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MacNote3LE 2.8.3
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Fan Control 1.2
(Free)

SelfControl 1.3
(Free)

OnyX 2.4.3
(Free)

TinkerTool 4.7.1
(Free)

Store News 2.4
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Snowtape 2.0.14
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Xee 2.2
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The Unarchiver 2.7.1
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PDF Unlock 1.2.2
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EagleFiler

Reegor reviewed on 02 Feb 2012

I've been using EagleFiler for at least 2 years now, and it has gradually taken over almost everything that I used to do with files and folders. I have 3 libraries: One for my main research and reading documents, one for the courses I teach, and one for computers and hobbies. Total documents approximately 10,000. One key to its value is that all files stay in their original formats and can be accessed by any other program.
One reason it's faster to manage files than the Finder is ease and speed of searching; another is the automatic preview of almost any kind of document.
i'm trying to give 5 stars on "Features" but I'm running into a bug on Macupdate.

[Version 1.5.8]

Freedom

Reegor rated on 20 Dec 2011
[Version 0.5.2]

CopyPaste Pro

Reegor reviewed on 01 Aug 2011

I need a replacement for PTH Pasteboard (which seems to have some problems under Lion), so I tried CopyPaste, which I last used 5 years ago.
Answer: CopyPaste runs under Lion, BUT CPU utilization went up drastically. At first it was 30% (of one processor; 15% overall). Then it went up to ~100%. Even when not in active use.
So I've dumped it. Fortunately I didn't pay yet.
Is this normal under other OS's, or is it just under Lion?

[Version 3.2]

Keyclick

Reegor commented on 10 Jun 2010

I love this app, and used it for years after trying others. But with my new Macbook Pro i7 (March 2010 model), it seems to dramatically reduce the battery life. Apparently it keeps the CPU active even though it uses only about .2% of CPU. Activity Monitor shows it constantly active.

Uninstalling it gave me about an additional hour of battery life - the difference between 4 and 5 hours. I am still experimenting, but it looks like I'll have to uninstall it except when I'm at a power source.

[Version 1.3c2]

TechTool Pro

Reegor tipped on 19 Sep 2009

TechTool conflicts with "Time Machine" (Mac's great backup program). It creates HUGE, multi-gigabyte, backup files for Time Machine every day. This slows down TM, and fills up your backup disk with junk.

The solution is to turn off TechTool's protection (in the preferences pane). Especially, turn off Directory Backup. After all, if you are running Time Machine every hour, as we all should be, we don't need TT's backup which sits on our regular hard drive and is therefore less reliable.

Once your turn off TT protection, what's left? The disk information and trouble shooting utilities. Ask me in 3 months if they are worth the price.

[Version 5.0.5]

MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update

Reegor commented on 02 Jun 2009

The 1.3 SMC update has an unclear effect on temperatures. (It brings me up to version 1.27f2 - go figure.) I was running up to 83C or slightly higher according to iStat, under moderate to heavy load. (The load was an external monitor streaming Netflix, Wi-Fi running at 150 KBps, and several applications. This does not seem like a heavy load to me, but I guess decoding a movie takes work.)

Tonight, I went up to 83 without even any streaming (but with an external monitor). But after a few minutes it has settled down to between 72 and 76.

Here's my complete temperature list for comparison. First number is first reading; second is 10 minutes after startup.
CPU A 82 / 71
Airport Card 51 /52
Battery 30 / 30
Enclosure Bottom 33 / 34
GPU Diode 82 / 79
GPU Heatsink 68 / 65
Heatsink A 62 /61
Heatsink B 46 /45
Memory Controller 52 /51
Hitachi Drive 21 /21

[Version 1.3]

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