System Utilities > Tweaks & Enhancements

Description: FuzzyClock is an alternative menu bar clock which displays the current time (e.g. "five past ten") in the menu bar.

Keywords: clock time 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3; File size: 223 kb; Updated: 2007-04-30

Description: Coloristic is a utility which magnifies the area of the screen surrounding the cursor. It will also display the color value for the pixel that is exactly under the cursor and allow you to copy that color value to the clipboard. In addition, you can measure the distance between any two pixels on screen, and save the magnified image to a file or the clipboard.

Keywords: clipboard utility screen image color save file copy 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2; File size: 512 kb; Updated: 2007-04-19

Description: UNO derives from the Latin word for one.UNO is the root of Unity.UNO is a theme that brings the sunken unified toolbar / titlebar look & feel to every single window on your system (metal or aqua, and already unified windows as well).On an higher level, UNO's main goal is to enhance aqua interface consistence, by making all elements look and feel as one.UNO is aimed to those who want a clean and un-osbstructive interface while keeping the best of Aqua.The unity level proposed by UNO does not compromises overall GUI contrast: UNO and UNO shade can be mixed up in order to achieve that usability goal.UNO also fixes some Blue/Graphite appearance inconsistencies.Please check interacto.net GUI section for screenshots, FAQs and more info.Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. Bug reporting as well... Please drop a line here.

Keywords: windows toolbar system window clean word best 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4.4; File size: 30822 kb; Updated: 2007-04-17

Description: Application Enhancer is a system which allows for 3rd party modules to modify and enhance the way applications behave and operate. Application Enhancers work on an application level, therefore they do not affect the stability of the underlying system. The technology behind Application Enhancer system has been in research and development for more than 4 years now, and many Unsanity haxies (including WindowShade X, FruitMenu, Silk and others) are now using it. The software development kit for developing modules is also available on the Application Enhancer home page.

Keywords: development application system page 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3; File size: 1331 kb; Updated: 2007-03-15

Description: FruitMenu is a haxie that gives you the ability to customize the Apple Menu and contextual menus. Using a visual editor you can edit the contents of the menus to suit your needs and taste. FruitMenu will also display the contents of the FruitMenu Items folder inside of your Library folder, launch applications and shell scripts from the Apple Menu and contextual menus, to allow easy file navigation and launching. You can also assign hotkeys to particular Apple menu items.

Keywords: visual editor library scripts editor folder file easy edit 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9; File size: 3072 kb; Updated: 2007-03-14

Description: Shades is a FREE utility for controlling the brightness of your screen. It runs in the background providing easy control over the brightness of your display via a slick Mac-like interface, with greater dynamic range and finer granularity than the built-in controls.Unlike other solutions, Shades works by obscuring your screen with a darkened overlay. It doesn't change your display settings and won't screw up your colour profile. It also means you won't lose your cursor!

Keywords: utility control screen free easy 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3; File size: 4096 kb; Updated: 2007-03-04

Description: Do you ever wish you could turn off the Dock? Have you ever used an application that puts tools at the edges of the screen and you enable Dock hiding but it still pops up and gets in the way?If you answered yes to either one of these questions, then you need DockBlock!Dockblock adds a menu to the top of your mac that allows you to quickly toggle the Dock between three different states. You can switch between AutoHide, Show, and a new Disable mode that shuts the dock down completely. DockBlock also includes an Application menu for quickly jumping between your running Applications and as an added bonus it can be set to display your itunes track info in the menu bar. DockBlock is an excellent companion to other "Dock like" alternatives.Key features:Classic OS9 Style Application menu.Quick access to Disable, Hide, and Show the DockDisplays currently playing track title and artist name when playing music with iTunes.Built in Application Switcher when Dock is disabled.

Keywords: application classic screen access tools music hide show 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2; File size: 349 kb; Updated: 2007-02-26

Description: smcFanControl lets the user set the minimum speed of the build in fans. So you can increase your minimum fan speed to make your intel mac run cooler. However in order not to damage your machines smcFanControl let's you not set minimum speed to a rate under Apple's defaults.

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Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 313 kb; Updated: 2007-02-14

Description: Document Palette allows you to create new documents directly in open folders. It holds document types that you frequently use and allows you to create documents without launching an editor and without fumbling around in awkward save panels.While in an open folder, just press the key combination Control-Option-Command-N to make the palette pop up, then select a document type.

Keywords: document control folders editor folder create save 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3; File size: 942 kb; Updated: 2007-02-11

Description: Do you have way too many items on your desktop? Do you hate cleaning up that mess? Camouflage is the right utility for you. It hides all the icons and leaves nothing but the pure wallpaperKey Features:perfect system-integration: change your wallpaper and Camouflage will show the change instantly.works with multiple monitors: attach new monitors and the icons will instantly be hidden.drag & drop: drag files on the desktop and they will be copied onto your real desktop.finder integration: click the desktop and Finder will be activated and opens or selects a separate desktop window. (You can disable this with the Popup Desktop option of the menu. To still open a window, press the option-key while clicking the desktop)ability to show and hide the icons (available in status item menu)works with desktop managersability to 'click through' Camouflage to get the normal Desktop-Context menu (Use with caution, you may select a file and don't notice it. You may only want to use that feature if you are using FinderPop)

Keywords: wallpaper utility desktop system window popup files icons 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9; File size: 445 kb; Updated: 2007-02-07