Weekly Utilities Update: atMonitor, Leopard Cache Cleaner, Display Maestro, more...
<p>In order to make OS X system settings user-friendly for consumers, Apple has limited many of the settings to those that are most compatible and which users will most likely use. This is convenient; however, there are times when people may wish to have
Written by Topher Kessler
Staff Pick: Display Maestro
In order to make OS X system settings user-friendly for consumers, Apple has limited many of the settings to those that are most compatible and which users will most likely use. This is convenient; however, there are times when people may wish to have more control over their settings. This may be especially true for display settings, where options such as grey scale and 256-color modes have been removed.
Display Maestro brings these hidden settings back, allowing for fine-tuned control of display settings. These include custom resolutions and color depths, and makes them conveniently available in a small menu.
Display Maestro has been updated to version 1.0.6, which fixes a small bug in which some computers would crash upon resolution setting changes. The latest version can be found at the developer's website: http://www.koingosw.com/products/displaymaestro.php
Other recent utilities updates:
- atMonitor 1.50.1 - System monitor & process explorer tool for developers & power users alike.
- Springy 1.5.5 - Archive/compress: zip, tar, dmg, iso, pax, cpio, gzip, bzip2, z, rar, sit, jar, ear, war.
- VirtualBox 3.0.4 - Virtualization package for Windows and Linux.
- Leopard Cache Cleaner 4.0.27 - System maintenance, optimization, antivirus.
- Baseline 1.5.3 - Disk sizing tool compares your disk against previous scans.
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