Weekly Utilities Update: Drive Genius, TechTool Pro, MacDust, more...
One common frustration some people have had with external drives is when they persistently spin and whirr. While the noise in drives has decreased over the years of development, the noise is still enough to disturb concentration in quiet environments. We
Staff Pick: No Spin
One common frustration some people have had with external drives is when they persistently spin and whirr. While the noise in drives has decreased over the years of development, the noise is still enough to disturb concentration in quiet environments. We posted a recent article which outlines some problems people have had with this. The utility "No Spin" is a simple interface for managing drive spin-down, by setting a time limit before the drive spins down.
The latest version (3.0) can be downloaded from the developer's site: http://www.mosaicwebsite.com/mac_osx_software_development_for_leopard_tiger/no_spin.asp
Other Recent Utility Updates:
- Drive Genius 2.1.1 - Optimize, manage, and repair storage devices and volumes
- IPNetMonitorX 2.3.01 - Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize network performance
- Changes 1.5.6 - Synchronize, compare, and merge files
- TechTool Pro 5.0.4 - Drive and system maintenance and repair utility
- DarkAdapted 2.3.5fc2 - A screen dimming utility that many people use to adjust display brightness problems
- MacDust 3.09 - System optimization, maintenance and drive cleaning utility
- A Better Finder Rename X 8.15 - A batch file renamer
- TM Error Logger 2.02 - Easily locate Time Machine errors and activity
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