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 Psst - 2.1.1mute your startup chime or adjust its volume |
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Product Description:
Psst is a faceless application that lets you adjust/mute the volume of your Mac's startup chime. Double-Click "Psst!" in the Finder to adjust the volume settings.
Important: The method Psst! uses to change the volume does not work on every model! What it actually does: It simply adjusts the volume settings before shutting down and after logging in.
Important: The method Psst! uses to change the volume does not work on every model! What it actually does: It simply adjusts the volume settings before shutting down and after logging in.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.1.1:
- Added check routine to prevent Psst from launching from disk image
- Psst asks you to anonymously submit your Mac configuration in order to create a comprehensive list of (un-)supported setups.
Check it out here: www.satsumac.com/Psst/Compatibility.php - Uninstalling Psst: just stop it and trash it!
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Additional Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
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Feedback Summary:
| This Version: | |||||
| Overall Rating: |   (4.0) |
Features: | (4.0) |
Support: | (4.0) |
| Ease of Use: | (4.0) |
Quality / Stability: | (2.0) |
Price: | (5.0) |
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works fine… - Version: 2.1.1, 5/4/2008 09:07AM PST
(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)
lwb52
…on MacBook Air & gives finer control than Startup Sound PrefPane (which I still use & like on G4 OS X.5.2) - just quit the user interface after setting the sound level, and the daemon is using only about 5.7 MB real memory (907 MB swap space)…
works fine… - Version: 2.1.1, 5/4/2008 09:07AM PST
lwb52
…on MacBook Air & gives finer control than Startup Sound PrefPane (which I still use & like on G4 OS X.5.2) - just quit the user interface after setting the sound level, and the daemon is using only about 5.7 MB real memory (907 MB swap space)…
Still Works Great, only it hogs RAM - Version: 2.1.1, 2/19/2008 12:00AM PST
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vitoarc
I love this program (see my past review Apr '07). My only problem with Psst is that it's a RAM hog. Why should a simple program that only needs to do one function, and one function only (set volume to a preset value prior to restart) use 13.4 Mb of real RAM? This may not seem like much, but let me put this value into perspective:
Activity Monitor has shown me that Apple Mail comes in at 9.41 Mb of real RAM, and Finder at 10.9. The shared memory for these two apps are greater than Psst, which makes sense. But Psst shouldn't have a greater real RAM demand than these two programs, for sure.
Therefore, I call this program a HOG! and I'd like to see the developer trim the fat on this great app.
One other small nuisance: The Psst daemon for some reason occasionally loses it's identity in the Login Items, and I must then select it again for Psst to work. This along with the RAM problem makes me downgrade this version to 2 stars for Quality/Stability.
ciao
Activity Monitor has shown me that Apple Mail comes in at 9.41 Mb of real RAM, and Finder at 10.9. The shared memory for these two apps are greater than Psst, which makes sense. But Psst shouldn't have a greater real RAM demand than these two programs, for sure.
Therefore, I call this program a HOG! and I'd like to see the developer trim the fat on this great app.
One other small nuisance: The Psst daemon for some reason occasionally loses it's identity in the Login Items, and I must then select it again for Psst to work. This along with the RAM problem makes me downgrade this version to 2 stars for Quality/Stability.
ciao
