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August 31, 2023:
We are releasing Mac Power Monitor version 2.3:

Added new feature to visualize cases where entire CPU clusters are shut down in idle mode for Macs with M2 processors. When such a cluster is detected, an additional reading “switched off” will be shown in the processor window. The value represents the ratio between downtime and measurement interval.
Added preliminary support for future versions of macOS.
Added documentation for known issues with the metrics of M2 processors.
Fixes a problem where inaccurate activity readings could be shown in the overview window for Macs with M2 processors.

Mac Power Monitor is a graphical, easy-to-use interface for the energy and power measuring features of macOS.

August 30, 2023:
We are releasing System Monitor version 5.95 through the Mac App Store:

This version adds preliminary support for future versions of macOS.
Added new feature to detect situations where the system is an overload status in which additional load created by acquiring process statistics should be avoided. The “top 5” process monitoring functions will now automatically pause for one or two minutes when such a situation arises. System Monitor Plus 1.8 or later is required for this feature to take effect.

System Monitor is an application for the menu bar of macOS, designed to inform you unobtrusively about the activity of your computer. A Trial Version is available as free download.

August 30, 2023:
We are releasing System Monitor Plus version 1.8:

This version adds a new feature to detect situations where the system is an overload status in which additional load created by acquiring process statistics should be avoided. The "top 5" process monitoring functions in System Monitor will now automatically pause for one or two minutes when such a situation arises.

System Monitor Plus is a free add-on for System Monitor. After simply copying it to your computer, many additional features become available which are not permitted to be directly included in Apps from the Mac App Store.

August 23, 2023:
We are releasing TinkerTool System 7 version 7.97:

Due to architectural changes in recent Macintosh models and macOS versions, the feature to disable System Integrity Protection by mouse click via the emergency utility (ttsfrm) had to be removed.
Fixed a problem where the current status of System Integrity Protection may not have been shown correctly on Macs with Apple Silicon.

TinkerTool System 7 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers running macOS 11 or 12.

August 22, 2023:
Apple releases software via macOS Software Update:

Allow List for Macintosh firmware security checks (“EFI Check”), version 141 (Update Product ID: 042-13972)

Security-related packages do not appear in the Software Update section of System Settings. macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

August 22, 2023:
We are releasing Autostarter version 1.6 through the Mac App Store:

This versions adds a protection against third-party applications that provide corrupt translations of their names in the user’s preferred language. Such applications could cause issues with the diagnostic features and unexpected termination of the autostart sequence.

Autostarter is a small app that makes it possible to launch applications automatically during login without letting the applications show windows, even with macOS Ventura or later.

August 21, 2023:
We are releasing System Monitor Plus version 1.7:

Added full support for Macs with M2 Ultra processors.
Added new statistics and debugging features.
Fixes a performance problem for Macs with more than 800 internal hardware sensors where collecting sensor data could have negative impact on the communication between System Monitor and System Monitor Plus.

System Monitor Plus is a free add-on for System Monitor. After simply copying it to your computer, many additional features become available which are not permitted to be directly included in Apps from the Mac App Store.

August 17, 2023:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

macOS 13.5.1 Ventura
macOS 13.5.1 Ventura Update for macOS 10.12 and later (Update Product ID: 042-25643)
BridgeOS Customer Update 13.5.1 (Update Product ID: 042-25655)

macOS Ventura 13.5.1 fixes an issue in System Settings that prevents location permissions from appearing.

August 16, 2023:
We are releasing TinkerTool System 8 version 8.85:

Added new feature to the monitor test. It is now possible to add a moving black raster overlay with a grid size of 1 or 2 physical pixels to the color screens. This can make it even easier to detect hanging or dead pixels on high resolution displays.
Added a workaround for a design flaw in macOS Ventura which could prevent the creation of install media for older versions of OS X and macOS.
Added further support for future versions of macOS.
Some workflows on the Install Media pane have been modified to work more efficiently.
The instructions on the Emergency Tool pane for working with TinkerTool System on macOS Recovery systems now use special markers to identify spaces in the necessary Terminal command more clearly.

TinkerTool System 8 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers.

August 14, 2023:
We are releasing NFS Manager version 5.71:

This version adds updated information about a defect in Apple’s NFS server (FB9102622) which could prevent sharing of subfolders on secondary volumes in specific versions of macOS.
Updated support for future versions of macOS.

NFS Manager is an application to control the NFS features built into macOS via a comfortable graphical user interface. The application uses Apple’s technologies like Bonjour or Open Directory to make management as easy as possible. When using directory services, NFS Manager can configure NFS features not only for a single computer but for a whole network of thousands of Macintosh systems, with a few mouse clicks only.

August 14, 2023:
We are releasing Autostarter version 1.5 through the Mac App Store:

Added new feature to launch applications with individual delays that can be set between 1 and 60 seconds.
The diagnostic report now contains additional entries for cases where Autostarter is waiting for a slow application to start.
Log entries in the diagnostic report no longer mix raw English application names with presentation names in the user’s preferred language. References to started programs always use consistent designations now.
Some sections in the reference manual have been reorganized.

Autostarter is a small app that makes it possible to launch applications automatically during login without letting the applications show windows, even with macOS Ventura or later.

August 8, 2023:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

Apple XProtect Payloads version 108 (Update Product ID: 042-25437)

XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.

August 7, 2023:
We are introducing the new app JPEG Photo File Date:

Did you lose the file creation or modification times of JPEG photo files in the past? So you can no longer use the macOS Finder as a simple tool to sort photos by date, or to quickly estimate when a photo was taken? This is a common problem, often caused by errors in preview applications or cloud synchronization.

The small app JPEG Photo File Date comes to help here: It can read the metadata of a JPEG photo file when the picture was taken and fix the file settings for “date created” or “date last modified” accordingly. Even large amounts of pictures, such as a folder hierarchy with several tens of thousands of photos, can be processed quickly without any problems.

The app ensures that the contents of the files are never touched. Only the time fields in the folders are changed. If desired, dry runs are also possible where no changes are made at all, but only an analysis of which time specifications are incorrect and could be fixed.

JPEG Photo File Date is available via Apple in the Mac App Store.

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