Existing users, log in.  New users, create a free account.  Lost password?

Mac OS X  |  System / Utilities  |  Tweaks / Enhancements  |  FruitMenu  |  Could be Very Dangerous

FruitMenu

FruitMenu

Customize and enhance contextual menus.

Version:  3.7.3

   [ Views: 1066 ]

Could be Very Dangerous

Feedback Type:  Commentary

Contributed by: hermeneus Monday, December 15 2003 @ 06:02 AM PST

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: One Month

Recommend Product: NO

Application Enhancer required by fruitmenu could kill the system down to the point that novice mac users will have no choice but to reinstall the entire system. Toroubleshooting OS X is no longer easy and simple as in the days of OS 9. You have to be very cautious of every minor OS update if you've installed any haxies like this. Looks nice and useful for regular mac users too, but is not really recomended unless you are already very knowledgeable about the OS X system.   

0 of 7 users found this helpful.

Rate this Commentary

Was this Commentary helpful? Yes | No

Comments

3 comments |

Could be Very Dangerous - alexhoward

People keeps saying this about APE and APE modules and I keep saying I don't know what they are talking about. Everything I have ever installed from Unsanity has never, ever caused me problems. Throughout OS revisions, on different machines, laptops, different processors, running all kinds of programs along side them, I have never ever had any problem that I could ever even remotely attribute to APE or an APE module.

Reply to This

Tuesday, December 16 2003 @ 11:32 AM PST


Could be Very Dangerous--NOT - camner

To call any haxie "very dangerous" is unduly alarmist. I have used a variety of haxies with OS X since OS 10.1.x (now up to 10.3.1) and have not had any problems. As with anything that modifies the system (remember OS 9 extensions?), there is certainly the possibility of a conflict that causes a problem. But one shouldn't have to reinstall the system. Just uninstall the haxie (or APE)!

Reply to This

Tuesday, December 16 2003 @ 11:41 AM PST


Could be Very Dangerous - lonergan

This fellow is off base with this comment. There may be rare cases of conflicts, but reinstalling the entire OS? A bit drastic. I have used Unsanity's stuff for a long time without significant problems. And I am very glad to have my Fruit Menu back!

Reply to This

Tuesday, December 16 2003 @ 12:35 PM PST