'Mac Pilot' is a complex application that enables over 300 hidden features in Mac OS X and other applications.
This application is remarkable. I was impressed at first by the number of options available. This application doesn't need a 'Preferences' panel, because the panel is useless.
I tested most of the hidden/disabled features that could be enabled and I saw my Mac do things that it didn't do before.
Mac Pilot gives you more control over applications and features like Finder, Dock, Safari, Mail, Disks, Network, Sharing, System, Fonts, Logs, Tools, Info, Power, as well as a category of miscellaneous settings.
I won't write anything else about this application. My reason is simple, it's too complex to explain every feature of Mac Pilot, and why should I spoil your surprise?
Pluses: It enables lots of hidden/disabled features of Mac OS X and its built-in applications. It can also do maintenance tasks to your system.
Drawbacks / flaws: The documentation could be improved. The help section is quite small.
In conclusion: If you like to discover new things that your Mac OS X can do, then this application is a good start. Even though Mac Pilot has some built-in maintenance functionality, I recommend that you also check other tools that are dedicated to these tasks, for example:
Maintenance or
OnyX, both being from Maintenance's producer.
version reviewed: 2.2.3
MacPilot Publisher's Description
Mac Pilot can enable and disable hidden features in Mac OS X, optimize and repair your system, and perform numerous routine maintenance operations with the click of a button!
Pro user or not, you can now increase computer performance with only a few clicks of the mouse. Optimize your network for broadband connectivity, completely customize Apple File Sharing, perform essential maintenance without having to remember mind boggling acronyms, and much more. However, those are just a few of the many reasons why Mac Pilot is your choice over Cocktail, TinkerTool and Onyx.
Enable the "cut" option in the Finder, disable menu items for security, disable icon caches, set history limits, erase recently used files, prevent your dock from being modified, turn off all system animations, increase the speed at which windows resize, change which format screenshots are taken in, set a default name and location for screenshots, disable a secondary processor, the startup chime, and even change the login window picture.
System Requirements Mac OS X 10.3 or later REQUIRED. Mac OS X 10.4 highly recommended.
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