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Launches in Mac OS X 10.4, but will be dropping support soon. - Version: 3.3.9, 10/16/2009 03:36PM PST
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Al Varnell
updating from within 3.3.6 did not work - Version: 3.3.7, 10/1/2009 09:40AM PST
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morbius
I had to download the update from here, rather than from within the app itself, a feature I certainly appreciate when it works.
Note: Some features don't apply to Snow Leopard - Version: 3.3.6, 9/20/2009 09:44PM PST
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zunipus
I've been playing with this version of MacPilot in Snow Leopard and found that a few features do not apply, just so no one is surprised. Nothing blows up, no problems are caused that I can find.
What I found does not apply:
Tools: General: Features: Install Disk Images Preferences Pane
Tools: General: Files & Folders: Extract...
What I found does not apply:
Tools: General: Features: Install Disk Images Preferences Pane
Tools: General: Files & Folders: Extract...
Safari 4 Support (non-beta) - Version: 3.3.1, 6/8/2009 06:46PM PST
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craigminah
Seems as though a lot of the functions in MacPilot no longer work with the just released Safari v4 (non beta). Most notably, I need that Top Sites page to be disabled...
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- Safari 4 Support (non-beta)
Tinker with Mac OS X's innards 
- Version: 3.3.1, 5/24/2009 08:28AM PST
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Eric van Beest
MacPilot is one of the many utilities crowding the market for managing low-level Mac OS X parameters. What sets MacPilot apart from the competition is its expanding library of hidden settings of third-party applications.
Like *censored*tail, TinkerTool or Onyx, MacPilot, can change low-level Mac OS X settings to customise your OS X experience. It does this through an interface from which the developers are working hard to remove the clutter, hardly surprising given the sprawl of options.
MacPilot also continues to expand its ability to change hidden settings in a large number of third-party applications. This helpfully removes the need to mosey into the terminal to type arcane 'defaults write' commands.
MacPilot is not cheap, but then it also isn't for everybody: you have to know what you're doing when you're fooling around with OS X's innards. MacPilot executes well on its premise. I have used *censored*tail and TinkerTool before, but MacPilot does it for me.
Like *censored*tail, TinkerTool or Onyx, MacPilot, can change low-level Mac OS X settings to customise your OS X experience. It does this through an interface from which the developers are working hard to remove the clutter, hardly surprising given the sprawl of options.
MacPilot also continues to expand its ability to change hidden settings in a large number of third-party applications. This helpfully removes the need to mosey into the terminal to type arcane 'defaults write' commands.
MacPilot is not cheap, but then it also isn't for everybody: you have to know what you're doing when you're fooling around with OS X's innards. MacPilot executes well on its premise. I have used *censored*tail and TinkerTool before, but MacPilot does it for me.
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WHAT AND WHERE??? - Version: 3.3.0, 5/12/2009 03:45AM PST
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AppleCare
Thanks for adding new features but WHAT are they and WHERE???
New Feature: Added 1 Safari feature.
New Feature: Added 1 Mail feature.
New Feature: Added 1 HelpViewer feature.
New Feature: Added the ability to disable the warning when applications from the internet are being opened locally.
New Feature: Added 1 Safari feature.
New Feature: Added 1 Mail feature.
New Feature: Added 1 HelpViewer feature.
New Feature: Added the ability to disable the warning when applications from the internet are being opened locally.
Talk about your Swiss Army Knife - Version: 3.2.9, 4/25/2009 08:14AM PST
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joemikeb
The only problem I have found with MacPilot is there are so many parameters in so many applications it can be time consuming to find what you are looking for. Other than that I have had no problems with it at all and I have discovered several useful functions/features in several applications I didn't know existed.
Like any tool of this type, it is absolutely essential to keep it up to date or you risk unexpected and potentially undesirable results. But that is an inevitable result of this type of utility.
Like any tool of this type, it is absolutely essential to keep it up to date or you risk unexpected and potentially undesirable results. But that is an inevitable result of this type of utility.
Fixed the Download Issue - Version: 3.2.1, 11/29/2008 09:38PM PST
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Koingo Software
We were experiencing a temporary issue with our web server. It will now download as a proper .dmg.
Cannot unstuff - Version: 3.2.1, 11/29/2008 07:41PM PST
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lonergan
I cannot find a way to unstuff the downloaded .bz2 file.
Double clicking yields a dmg.bz2.cpgz file, which gets me nowhere. I haven't had a problem before downloading the latest versions, and Stuffit Expander is not helping either.
Double clicking yields a dmg.bz2.cpgz file, which gets me nowhere. I haven't had a problem before downloading the latest versions, and Stuffit Expander is not helping either.
Or 900 ways to break your system :) 
- Version: 3.2.1, 11/29/2008 01:08AM PST
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lveillette
Use with much caution, I earn my living cleaning after people who instal these kind of applications... that and Onyx...
Actually, the problems isn't so much when you install a brand new version on a stable OS, as when OSX is upgraded and settings that could be messed with in previous versions shouldn't have been played with for the upgrade to work...
use with much much caution... and of course, only after a serious backup or two...
Actually, the problems isn't so much when you install a brand new version on a stable OS, as when OSX is upgraded and settings that could be messed with in previous versions shouldn't have been played with for the upgrade to work...
use with much much caution... and of course, only after a serious backup or two...
"While it may launch on 10.4, we cannot guarantee compatibility for features. Some may or may not work, however none should remotely cause your system to become corrupt. We will post a final version for 10.4 in the near future. We've only just changed the requirements as we're dropping 10.4 shortly."