New version of Disk Utility can fix "overlapped extent allocation" errors As noted in Knowledge Base article #25770, the version of Disk Utility (10.5.1) included with Mac OS X 10.4.2 can fixed ...

We previously noted several limitations of Mac OS X 10.3's Disk Utility, which is supposed to replicate much of the functionality present in Mac OS X 10.2's Disk Copy. Among the noted limitations are ...

What it is: A hot-key manager, enabling you to define system-wide shortcuts for launching applications, opening folders, and performing other Mac actions. Why it’s good: For many Mac users, there ...

Developer Chad McQuinn has made several structural changes to his Mac OS X Utilities plug-in. It has now been divided into three separate plug-ins — each plug-ins functions use a prefix to avoid ...

Every now and then there is an app or utility whose usefulness is so obvious that you immediately think it ought to be part of macOS. Folder Quick Look is a great example of this. It does one very ...

This month Symantec Corp. will release Norton Utilities 8.0 and Norton SystemWorks 3.0. Norton Utilities 8.0 is the latest version of the set of Mac tools for disk repair, optimization and data ...

A few weeks ago I spoke up for ‘5 essential utilities for any Mac user‘, since then I’ve been contacted by readers who’ve suggested a few additional tools that could also improve your Mac life. I’ve ...

When you buy a new Macintosh, it comes pretty well equipped. It’s got an assortment of software already installed, including a top-notch browser (Safari), a fine instant-messaging program (iChat) and ...

It’s highly unlikely Apple will ever give us an iPad that runs macOS — and that’s OK. Because with a few tricks (that do not require a jailbreak), you can ...