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Cocktail - 2.5

general purpose system utility

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All Time:	(4.4)
Version 2.5:	(4.5)
Selected Version:	2.5
Release Date:	2003-09-16
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 2.5):	9,770
Downloads (all versions):	618,983
Price:	$10.00

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Product Description:

Available features: enable or disable journaling, set disk spindown time, re-prebind files, repair permissions, run cron scripts, delete cache files, recreate alias to Mac OS 9 desktop, force empty trash, delete locked items, delete DS_Store files, delete archived log files, view log files, create symbolic links, change speed and duplex of network cards, set size of the TCP receive and send window, turn off delayed acks, request new IP from DHCP server, change network ports, customize look and features of Finder and Dock, enable hidden features in miscellaneous applications, easily optimize system using Auto Pilot ...

What's new in this version:

New "Activity Log" records list of tasks performed by Cocktail.
New "Output" window displays output provided by system while repairing permissions and/or running cron scripts.
New Droplets and Scripts (Extras folder).
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
BSD subsystem installed

Feedback Summary:

Version 2.5:
Overall Rating:	(4.5)	Features:	(5.0)	Support:	(5.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(5.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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I already have v3.7.2 - Version: 3.6, 8/16/2006 06:57AM PST

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Gordon Alley

I thought that the changes looked familiar. When I did a get-info on the C o c ktail I have installed, it says v3.7.2. What's up with that?

[Humorous side note: I had to add spaces to the name of the product, because otherwise the preview of this comment displayed it as "*censored*tail". :-) ]

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I already have v3.7.2

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I already have v3.7.2

Good as always - Version: 3.6, 8/15/2006 06:57PM PST

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Mathue

I've found cõcktail to be very useful on a number of occasions. Whenever I get a new machine or am working on someone else's it's an automatic install along with 'Sloth' and 'Applejack'.

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Use Onyx instead

No Problems - Version: 3.6, 8/15/2006 01:45PM PST

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WhiteDog

sfeld: I've used *censored*tail (watch out for that crazy censor) for three years, on OS X 10.2, 3 and 4 without a single problem. It has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5; if that's not high enough for you then that's your business. But a few bad reviews out of over 600 hardly suggest a flawed product. As for removing bad reviews, that would not be ethical. The best that can be done is for people who like the product to rate it highly, as I have done. That said, no one could or should try to force you to use something about which you have qualms.

Among similar products of equal stature, only Onyx is rated slightly higher - 4.5 - most likely because it's free rather than because it performs any better.