This nifty little app just got installed on my PowerBook for extra peace of mind as I’m traveling next week. It’s a rescue utility designed for single-user mode. A couple of its functions are simple wrappers for fsck and diskutil repairPermissions; but it also can clean up cache and virtual memory files, and check the integrity of preference files. Read the reports from MacFixIt and xlr8yourmac for more info if you’re curious.
I’ve been a confirmed Mac Person since at least 1992, when I bought my first PowerBook, if not since 1984, when I first doodled in MacPaint.
But I’ve used a lot of different platforms over the years, from CP/M to MS-DOS to Windows to Classic MacOS to OS X. I play with other operating systems to retain perspective on MacOS’s strengths and weaknesses; to learn things relevant to my work as a web developer; to hedge my bets in case I decide to jump ship someday; and, of course, to waste time in classic geek fashion.