MicroMat Techtool Pro 4 Universal (Mac/Leopard)
MicroMat Techtool Pro 4 Universal (Mac/Leopard)
Customer Review: doesn’t do much - and takes a long time about it!
back in the old macOS 9 days, micromat made a couple of good disc utilities. since the advent of OSX hower, they’ve really lost the ball and techtool pro is a classic example. first off, let’s get one thing clear; this “disc repair” utility doesn’t actually “repair” anything much. think i’m kidding? - well i’m not. techtool pro will spend hours [literally!] scanning your disc and e-v-e-n-t-u-a-l-l-y present you with a report telling you what’s wrong but it doesn’t actually fix anything beyond the odd missing ‘custom icon’ or incorrect bundle bit.
if your mac’s really playing up [crashing frequently, files disappearing etc], the chances are your disc’s got directory damage - and techtool pro can’t help you there. you’ll need to use something like discwarrior by alsoft [also available on amazon] to repair the disc. so what exactly does techtool pro offer that the free [bundled with the system] disc utility doesn’t? well apart from being able to impotently tell you your disc needs repaired [at about a tenth of the speed of disc utility] not a hell of a lot. oh yes, there are a whole bank of tests lined up in it’s revolting 70’s sci-fi styled interface, but do you really need to waste good money on a utility to tell you such things as whether your internet connection is working, whether your sound port is working, how fast your processor is and whether your RAM works or not?
techtool pro does also offer a ‘disc optimising’ routine which defragments your hard drive. anyone who used to curse the norton utilities defragging routine under classic, when it used to take an hour or so to optimise a 20GB or so drive will be pining for those days once they set techtool pro’s ’slug-on-mogadon’ optimising routine going. i’ve left it overnight on occasion and crawled bleary-eyed from my pit in the morning to find it still barely halfway done. this is one seriously s-l-o-w piece of software [in all of its functions]. there can be few more dispiriting sights than gazing forlornly upon techtool pro’s apparently stationary progress bar when it’s about a third full and watching the text below which says “step 345254 of 6312950″ slowly incrementing at the rate of about one every second.
this is a terrible piece of software [if you don't trust my opinion, check out the reviews on versiontracker or macupdate] - avoid it like the plague!
Customer Review: BUY IT NOW!!
This is something you should buy now, rather than when you have a problem!
Together with Disk Warrior, Tech Tool Pro offers a complete solution to pretty much any problem you will have, barring a electronic fault (it can even warn you if a hard drive is failing & where.
Excellent software - that works even better if you have it installed on a separate emergency boot up drive (you would be advised to do this if you want disk optimisation)
These days you can get a fast Hard drive pretty cheap & then install OS X + Tech Tool Pro & Disk Warrior and have the best emergency disk you could ask for, and not break the bank.
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List Price: $49.99
Amazon Price: $58.52
Customer Review: Very convenient
Frankly, I did not expect so good a product for the price. I used plastic ties to secure wire shelves to pipes and placed an old dishpan on bottom shelf. Blew over and broke one zipper so I used 4 tent stakes to secure it in ground. The plastic covering is very clear and permits ample sunlight to reach plants and heat dishpan water. I’ve added a thermometer and add a 1/2 gallon of boiling water to dishpan when nighttime temperature is projected to be below 30.
Customer Review: nice little greenhouse
Very lightweight but very versatile. can be pot together in a variety of ways for added versatility. Added a few wooden dowels to improve the stability and it is just perfect!
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Lightweight, compact suitable for most cycle valves. T handle folds flat for easy storage. Supplied complete with frame clamp. Display packed.
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For telephone and computer network installation and maintenance. Terminates wire and cuts off excess.
Suitable for all CW1308 telecom cable, cat 3, 4, 5e & cat6. Cable locking, insertion blades and cable shears included. Display packed.
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