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Fred Showker
Cool stuff for your OS: Clipboards, Mouse Buttons, Catalogers, icon, short cuts, Script Timer and too many others to name...
One Finger Snap is a preference pane which brings up the contextual menu whenever the mouse button is clicked and held, providing two-button mouse functionality. One Finger Snap is designed to work with any mouse, including Mighty Mouse, so the contextual menu can still be brought up by clicking and holding which essentially provides one more button.
App Stop 1.0 is a status bar that resides in the menu bar that pauses and continues running applications. Freezing an application retains all memory associated with it and halts all CPU usage for that application. New features include an added right-click menu to the table view, a bugfix relating to sleep mode, an added option to use a black menu icon set, and required authorization for security purposes.
Catalog 1.2 brings numerous enhancements and optimizations, including improved indexing speed, betters support for "strange" file types, an optimized interface, and more. Catalog will index volumes and allow users to browse and search on- and off-line volumes. It runs on Mac OS X 10.3 or later.
Desktop Wrap 1.1 is a Desktop icon management tool for Tiger. With version 1.1, more of the calculations are made in the generated script. Additionally, if two or more disks with identical names are mounted on the desktop, their icons are now more likely to be arranged correctly.
FolderGlance is a contextual menu items plugin for the Finder that allows hierarchical browsing of folders. FolderGlance comes with a preference panel allowing customization of folder depth and hidden file display, and works with Mac OS X 10.3 or later.
displays the standard genetic code in a simple table, showing the 64 codons and the amino acids each codon codes for. Genetic Code Widget 1.0 requires Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Aborygen also offers the Amino Acid Table 1.1 and the Nucleic Acid Nomenclature 1.0 Widgets.
iClip updates the multiple clipboard and scrapbook software. iClip enables users to quickly store, organize, and access snippets of information without having to save them as entire documents. Version 3.7 offers a simpler interface and new "Dock-like" behavior. In addition, Apple's new Mighty Mouse can now be used to control iClip.
iPartition 1.1.2 is a disk utility allowing users to repartition HFS+ disks quickly and easily without losing data. iPartition works with all types of hard disks including removable media, such as Iomega Zip disks and external USB/FireWire drives.
KeyCue 1.1 examines the overall functionality of any application, displaying menu shortcuts as the command key is depressed. Version 1.1 includes built-in documentation, improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4, and some minor bugfixes.
Look Mom, No Hands! opens contextual menus by clicking and holding the mouse button, effectively emulating a right-mouse click on a single button mouse. Look Mom, No Hands! works with TrackPads as well, easing the control-clicking process for left-handers using laptops.
PodSmith is utility software for iPods, allowing the iPod to be used as a key to lock/unlock Macintosh computers and providing more general control. PodSmith features screen locking, file locking and application protection. Version 1.1 offers the ability to restrict specific applications, start auto-sync at any time, and wrap MP3 files into one album file.
Script Timer is a versatile script scheduler for a wide array of tasks such as system maintenance, file backups, playing music, personal reminders, email and internet downloads and data logging. Also includes scheduling of AppleScript, Perl, shell scripts, any application and in Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Automator Workflows.
ShapeShifter 2.2 provides the ability to change the overall appearance of a Mac using 'themes' as well as modify the look and feel of windows, menus, apps, buttons, and more. This update adds the ability to use core image filters on Tiger to "tweak" themes, adds more theme capabilities, and fixes bugs.
Snard v2.4.7 is the Swiss Army Knife of launcher programs. Snard can be used as a system menu or as a hot key activated popup menu. Snard also supports the use of hot keys. So no matter how you prefer to work - Snard works with you. There is a special upgrade price for Registered users of Snard v1.x See website for release notes and pricing. Part of Gideon's Desktop Bundle that includes Dock-It, the multifunctional launcher and Finder enhancer; xBack Desktop utility and FileXaminer Get Info Utility for the Mac OS X operating system.
Watch It is a versatile stopwatch and timer that features a transparent, movable, and resizable main window. It includes the time and basic controls for operating the application. Version 1.2 is a free update that adds an info panel which make is easy to change modes and set the timer.
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