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Flying Buttress 1.4 (Mac)

As Apple's built-in Firewall preferences has improved in both functionality and security, I have aimed Flying Buttress more at users who need advanced firewall configuration, logging, and IP sharing options. There is no reason that a new or inexperienced user cannot use Flying Buttress, but Apple's own Firewall preferences...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Firewall Configuration, Brian R. Hill, Flying Buttress, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking

Software downloads 2005-12-31

MacJanitor 1.3 (Mac)

Freeware utility to run the system's daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance scripts. These scripts are normally run between 3am and 5am, and will not be run if you shut off your Mac at night. This can allow log files to grow very large, and prevent system databases from getting backed...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Script, Brian R. Hill, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-05-24

Auntie 1.3.1 (Mac)

Auntie is a freeware BBC News ticker for MacOS X. It has no relationship to the apparently no longer supported MacOS 7 program of the same name, other than having the same function. Many aspects of the ticker are configurable, including font, color, opacity and ticker speed. Clicking on...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Ticker, Aunt, Brian R. Hill, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-03-28

Launcher 3.1 (Mac)

Launcher is a Cocoa adaptation of the MacOS 7/8.x Launcher control panel. Applications, files, and directories may be dragged onto one of the launcher panels, or aliases may be placed in the Home/Library/LauncherItems folder/subfolders.There is now a New PanelÂ… menu item to facilitate creation of new panels. New panels can...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Planner, Brian R. Hill, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2003-05-18

Pseudo 1.2.3 (Mac)

Pseudo is a drag-and-drop application that allows you to launch other applications in the OSX Desktop as the System Administrator or 'root'.To use: drop an application icon onto the Pseudo icon, or into the Drop Target window of an already running copy of Pseudo.You will be asked for your password,...

Tags: Application, Apple Macintosh, Brian R. Hill, Pseudo, Construction, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2002-08-18

CheckMate 1.0b1 (Mac)

Checkmate is a preference pane for MacOS X 10.1 or higher that allows you to generate and compare secure MD5 checksums of critical files. This can be used to detect whether these files have been altered by viruses, root kits, trojan horses, or other possibly malicious programs. Checksum validation can...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, File, Brian R. Hill, Apple Mac OS, Spyware, Hacking, Spyware, Adware & Malware, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications

Software downloads 2001-12-30

xFiles 1.0b1 (Mac)

xFiles allows you to change the HFS+ type and creator, filename, Posix owner and group, modification date, and permissions of files you drop on it. It also includes a File List document, for easy editing and modification of files located around your mounted drives. An HFS+ Catalog Search allows you...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Modification, Brian R. Hill, xFiles, HFS+ Catalog Search, Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware

Software downloads 2001-03-24

PuzzlePalace 1.0 (Mac)

PuzzlePalace is a drag and drop way to use the strong encryption tools built-in to MacOS X 1.0. By providing a graphic user interface to the system's standard openssl tools, PuzzlePalace allows all Mac OS X users to easily drag and drop encrypted files to and from Mail messages (using Mail.app) or...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Phrase, Brian R. Hill, PuzzlePalace, Apple Mac OS, Productivity, Apple Mac OS X, Ssl/Tls, Desktops, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2001-03-24

AquaClock 1.0a1 (Mac)

I missed having a clock while working with OS X DP3, so I wrote this. Click on the time to view the nifty date drawer. Source is included so you may alter to your own taste.

Tags: Clock, Apple Macintosh, Taste, Brian R. Hill, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware

Software downloads 2000-03-16

PackageMaker 1.0b4 (Mac)

PackageMaker is 'Yet-Another-GUI-For-The-Package-Tool'. In addition to keeping you away from the command line, it allows you to store the parameters in a settings document, can build and organize multi-package files (.mpkg), will look for common problems such as file ownership and setuid, and can compress the result with gnutar.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Ownership, Brian R. Hill, PackageMaker, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 1999-12-27

EOQuery 1.0d2 (Mac)

EOQuery is an Enterprise Object Framework-based ad-hoc query tool. It includes a schema browser that can also read and create EOModeler files.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Brian R. Hill, EOQuery, Productivity, Web Browsers, Desktops, Internet, Hardware

Software downloads 1999-11-30

Schnibbles 1.0.1 (Mac)

Schnibbles is a desktop notepad/scrapbook with an expandable plugin architecture. Includes content handlers/editors for text, RTF, RTFD, HTML, TIFF, EPS,sounds, and can read other NSImage formats such as gif and jpeg. It will accept file and content drags from both the Workspace and OmniWeb.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Plug-in, Brian R. Hill, Schnibbles

Software downloads 1999-11-24

Additional Resources

PodCamp: Revenge of the narrowcasters

This weekend, I had a chance to drop in on PodCamp at Bunker Hill Community College on the edge of Charlestown, MA see my Flickr Set of photos for a few pics I took. I led two discussions, both of which were pretty well attended. One of...

Tags: media company, podcast

Blog posts 2006-09-11