While not a common problem, it happens often enough to be frustrating for users with older Macs, or those who run multiple apps at a time. Whether due to too many apps opening or because of a performance issue in the OS, pending an update for a specific app, a dock freeze can take seconds or minutes to clear. This app fixes that. Dock Restarter opens from a DMG and requires the usual security override to get running in Mountain Lion. For this reason, it is a little frustrating to set up, but once running, it runs smoothly. Just open the app in the DMG and it will automatically restart your dock for you. The screen will flash and all of your apps will disappear for a split second before returning. If there are no problems, you won't notice anything other than the restart animation. If there is a problem, it should reset and stop the problem, potentially force-quitting the app that is causing it. While there are other ways to get around a dock freeze, including force quitting, Finder or whichever app is causing the freeze up, Dock Restarter is a nicer, faster, and not quite as intense option for shutting down the dock without shutting down the apps in it. If you have frequent dock freezes and are tired of waiting or shutting down to get past it, download this free app - it works well for what it promises.P4i65gv Driver is a much-needed tool for the OSX interface,
bringing resizing and window movement automation to the Mac. Living in the menu bar of your computer, this app allows you to set hot keys for numerous functions. You can move windows automatically, resize them, and split them up according to the dimensions of your screen. One of the few functions that Windows users have over Mac users is provided with this app. After installing P4i65gv Driver, which involves the standard drag and drop to the applications folder, you will need to verify the app to open because it comes from a third-party site. After verification,
a new icon joins your menu bar and you can start swapping out windows, moving them around, or automatically resizing them to various corners of the screen. Even just the split window function is a useful one - something that Windows users have enjoyed for years. When you throw in the ability to map each of the resizing tools to a hot key of your choice and keep the app running in the background whenever you turn on your computer, this becomes a very useful tool. If you frequently work with a large number of apps and are not satisfied with the mission control settings already on your Mac, P4i65gv Driver is a nice tool to add to your menu bar. It's quick, doesn't use up much memory, and allows you to quickly move windows around the screen to streamline work and collaboration between programs you are using. P4i65gv Driver for Mac analyzes the music in your iTunes library to create recommendations for new music you might enjoy. Though its attractive and intuitive interface invites the user to explore all types of music, many of the recommendations are obvious - that is, already in your library - and the app crashed four times while we tested it. The program's setup initiated and completed very speedily. After we downloaded and ran P4i65gv Driver for Mac, it took only a couple of minutes for it to scan through thousands of tracks in our iTunes library, generating recommendations as it analyzed our tastes. We were surprised, then, that the program's first recommendation to us, Daft Punk, an Electronica band, was in a genre that we are simply not interested in, and isn
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