![]() ![]() It's so unprofessional, it makes me very skeptical about this "security" software.Īnd it's not the 1st time, I found things like this also informed the developer about things now and then, but I'm afraid it's not going to be of much use (never got any feedback). If you deactivate one of those, of course the software doesn't work correctly anymore. if I find them after half a year or so? I know my mac quite well, therefore I was able to find out - but the average user can't. How am I supposed to know, which programs these background activities are belonging to, esp. What's worse, they still look strange / suspicious in the "Background processes" section of the system prefs: there's exactly these 2 entries "Mark Allan" and "open" (the last one even states: "Item from an unidentified developer"). I mean what the heck is "Mark Allan", or "open" supposed to mean, why should I allow this? It's confusing for end users and simply bad GUI design (not optimized in any way for macOS Ventura, and this is after several months of the final release). For example when it installs, it shows strange notifications. I think this is true only for badly programmed AV-software, well programmed AV software should offer these features, leave it to users to deactivate them - and perform good anyhow.īut worse: it's partly rather buggy. Scot Finnie is Computerworld 's online editorial director.I'd say, there's really plenty, not to say too much room for improvement options like behavioral / network protection - of course this wouldn't be for everyone, I know all these mac users who state: it's useless and only slows down my mac. This article is an excerpt from the March 2007 issue of Scot's Newsletter and is published by permission. Norton AntiVirus 10.0 for Mac by Symantec (antivirus utility)ĭo you have something you want to tell me about a Mac application? Drop me a line.Pagespinner by Optima System (HTML editor). ![]() Saft by Hao Li (Safari browser plug-in).Shiira by Shiira Project (browser overlay).Camino by Mozilla's Camino Project (Web browser).NetNewsWire by Newsgator Technologies Inc.Path Finder by Cocoatech (file management enhancement).Quicksilver by Blacktree (program/data access tool).ListGarden by Software Garden (RSS-feed-creation tool).VirusBarrier X4 by Intego Software (antivirus utility).OnyX by Titanium Software (OS X system-tweaking utility).DoubleCommand by Michael Baltaks (keyboard-customizing utility).CuteFTP Mac Pro by GlobalScape (FTP client).Yummy FTP by Yummy Software (FTP client).SnapNDrag Pro by Yellow Mug Software (screen-capture utility).StuffIt Expander by Smith Micro Software Inc.SuperDuper by Shirt Pocket (whole-disk backup utility).Microsoft Remote Desktop Client (Mac to Windows remote access utility).(nondestructive disk partitioning utility) BBEdit by Bare Bones Software (text editor).Parallels Desktop (virtualization utility).Spamnix for Eudora by Spamnix Software (antispam utility).IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 (enterprise e-mail/database client).Others, such as SnapNDrag, are newly added. Products are regularly reviewed, and some - such as ClamXav - have already dropped off the list. ![]() These are the products tried and accepted to the A-List of Mac Software. You'll find that the choices are more mainstream and less for my unique needs than those shown below. For the most recent list, see The A-List of Mac Software at my Scot's Newsletter Web site. Author's note, 3/19/07: The A-list has been significantly updated since the publication of this article - and the updates will continue. ![]()
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