“It is often worth grabbing a few utilities in order to keep your Mac in the best possible shape, whether you’re looking to improve your wireless connection or just to boost performance,” Jony evans writes for Computerworld. “What follows is a selection of utilities which may boost your Mac life.”
Five essential utilities for any Mac user:
• AppCleaner (free)
• LittleSnitch (free)
• Onyx (Free)
• Dropbox (Free basic service)
• iStumbler (Free)
Full article with descriptions of the apps and links here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
Since when was Little Snitch free?
What a cr@p article.
Since when was Little Snitch free?
What a cr@p article.
Little Snitch is NOT free
Little Snitch is NOT free
Little snitch isn’t free
Little snitch isn’t free
This really is a poor article.
This really is a poor article.
Well my macbook pro has been feeling a little less than fresh out the box lately… any suggestions on the best app to sort that all out?
Just asking the question makes me feel like I am back on a windoze machine… 🙁
Well my macbook pro has been feeling a little less than fresh out the box lately… any suggestions on the best app to sort that all out?
Just asking the question makes me feel like I am back on a windoze machine… 🙁
I don’t know why I read these articles, I guess for a chuckle. Actually I have all five of these apps, but my list would be very different. And why stop with 5? It’s like saying, what are the 3 top parts in your car? Seat, steering wheel, alternator.
MW: lack
I don’t know why I read these articles, I guess for a chuckle. Actually I have all five of these apps, but my list would be very different. And why stop with 5? It’s like saying, what are the 3 top parts in your car? Seat, steering wheel, alternator.
MW: lack
The article doesn’t list Little Snitch as free, the list in MDN does, however. That is, unless it was corrected.
The article doesn’t list Little Snitch as free, the list in MDN does, however. That is, unless it was corrected.
I would have added Quicksilver.
I would have added Quicksilver.
Allow me to add Clean My Mac to this list. It isn’t free, but blimey, it isn’t half useful. It deletes all the languages from your Mac you don’t need, which can often free up a good few GBs. It deletes the part of universal binaries that you don’t need (for example, if you use an intel mac, it’ll delete the power of portion). It does lots of other things as well, it’ll clear caches, developer junk, log files, broken widgets and preferences, and a lot more.
Can’t recommend it enough.
Allow me to add Clean My Mac to this list. It isn’t free, but blimey, it isn’t half useful. It deletes all the languages from your Mac you don’t need, which can often free up a good few GBs. It deletes the part of universal binaries that you don’t need (for example, if you use an intel mac, it’ll delete the power of portion). It does lots of other things as well, it’ll clear caches, developer junk, log files, broken widgets and preferences, and a lot more.
Can’t recommend it enough.
App cleaner hasn’t been updated for 2 years. Strike that off the list.
App cleaner hasn’t been updated for 2 years. Strike that off the list.
No multiple clipboard — such as CopyPaste?
No multiple clipboard — such as CopyPaste?
Hmm…a few of my additional free favorites.
1: KisMAC
2: TinkerTool
3: Carbon Copy Cloner
4: TextWrangler
5: OpenOffice
6: Firefox – better privacy, noscript, nosquint, ad block plus, ghostery, flagfox, wot, fission, trackmenot
7: Ubuntu Linux (lots of other great freeware in the repositories)
Hmm…a few of my additional free favorites.
1: KisMAC
2: TinkerTool
3: Carbon Copy Cloner
4: TextWrangler
5: OpenOffice
6: Firefox – better privacy, noscript, nosquint, ad block plus, ghostery, flagfox, wot, fission, trackmenot
7: Ubuntu Linux (lots of other great freeware in the repositories)
Don’t forget Air Display. If you own an iPad, you can add a wireless touchscreen monitor for only ten bucks. It’s the best bargain ever, especially on the new 11″ MacBook Air. Two monitors wherever you go.