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For a list of current programs, see List of Mac software. Third-party databases include VersionTracker , MacUpdate and iUseThis . Since a list like this might grow too big and become unmanageable, this list is confined to those programs for which a Wikipedia article exists.
Disk First Aid is a free software utility made by Apple Inc. that was bundled with all computers running the classic Mac OS. [1] This tool verifies and repairs a limited number of directory structure problems on any HFS or HFS Plus hard disk or volume.
Growl – global notifications system, free; iSync – syncing software, bundled with Mac OS X up to 10.6; LaunchBar – provides instant access to local data, search engines and more by entering abbreviations of search item names, commercial; MacKeeper – cleanup utility; Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing – proprietary, typing tutor
Flashrom is a software utility published under an open source license that can detect, read, verify, erase, or write EEPROMs using interfaces such as the Low Pin Count (LPC), FWH, parallel, and Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). It can be used to flash firmware images such as BIOS or coreboot, or to backup existing firmware.
A host of functions required for ECU software calibration, such as interface-dependent calibration methods, calibration data management, measurement data visualization and analysis, ECU programming, vehicle bus monitoring, as well as remote control through standard interfaces, are part of the product's functional complement.
A computer's firmware may be manually updated by a user via a small utility program. In contrast, firmware in mass storage devices (hard-disk drives, optical disc drives, flash memory storage e.g. solid state drive) is less frequently updated, even when flash memory (rather than ROM, EEPROM) storage is used for the firmware.
MacUpdate has offered several "bundles" offering Mac software at a discounted price. [2] [3] [4] The company offered an application called MacUpdate Desktop ($20/year with a 10 day trial) which automatically downloaded and installed updates to other installed applications on a user's Mac. [5] MacUpdate Desktop has since been discontinued. [6]
In Mac OS 9 and early versions of Mac OS X, Software Update was a standalone tool. The program was part of the CoreServices in OS X. It could automatically inform users of new updates (with new features and bug and security fixes) to the operating system, applications, device drivers , and firmware .