November 26, 2003

Cocktail

Cocktail Icon

I still get the giggles every now and then when I type 'cock' into LaunchBar to launch Cocktail.

In a nutshell, Cocktail is a utility that allows you to run some advanced UNIX functions, and toggle certain hidden settings in OS X. But this utlity also has option to help you optimize your system, run critical cron jobs with a single click, and a whole lot more.

Disks

  • enable or disable journaling on selected disk
  • set disk spindown time

System

  • reprebind system or selected folder/disk
  • repair permissions
  • manually run cron scripts
  • clean system, user and internet cache
  • change system startup mode
  • choose startup language
  • recreate Mac OS 9 desktop alias
  • update whatis and locate databases
  • force empty trash from selected disk

Files

  • delete locked items
  • remove DS Store files
  • remove archived logs
  • view, print and save logs
  • create symbolic links
  • lock or unlock files and folder
Network
  • change speed, duplex and MTU settings
  • optimize network settings
  • change network ports
  • renew DHCP lease
Interface
  • customize look and features of Finder and Dock
  • set window resize speed
  • enable hidden features in miscellaneous applications
Pilot
  • easily optimize your system

Cocktail is $12 shareware, but looking at the list, shows clearly, that its worth it.

Posted by Jasmeet at November 26, 2003 11:48 AM
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