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Make RAM Disk 1.0 (Mac)

Most disks (more accurately, volumes) are backed by some sort of permanent storage, such as an optical disc as in CD and DVD, magnetic hard disk, or flash memory. In all of these cases, the data on the volume will persist after the computer is shut down, because it's been...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, RAM, Peter Hosey, RAM Disk, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-05-19

CPU Usage 0.5 (Mac)

This application shows the current CPU usage in a floating rectangular meter, or in your Dock icon, or both. This information is useful for determining how hard your computer is being worked. Your computer may behave slowly or run hot when the processor is being worked hard.The text is completely...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Meter, CPU, Peter Hosey, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-05-12

GiantColorSwatch 1.0 (Mac)

GiantColorSwatch shows a window containing a swatch of a color. You can change the color using the Color Panel, which is shown for you on launch. You can close or miniaturize the Color Panel to get it out of the way; if you close it, you can get it back...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Color, Window, Peter Hosey, GiantColorSwatch, Construction

Software downloads 2006-05-15

Password Tester 1.1 (Mac)

Mac OS X includes a panel called the Password Assistant which tells you the strength of a password entered into a standard password field, as well as how to improve the password if it finds flaws. You can see the Password Assistant when you change your Keychain password or create...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Password, Peter Hosey, Password Tester

Software downloads 2005-01-14

VolumeNotifier 0.3 (Mac)

VolumeNotifier is a simple application that notifies through Growl whenever a volume is mounted or unmounted.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Volume, Peter Hosey, VolumeNotifier, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2004-11-12

EGD 1.1 (Mac)

EGD is a daemon that watches for system activity, then writes that activity to / dev/random to feed its entropy pool. (See man 4 random.) EGD observes activity from three sources: keyboard and mouse events using Carbon Events distributed notifications (generated by many system tasks, including switching applications and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mouse, Activity, Peter Hosey, EGD, Mice, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2004-09-29