Utilities

Simple and useful OS X Terminal commands

The OS X terminal is a powerful interface with your computer that can be used to script tasks, run under-the-hood routines on your system, remotely control other systems, and perform a number of other detailed and specific actions. While getting familiar with the Terminal may seem like a daunting and unnecessary task, there are a few useful terminal commands for troubleshooting the system that can be run easily without needing to know much about the Terminal.

uptime

The uptime command shows the time that has elapsed since the system was last restarted. While not directly useful, it can provide you … Read more

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Troubleshooting utility news and updates

Our utilities update report is a column on updates for Mac utilities that have been released in the past week. Though a utility can be any tool that helps you perform a routine task (including image manipulation and synchronization), our focus in this column is on bringing you those tools that help in troubleshooting Mac hardware and software problems. This week there were updates to file recovery software, some drive monitoring utilities, and duplicate file management tools.

Maintenance

Cocktail is a good option to use as part of a general maintenance routine and also has options to allow for adjusting … Read more

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As one of the most popular compression tools, WinZip is widely known for its ability to shrink the size of large files and create a single zip file that is easily sharable with friends and family.

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Troubleshooting utility news and updates

Files and filesystem Sometimes locating duplicate files (especially groups of them after migrating files) can be useful for clearing up hard-drive space. GrupaDupa, … Read more

Troubleshooting utility news and updates

Our utilities update report is a column on updates for Mac utilities that have been released in the past week. Though a utility can be any tool that helps you perform a routine task (including image manipulation and synchronization), our focus in this column is on bringing you those tools that help in troubleshooting Mac hardware and software problems. This week there were updates for the maintenance program OnyX, the uninstaller utility CleanApp, and a file recovery tool called AppleXsoft Photo Recovery.

The free maintenance tool OnyX is a popular option for running general maintenance routines in OS X in … Read more

Fight your slow PC and clean out your junk w/ SLOW-PCfighter and FULL-DISKfighter

This is your problem: Your PC is starting to show its age and it no longer performs as fast as it once used to. Files and Programs take too long to load, and you're able to brew a fresh batch of coffee in the same time it takes for your computer to startup.

Here is your solution: SLOW-PCfighter and FULL-DISKfighter are complementary utilities that provide you with a number of tools for optimizing Windows and your hard disk in order to ensure your PC is performing at its fullest potential.

SLOW-PCfighter features include:

Seeks out and removes "problem … Read more

Troubleshooting utility news and updates

Our utilities update report is a column on updates for Mac utilities that have been released in the past week. Though a utility can be any tool that helps you perform a routine task (including image manipulation and synchronization), our focus in this column is on bringing you those tools that help in troubleshooting Mac hardware and software problems. This week there were updates for some maintenance tools, a couple of hard-disk monitoring tools, and some file recovery and duplicate file management tools.

Maintenance In maintenance utilities this week, the tools Cocktail and Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner have been updated. … Read more

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NovaBackup Pro can help you back up your files and emails to a local drive, device or to an online location automatically - taking the headache and the manual work that can be very time-consuming. Not … Read more

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WinRAR is ranked #1 in the File Compression category and was also one of the Top 10 Most Downloaded products of 2010. On CNET Download.com alone, … Read more