: application pictures keyboard desktop effects picture folders system 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 2560 kb; Updated: 2007-10-27

Description: Graphically observe filesystem changes using the same underlying API as Spotlight. One example of use could be to determine what files are changed via software installation, preferences, etc...What's new in this version:New Gui - new table view, and file inspector. Now tracks all events - up to 10000. Experimental functionality to list all open files.

Keywords: table files file view 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 1024 kb; Updated: 2007-10-16

Description: XDroplets are a set of launchers that better integrate X11 programs with the Mac OS X environment, by providing the following features:X11 programs can be launched via the Finder or Dockdocuments can be opened directly in X11 programs via double-clicking or drag and dropURLs can be forwarded from Mac apps to X11 programsX11 automatically gets launched if it is not already openThe distribution includes XDroplets Factory, a utility for generating your own custom X11 launchers.What's new in this version:XDroplet launchers may now be associated with particular types of documents and URLs.Added administrator password mode to query file permissions and request an administrator password if required for viewing or editing the files.Added option for XDroplets to remain running until the programs they launched quit.Environment variables entered in XDroplets Factory should now work properly.Updated icons for existing launchers and added many new launchers.Licensed XDroplets under GNU GPL v2.

Keywords: administrator password utility files icons file 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 12493 kb; Updated: 2007-10-16

Description: Every two seconds this application determinates the primary IP and shows it in the menubar near the clock.This is an example of what you can do using Realbasic and the Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin. Source code is included.As webtraffic for the downloads costs a lot of money, please consider sending a few dollars via paypal to keep the website online.

Keywords: application downloads website online plugin source clock code 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2; File size: 2867 kb; Updated: 2007-06-06

Description: Bwana is a manual page viewer for your browser. It parses man pages in real time to provide the most up to date pages in an easy to read format. The pages have links to other man pages, http and email references--the way man pages should have been from the start.

Keywords: browser format viewer email time page easy 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2; File size: 97 kb; Updated: 2007-06-05

Description: Sticky Windows is an application for Mac OS X Tiger which extends the tab browsing experience to the Desktop. Sticky Windows shrinks your windows into tabs when you drag a window towards the edge of your screen. Providing you with a completely clutter-free workspace. By clicking on the tab the user can show and hide the window.The tab can be created by dragging a window on any side of the screen (more than one screen configuration is supported too). When the mouse reaches the margin of the screen a tab will appear.To remove a tab, simply drag it away from the screen edge. If the window is not currently visible when the tab is dismissed, the original window is re-displayed on the screen.View a video on Sticky Windows

Keywords: application windows desktop remove screen window video mouse 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 995 kb; Updated: 2007-06-03

Description: Google Desktop is a desktop search application that gives you easy access to information on your Mac and from the web. Desktop makes searching your own email, files, music, photos, and more as easy as searching the web with Google.

Keywords: information application desktop search access photos email files 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 1126 kb; Updated: 2007-06-02

Description: Small utility to see a quick overview of the architectures of every application on your Mac. Nothing More.

Keywords: application utility 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 529 kb; Updated: 2007-06-02

Description: One of the most common questions users of Mac OS X ask is "How do I change my short username?" Although OS X provides a simple interface -- the Accounts pane of System Preferences -- for changing a user's long name, there's been no easy way to change the short name of an account once it is created. Until now, that is.ChangeShortName is an easy-to-use utility that does the dirty work involved in changing the short name of a user's account in Mac OS X (versions 10.4.x and 10.3.x). It can also repair some problems that occur when a user has attempted to change their short username manually and done so incorrectly. For safety, it backs up the NetInfo database beforehand.Changing your short username is a serious procedure, but ChangeShortName makes doing so easier and safer.ChangeShortName is "donationware" by James Bucanek and Dan Frakes. Be sure to read the included documentation before using it.

Keywords: database utility system repair easy 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3; File size: 420 kb; Updated: 2007-05-28