System Utilities > System Maintenance

Description: FontNuke is a utility application for Mac OS X Tiger / Leopard that removes corrupt / troublesome font cache files. I created this application as a tool for my personal use at the office, and has become very useful for me. To grant individual non-admin users the ability to remove font cache files, without my involvement--is HUGE! Not to mention intelligent application quitting, plus a GUARANTEED reboot, makes my life easier. FontNuke removes system font caches, Adobe font caches (*.lst), Microsoft Office font caches, and now also (as of version 1.0.6) QuarkXPress 6.x/7.x font cache files. Not to mention it's free. I have recently added an option which purges spotlight indexes on startup volume from /.Spotlight-V100. This has been added due to some intermittent unresponsiveness when searching network volumes for some of my MCX clients. Please use this feature with caution. See the FontNuke homepage for more details.What's new in this version:Major performance improvements when locating font cache files.Add...

Keywords: application microsoft personal utility corrupt network system remove 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 3891 kb; Updated: 2008-01-08

Description: DeskShade 2 has a simple objective: make you enjoy your desktop. Hide your desktop icons with a smooth fade, then pick your favorite desktop and see it rotate on 3D cube.The new version sports a brand new desktop organizer with your personal albums and iPhoto support. To change the color scheme of a picture, simply use the built-in Color variation tool. No more Photoshop necessary!To import pictures from online desktop sites, there are two new innovative features. Image dropping on the menu item allows you to drag a picture straight from a web page to DeskShade. Then there are DeskShade links, a new link format to allow one click desktop downloads.There are 6 desktop transitions to choose from, so switching desktop pictures finally becomes more visually pleasing. For even more desktop movement, add a DeskMovie to your desktop and turn your background into a cinema.DeskLock has been entirely revamped and now fully supports AppleScript, has several locking styles and can be initiated automatically after a p...

Keywords: organizer downloads personal pictures desktop picture online format 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 856 kb; Updated: 2007-12-28

Description: iTunes Library Check cross checks your iTunes Library for unlisted files in iTunes.It scans the iTunes music library and checks if the found files are referenced in iTunes xml file. All unreferenced files are listed in the "Extra files" tab view and all references that lacks actual files are listed under the "Missing files" tab view.What's new in this version:Does not count iPhone Ringtones (which I figure iTunes handles differently).

Keywords: library files music file view 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 197 kb; Updated: 2007-12-23

Description: A simple Automator Action fused with AppleScript aimed at keeping your Mac running healthy.Features include:Repair PermissionsVerify PreferencesUpdate PrebindingsPeriodic Clean-upClean CacheUpdate Locate, Whatis, LaunchServices databasesRebuild Spotlight IndexForce Empty TrashWhat's new in this version:Rebuild Spotlight IndexForce Empty TrashTiger users please use 3.7 which is bundled with 3.8

Keywords: repair action clean 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 853 kb; Updated: 2007-12-18

Description: Maintain1 uses the terminal application to provide the output instead of having its own window do this. The reason behind this is that I like the terminal application. All I wanted was to be able to just click a button, have the terminal launch and run a shell script. I have made it where you can edit the shell script, save it and then your shell script is ran instead of the original one. The scripts are only linked to the buttons by their name. The shell scripts are just plain text files and are not compiled into the program.

Keywords: application scripts button script window files text save 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 1024 kb; Updated: 2007-12-08

Description: TechTool Pro 4 is the premier diagnostic and repair utility for the Macintosh running Mac OS X. Among the features included in TechTool Pro 4 are S.M.A.R.T. testing to check for impending hard drive failure, email notification if problems are found by the configurable automatic diagnostics routines, optimization/defragmentation, and many other drive and hardware tests to help pinpoint computer problems.One of the most innovative features of TechTool Pro 4 is the eDrive. An eDrive is a bootable Mac OS X emergency partition containing TechTool Pro. It is created on one of your computer's hard drives without the need to reformat it. If you have problems with your normal startup hard drive volume, you can boot the computer and run TechTool Pro from the eDrive. This allows for recovery and repair without the need to startup from the TechTool Pro CD. This feature is especially useful to notebook users because it negates the need to carry an emergency TechTool Pro CD while traveling. It also eliminates the need ...

Keywords: computer recovery utility repair email drive 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 3520 kb; Updated: 2007-11-30

Description: OmniDiskSweeper is a great tool for making 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. You double-click on one, and a new window opens with a browser listing every file and directory on that disk, sorted by size. This is very fast for HFS+ partitions: it takes about seven seconds to process one gigabyte. UFS partitions are significantly slower.Then you browse through the files and directories, and delete the large ones that you aren't using any more. The free space on the disk and the ordering of the directories are automatically recalculated. If you aren't sure what's in a file, you can double-click it or drag it onto an app on it to open it. It's that simple!What's new in this version:Hopefully worked around an issue on 10.5 Leopard which would sometimes cause our normally well-behaved "lsbom" child tasks to turn into zombie processes that would fill up the user's process table, leading to "No more p...

Keywords: directory browser delete browse server window table files 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 2150 kb; Updated: 2007-11-21

Description: Most of us know the pain of using a shared computer. Privacy is a valued commodity in today's world, and maintaining it does not have to be a hassle. Mac Cleanse securely scans your system for activity and erases the desired information. Sure, you could go rummaging through your entire system trying to manually clean out your files, but what if you miss something? What if you accidentally delete a crucial file and lose important data? Don't take the risk. Let Mac Cleanse carefully and precisely scan and incinerate only what you choose. Wether you've been gift shopping online, discussing confidential business matters, visiting inappropriate web sites, or just want to clean out your system, Mac Cleanse is your savior. Unlike some other privacy protection tools which go through your system with brute force, Mac Cleanse has been thoroughly tested and only removes the necessary files, and reports all errors.What's new in this version:New Feature: Shows more detailed information when software fails to activate....

Keywords: information protection computer business privacy system delete online 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 5325 kb; Updated: 2007-11-21

Description: Tiger Cache Cleaner makes system maintenance simple with an easy point and click interface to many OS X functions. Tiger Cache Cleaner can improve system performance by tuning internet and file cache settings, implementing ram disks, and cleaning out various cached and stale data. TCC can recover wasted disk space by eliminating language localization files and slimming Universal Binaries. Tiger Cache Cleaner is the only utility in its class to ship with powerful ClamAV antivirus built in. If disaster strikes, the power of Tiger Cache Cleaner is available at the command prompt in Single User Mode.Registered users of TCC can install a portable version on a flash drive or iPod. Tiger Cache Cleaner Portable runs on any supported Mac and is a great tool for testing hard drives, screen pixels, batteries, ram, and more before buying a machine. TCC Portable is also available for purchase on CD-ROM.Tiger Cache Cleaner lets you control your OS X experience. Turn off Spotlight or Dashboard, or turn on a Login Items ...

Keywords: internet cleaner utility control recover system screen drive 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 10854 kb; Updated: 2007-11-20

Description: Battery Health Monitor is a free utility for PowerBook, iBook, and MacBook owners that monitors virtual all battery health parameters and displays them in an easy-to-read format.Battery Health Monitor displays your battery's original capacity, current capacity, current charge, number of charge cycles and more!What's new in this version:Updated to improve compatibility with Aluminum PowerBook G4 models.

Keywords: utility monitor virtual format free easy 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 3482 kb; Updated: 2007-11-08