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Cocktail - 3.2

general purpose system utility

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All Time:	(4.4)
Version 3.2:	(4.0)
Selected Version:	3.2
Release Date:	2003-11-24
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 3.2):	12,896
Downloads (all versions):	618,945
Price:	$12.00

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Product Description:

Cocktail is a general purpose utility for Mac OS X 10.2 or later. The application simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions, gives access to hidden Mac OS X settings and let you easily optimize your system.

It is a smooth, powerful and simple to use utility with all major features arranged in five basic categories and a "Pilot" that lets you maintain your system with one click of the button.

Available features:

enable or disable journaling on selected disk
set disk spindown time
reprebind system or selected folder/disk
repair permissions
manually run cron scripts
clean system, user and internet cache
change system startup mode
recreate Mac OS 9 desktop alias
update whatis and locate databases
force empty trash from selected disk
delete locked items
remove DS Store files
remove archived logs
view, print and save logs
create symbolic links
lock or unlock files and folders
change speed, duplex and MTU settings
optimize network settings
change netwok ports
renew DHCP lease
customize look and features of Finder and Dock
set window resize speed
enable hidden features in miscellaneous applications
easily optimize your system
and more ...

What's new in this version:

New Mail settings in Interface category
New Safari settings in Interface category
New "Turn off disk image checksum verification" setting in Interface category (Mac OS X 10.3)
Address an issue in which Cocktail could not run cron scripts and repair permissions on systems with no write permissions on /Library/Applications Support/Cocktail folder
Address an issue in which startup disk may not appear in popup buttons (Mac OS X 10.2)
Address an issue in which Cocktail may not restart or shut down computer after running Pilot tasks
Minor interface improvements
Minor speed optimization
Updated Cocktail Help
New "Lock Or Unlock Items" droplet (Extras)
Updated Extras

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 3.2:
Overall Rating:	(4.0)	Features:	(4.0)	Support:	(3.8)
Ease of Use:	(4.2)	Quality / Stability:	(4.2)	Price:	(4.5)

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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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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.