Mac OS X administrator Freebies List

Description: Get the power of a command line without ever getting near it. Do all those things your system maintenance utilities try to do - but do them better and do them your own way. No typing - just 'clix'.You have to perform maintenance routines. You know that. But make a mistake - especially in one of those glittery AppleScript apps - and what happens? You'll have no such fear with CLIX. CLIX is safer - and for the skilled professional safer than even Terminal. From almost every security standpoint.CLIX: the Command Line Interface for OS X. Access to the full power of your operating system. Your computer runs smoother. You learn more, become better and more skilled at running it.CLIX makes it easier for beginners to get up to speed with their new system. For the professional developer or system administrator it's an indispensable tool - a work of reference used by universities around the globe, NASA, the US military, and scientific institutions everywhere.Despite all the work that's gone into CLIX over the years...

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Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 260 kb; Updated: 2008-10-14

Description: In Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Apple has introduced Time Machine, a very convenient way to make backups. Unfortunately the backup interval is preset constantly to one hour.TimeMachineScheduler disables the automatic backup function of Time Machine and installs its own launchd daemon. As the daemon is located in the main library, the administrator password is required for all (writing) operations. Except disabling Time Machine no further system files and preferences will be touched by TimeMachineScheduler.There are (still) some access privileges problems in OS X 10.5 Leopard, if the operation system has been updated, migrated or installed with the archive & install option. TimeMachineScheduler takes care of all files and sets owner, group and the privileges to the proper default value.You can install and uninstall the daemon as well as only load and unload it to disable making backups temporarily. The interval can be set between 1 and 12 hours, and the daemon can be set to run additionally at load, which means a...

Keywords: administrator uninstall password archive library access backup system 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 2253 kb; Updated: 2008-08-26

Description: TextWrangler is a powerful and richly-featured tool for composing, modifying, and transforming text stored in plain-text files.TextWrangler is a...General Purpose Text EditorProgrammer's Text EditorUnix And Server Administrator's ToolPowerful Text Transformer And ManipulatorProduct Developed In The Best Traditions Of Bare Bones SoftwareWhat's new in this version:Release notes can be found at http://www.barebones.com/support/textwrangler/current_notes.shtml.

Keywords: administrator server files notes text tool best 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 11162 kb; Updated: 2008-01-15

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: MySQL Administrator is a powerful visual administration console that enables you to easily administer your MySQL environment and gain significantly better visibility into how your databases are operating. MySQL Administrator now integrates database management and maintenance into a single, seamless environment, with a clear and intuitive graphical user interface.

Keywords: administrator management database into 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 3520 kb; Updated: 2007-05-15

Description: TextWrangler is a powerful and richly-featured tool for composing, modifying, and transforming text stored in plain-text files.TextWrangler is a...General Purpose Text EditorProgrammer's Text EditorUnix And Server Administrator's ToolPowerful Text Transformer And ManipulatorProduct Developed In The Best Traditions Of Bare Bones Software

Keywords: administrator server files text tool best 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 10138 kb; Updated: 2007-01-09

Description: SystemLoad is a diagnostic application assisting you in the detection of cooling or power supply problems with Apple Macintosh computers. The tool can put a user-definable load onto one or more processors. This can help in diagnosing the following issues:problems with the cooling system or temperature sensorsproblems with chirping noise experienced on some G5 systems and some portable computersproblems with battery units of portable computersWhen desired, the tool can put the processor(s) under the maximum load possible, generating the highest possible temperatures and highest load on the power supply. You so can verify if all components (CPUs, sensors, cooling subsystem, power supply unit, battery unit) are working correctly when they are pushed to their design limits. No installation is required, no administrator permissions are needed, nothing is changed in the operating system.

Keywords: administrator application system design tool 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2; File size: 187 kb; Updated: 2006-10-20