 | Dec 22 2008 |
SPARTAN It does not work with 10.5.5 to disable System services like the infamous ChineseTextConverter.
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| Feb 19 2009 |
I dont have access to the system services (Chinese Textconverter, Finder,
), so I can't disable them :-(( Suggestion : It can be useful to sort the services by type : system / external providers, disable / enable. PS : is there a possible way to have the services menu into a contextual menu (under right clic) ??
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 | Jan 16 2008 |
UNCOY Makes the service menu usable again. Only one of the service menu editors which actually works. Check out Butler and Witch also. Peter Mauer and Marcel Brink (Tinker Tool and Hardware Monitor) are two of very few programmers whom I trust with system level utilities. Rock solid. I've donated to almost every product they write and recommend you consider making a donation as well. Any of their code is better and more useful than 90% of the $30+ shareware apps out there.
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| Dec 22 2006 |
HENRIKTEKNIK This is just great. It doesn't do much, but for what it does, it performs great. It's fascinating how Apple wouldn't implement such a feature within Finder, right off the bat. I've never had any problems with Service Scrubber and it will continue to be part of my most essential apps collection. 5 stars, all cathegories.
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| Oct 8 2006 |
MINIMAL DESIGN Everything created by Peter Maurer is a must have... I wouldn't know how to use OS X without Butler and this is yet another super useful and perfectly designed app.
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| Jun 12 2006 |
CA Brilliant and very useful. Well done!
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 | Jan 24 2006 |
BURRO Will this help change the e-mail app called upon by the "Mail->Send..." menu items?
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 | Jan 24 2006 |
PETER MAURER No. Sorry. Service Scrubber lets you change the structure of your services menu, but you can't change what a given service actually does. If you want your (non-Mail.app) e-mail client to provide a service for sending e-mails, you'll have to contact the developers of that e-mail client.
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| Jan 24 2006 |
ORION MK. V Brilliant like all of Peter's gizmo apps.
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| Jan 19 2006 |
ALANR Very nice. I *finally* got rid of Chinese Text Convertor (and a few other duds). | |
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| Dec 22 2005 |
SZABESZ Seems to be working on 10.3.9, but there is a small interface glitch. The "Service Providers" text on the left side is overwritten with the first service. So they occupy the same place.
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| Dec 22 2005 |
THOMAS HAYWARD Awesome piece of software. Does precisely what it says on the tin, with applomb worthy of the Mac.
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| Dec 21 2005 |
LEOOFBORG Peter Maurer. My hero! First Butler. Then Textpander. Now this. Yes, as MacBeth said, the Service Manager PrefPane has been around forever, but it was always dicey with /System based services like System UIServer's 'Open URL...' and some non-compliant apps like RealPlayer's like 'Open URL in RealPlayer'. I couldn't change the key combos in one and could not get rid of the other! Service Scrubber changes that. Perfect access and administration of all services, wherever they may be. If you want Services to bend to your will and actually -use- the 'menu, you need this.
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| Dec 21 2005 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Yeah, Peter Maurer, he's a wizard. By the way, he's also had a hand in coding our MUMenu menu item.
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| Dec 21 2005 |
MACBETH Butler, Witch, CalenderClock, TextPander, and now this ... Is Peter Maurer really one guy or is it the alias of a collective of very clever developers? Every time a new app gets released under that name, you can be sure that it's something so useful that it will become an essential part of your Mac. ServiceGrabber is no difference. It's not exactly a new invention (some years ago, the QuickSilver developer released a preference pane called Service Manager that did the same job), but it has a much better interface and a few extra features like customizable shortcuts and the option to restructure the Services menu. - Like Witch and Textpander, this should be a preference pane, not an application. - ServiceScrabber examines and displays the services on every available system. If you have an emergency system on a backup drive, ServiceScrabber shows duplicate Service entries. It should limit itself to the startup drive (or at least make it a preference). Thanks for another great utility.
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| Dec 21 2005 |
MACBETH Writing a rave review and misspelling the name of the program twice is a bit ... idiotic. ServiceScrubber, damnit! (When will we be able to edit reviews?)
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| Dec 21 2005 |
SJK Just being able to *preview* reviews/comments here would be a start. Nice review, btw, except you could have held back that 5th star 'til Peter implements your good suggestions (especially the 2nd one). :-)
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| Dec 21 2005 |
SJK PS: Just wanted to add (another OT comment) that the recent MacUpdate site changes are much appreciated, like non-anonymous authors (can help reduce junk commentary, IMO), "Email me when someone replies to this review thread", and authors' review history. Lookin' good!
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| Dec 22 2005 |
PETER MAURER @sjk: No, let me keep that 5th star -- I promise I'll implement that second suggestion ;-)
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| Dec 22 2005 |
T7 Hey, you 're forgetting File List, a file renaming jewel if you ask me. Brilliant, like anything from the Maurer toolkit.
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| Dec 22 2005 |
MACBETH Thanks for implementing one of my suggestions, Peter Maurer. Die fünf Sterne kannst Du natürlich behalten :) Happy Holidays und frohes Fest.
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| Dec 22 2005 |
SJK That star's yours, Peter. Thanks for the quick update. Now, to figure out the best way to get rid of the duplicate Service Providers caused by Launch Services dups ...
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| Dec 21 2005 |
FREEFROG Freakin' awesome! I've always hated the way apps "plug into" services but offer no easy way to remove/reorganize them. With DevonThink's HotService and Service Scrubber I again have a lean, mean service using machine.
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| Dec 21 2005 |
MAKAI Brilliant indeed! Usage is straight-forward, and the revert feature makes it even fool-proof. I never could get myself around to use the Services -- too much clutter, hard to keep track what's available in what situation, and arbitrarily-predefined keyboard shortcuts that just don't fit with my way of structuring shortcuts system-wide. Hopefully my disinclination is going to change now that Service Scrubber helped me to re-organize the menu; after all, the Services idea is basically quite neat. So, only a cautious "4" rating in the "value" department. BTW, Service Scrubber works under 10.39 as well.
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| Dec 21 2005 |
GAOSHAN Wow! Peter Maurer makes great Mac software. Like Peter's other products Service Scrubber is a gem. It makes getting rid of excessive service menu items a snap (and putting them back just as easy).
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| Dec 21 2005 |
KOFASETIC Just another exceptional application for Mac!!! From the guy who brought you Butler and Witch, this is one of those apps that will become part of my Mac experience. Thanks!!!
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