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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.
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)
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| Developer: | Atomic Bird |
| Downloads: | 55,722 |
| - Version d/l: | 8,750 |
| Utilities: | System |
| License: | Shareware |
| Date: | 07 Jan 2008 |
| Platform: | PPC/Intel |
| Price: | $9.99 |
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| Macaroni User Reviews (61 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Aug 29 2009 |
CYBORG9 Snow Leopard compatibility coming up? We'll see. I contacted the developer but he remains mum. It would be a crying shame if he drops the ball on updates. None since January of '08.
(Version 2.1.1) | |
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| Sep 2 2009 |
WAVENUMBER Posted on their website on Aug 28: "The answer is, very simply, "yes". The current versions of all of my software work just fine on Snow Leopard. No updates are needed, so you can keep using the version you have. | |
 | Jun 25 2009 |
TOFI this is still the best for scheduled routine maintenance. I wish it is still maintained.I use it exclusively.it is worth the money I spent and more.Onyx can not do what this one does. the nice thing about Macaroni, that it works, when I am not.
(Version 2.1.1) | |
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| Jan 8 2008 |
RICKEY939 Yet another great update for this awesome application. I love how all the updates (even across OS upgrades) have been free. Best money I've spent! Thanks so much.
(Version 2.1.1) | |
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| Jan 8 2008 |
MR.ASH Why pay 10$ for this software while Onyx does the same job (and even much more) for free?
(Version 2.1.1) | |
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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) | |
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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) | |
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| 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) | |
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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) | |
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| Jul 11 2007 |
TICONDEROGA This would be a great product were it not for the fact that it quits without letting you know. I suspect it has something to do with restarting, but I contacted the developer, and found many similar complaints and his disregard of the issue. So, 0 stars out of however many you want because you cannot use it reliably.
(Version 2.0.8) | |
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 | Jul 11 2007 |
MECHANIST That particular problem was only reported by one person, and while there were "many similar complaints", they were all from him. I don't know if this is you or not. The person in question was consistently hostile and insulting and so I never got any further information from him. If this is not you, please contact me via my web site at http://www.atomicbird.com/ so I can try to figure out what's going on with Macaroni for you.
(Version 2.0.8) | |
| Jul 12 2007 |
TICONDEROGA That is simply untrue. I posted on a forum. There were many identical comments. The developer took down the forum. I do not understand why the developer is concerned if whoever else complained is hostile that the software does not work. It does not work.
(Version 2.0.8) | |
| Jul 12 2007 |
MECHANIST Actually it is true. There were many identical comments, all from the same person. If you're not the same person, that makes two reports, and as I said in my previous message I ask that you contact me through my web site so that I can try and get a better idea of what's going wrong. The software does work for the vast majority of users, however all software may contain bugs, and these bugs may only affect a small number of users of the software. I do take bug reports seriously. However that does not mean I'm willing to take continued email abuse from someone who has encountered a bug. I'm sorry if you do not understand why someone might not wish to communicate with a person who inevitably responds with personal insults. I would have liked to get more information about the problem but I was not willing to put up with this person anymore. We no longer have a forum, but this is due mainly to difficulties controlling spam there effectively.
(Version 2.0.8) | |
| Jul 12 2007 |
TICONDEROGA Seems you have a problem with another anonymous person who is also angry with you for your failings. Maybe you should just fix the software.
(Version 2.0.8) | |
| Oct 27 2007 |
TUI I don't know who you are, Ticonderoga, but your attitude towards the developer is unacceptable. There is no reason to be "angry" with him. Macaroni is one of the most reliable and highly rated utilities for the Mac. It has worked well for me for many years, on both PPC and Intel machines.
(Version 2.1) | |
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