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Macaroni 2.1.1

Performs OS X maintenance routines.


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DESCRIPTION

Macaroni is a tool which handles regular maintenance for Mac OS X's UNIX core. Normally these tasks run on a regular schedule, in the middle of the night. However if you don't leave your Mac on all night, they never run. Your Mac won't wake from sleep to handle this. Macaroni solves this problem. If a scheduled maintenance task is not run when it's normally scheduled, Macaroni automatically ensures that it's run at the next opportunity, whenever the Mac is on.

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WHAT'S NEW

Version 2.1.1: Minor bug fixes.

REQUIREMENTS

Mac OS X 10.4 or later (see our web site for Macaroni for Mac OS X 10.2 or 10.3)

SCREENSHOT

Developer:	Atomic Bird
Downloads:	55,928
- Version d/l:	8,956
Utilities:	System
License:	Shareware
Date:	07 Jan 2008
Platform:	PPC/Intel
Price:	$9.99

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	Nov 10 2009	MAC007 I can verify that the current version (2.1.1) works just fine under Snow Leopard (10.6.2). (Version 2.1.1)		+1
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	Aug 29 2009	CYBORG9 Snow Leopard compatibility coming up? We'll see. I contacted the developer but he remains mum. It would be a crying shame if he drops the ball on updates. None since January of '08. (Version 2.1.1)		+1
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Sep 2 2009

WAVENUMBER Posted on their website on Aug 28:

"The answer is, very simply, "yes". The current versions of all of my software work just fine on Snow Leopard. No updates are needed, so you can keep using the version you have.

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(Version 2.1.1)

	Jun 25 2009	TOFI this is still the best for scheduled routine maintenance. I wish it is still maintained.I use it exclusively.it is worth the money I spent and more.Onyx can not do what this one does. the nice thing about Macaroni, that it works, when I am not. (Version 2.1.1)		0
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	Jan 8 2008	RICKEY939 Yet another great update for this awesome application. I love how all the updates (even across OS upgrades) have been free. Best money I've spent! Thanks so much. (Version 2.1.1)		+4
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	Jan 8 2008	MR.ASH Why pay 10$ for this software while Onyx does the same job (and even much more) for free? (Version 2.1.1)		-7
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Jan 8 2008

NEUTRALZONE Because Onyx does not do the same job.
(Version 2.1.1)

Jun 5 2008

BRADSMITH74 First, please don't give a star rating to a product if you're only going to make a comment about the cost/value. It's misleading to people who actually want to know about software. Instead us "Review Type" of "Comment". Second, unless I'm mistaken Onyx doesn't do the same thing- specifically when it comes to automating a large number of tasks/crons and running them on a periodic basis. In addition to all of the predefined tasks, Macaroni allows you to create an run your own cron tasks via its simple interface. I've been a very happy user of Macaroni for years and find that it's well worth $10.
(Version 2.1.1)

Nov 4 2009

DOUG ENGELBART Hi; is there a tool to change the point of time at which Leopard automatically runs its maintenance cron scripts? Sometimes I'm still working at 03:15 am, so it would be better if the crons run at 06:00 am, for example.
(Version 2.1.1)

	Jan 8 2008	VZE26WYC It seems that I have had Macaroni always in the system preferences do its thing. I look at the logs and it does do everything it says it does. All the updates are free. Thanks for the very good product... (Version 2.1.1)		0
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	Jan 7 2008	LEE123 I am more than willing to pay the meager $10 fee for a program that runs all my scripts in the background. The program also runs any custom script when the machine is awake and not busy. I use it to run my backup scripts. (Version 2.1.1)		0
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	Oct 27 2007	MOK.IN.TOUCH Is this a free update from 2.0.8 paid user? (Version 2.1)		0
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Oct 27 2007

MACUPDATE ADMIN http://www.atomicbird.com/blog
(Version 2.1)

	Jul 11 2007	MOUSEE Thank you so much for that little fix. That Adobe problem was stopping me to set the language process on full auto. Now I will even forget the Macaroni is installed ;-) (Version 2.0.8)		0
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	Jul 11 2007	BUZZYMAN I've been a happy user for almost two years without a single problem and you never have to do any work to keep things going smoothly. And I'm always amazed at how much space is recovered by removing the unused language files, often hundreds of MB's! (Version 2.0.8)		0
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