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Cocktail - 1.0b4

General purpose system utility

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All Time:	(4.4)
Version 1.0b4:	(4.4)
Selected Version:	1.0b4
Release Date:	2003-02-16
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 1.0b4):	1,478
Downloads (all versions):	618,979

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Product Description:

Available features:

update prebinding information
run cron scripts
repair permissions
delete locked or unaccessible items
enable and disable journaling
delete archived log files
create symbolic links
view log files
change network card setting
request new lease from DHCP server
force empty trash
recreate aliast to Mac OS 9 desktop
remove cache files
customize look and features of Finder and Dock
easily opitimize your system using Auto Pilot.

What's new in this version:

New method for authorizing users
New method for verifying user's privileges
New method for reading current journaling settings
One button for "Journaling" feature
Added Panic log to Log Viewer
More settings for Finder and Dock
Separate drawers for Finder and Dock settings
New "Restart Finder" feature
New "Restart Dock" feature
New "Restart Finder" feature
New "Restore default Finder settings" feature
New "Restore default Dock settings" feature
New "Optimize network settings" feature in Auto Pilot
New "Report" feature in Auto Pilot
Minor changes to user interface
Various bug fixes in Auto Pilot
Various bug fixes in application
Donate-ware (run Auto Pilot)

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 1.0b4:
Overall Rating:	(4.4)	Features:	Not rated (0.0)	Support:	Not rated (0.0)
Ease of Use:	Not rated (0.0)	Quality / Stability:	Not rated (0.0)	Price:	Not rated (0.0)

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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

I already have v3.7.2

I already have v3.7.2

I already have v3.7.2

I already have v3.7.2

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.