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                        FILES THAT EVERYONE SHOULD
                            HAVE  IN THEIR SYSTEM FOLDER



1. Init/Cdev 3.0 - this keeps track of all        your INITs and cdevs and lets you activate/deactivate    them at startup or on the control panel. Useful when    you are testing out possible problematic inits so you    can switch them on and off easily.

2. Virtual 2.0 - Virtual memory, what else?    If you have a ‘030 machine, or an ‘020 with PMMU,    and hard disk space, you should have this. Even if        you have 8 megs of RAM, it’s always good to have        more when you are working under multifinder. I        wouldn’t reccomend getting it if you only have 1 meg    of RAM, though. I’ve tried that and it REALLY slows    you down.

3. NOIcon - This has been the most useful    2k file I’ve ever seen. It simply gets rid of all the    icons that annoy you at startup. It also saves quite a    bit of startup time.

4. MaxAppleZoom 1.2 -Very Simple. If you    have a Mac II Apple RGB monitor,
this will add    another half inch on every side of the screen, making    your 13 inch monitor into a 14 inch monitor. You can    see that the screen used does not take up the entire    area on your Mac II monitor. MaxAppleZoom just        utilizes it. This utility doesn’t work well with some    8-bit and 24-bit cards, but it’s worth trying anyway.

5. SAM Intercept - You all know what it is.    It just tells you when illegal activity is going on in        your computer, thus preventing virus infection.  You    might want to set the security level at standard,        though, unless you like to know every time a        resource is being changed. This gets quite annoying    when using ResEdit, or a similar program.

6. Boomerang 2.0 - This is extremely handy.    When in a dialog box, you have the option of going    straight to any (user chooses the number) recently    accessed folders, rather than going through the        hierarchal file system every time you want to locate    a file. It does many other things, such as: locating        files, creating folders, purging folders, and giving the    current space available on all mounted volumes.        Some people like Shortcut, but I’ve found Boomerang    to be less buggy, more user friendly, and easier to        use.

7. Complete Undelete - Exactly what it says.    Keeps a log of recently deleted files. If you        accidentally trash a file you needed, chances are you    will be able to recover it with this cdev.

8. DiskDoubler 2.0 - Simply wonderful if you ever find    yourself cramped for space. It is the fastest of any    compression programs, and is different because it        works from a menu in the Finder. After selecting a    file to compress, it compresses a file and deletes the    original, so you don’t just have an archived copy of    the file you wanted to shrink. It also lets you segment    and join files. This is very handy for quick archiving    purposes, or for making more space on your HD.

9. Kolor - If you have a color monitor, you    should have this. It’s pretty much just cosmetic, but    it’s nice to customize your own menus, finder, dialog    boxes, etc. with the colors you want. Makes looking at    your Macintosh a lot nicer.

10. MacsBug 6.2d3 - This is made for        programmers, but if you don’t have an interrupt        switch, it can prove invaluable. If you have a system    error, you will get a strange screen with numbers on    it and a place to type. For a list of commands, just        type ‘Help’. But the most basic and useful commands    are “RS” which restarts your machine, and “EA”, which    escapes to the finder or last application. If you want    to use this debugger more thoroughly, you can get a    file called “MacsBug Info” which will tell you many in    depth commands.

11. NowMenus - This is part of the Now    Utilities package. It basically allows you to have        hierarchal menus anywhere and pop up menus too. I    use it for the control panel menu, which allows you to    access any cdev from the Apple menu and go straight    to it. This won’t work if you’re using Cdev Shrinker    though. The pop up menu is nice, when you hold    down the modifier key and you have the menu at        your fingertips- anywhere on the screen.

12. On Cue - A must for anyone who has a    hard disk (99% of mac users). It puts a menu on your    menu bar, with a configurable list of Applications        (and documents that go with applications) to launch.    You’ll never go through dozens of folders again to        open a simple program.

13. Pyro! 4.0 - Some people like After Dark    better, but I’ve had less trouble with this screen        saver. It’s got configurable modules now, in case        you’re in the stone ages. The kalaidascope is quite        trippy, in addition. You should also check out the    aquarium module.

14. QuicKeys 1.2 package - You all know    what macro programs are don’t you? Well, this one    just has to be experimented with to know the        potential of it. It’s much easier than Tempo II, and is    fairly straightforward. The only thing you should        know is the ‘record’ feature is often hidden. Just find    it on one of the QuicKeys menus on one of the Cdev    and make a macro (toggles it on and off). Building of    sequences also allows many macros and pauses to be    put together into one large Macro. In addition,        QuickTimer let’s you assign macros to be performed    daily, upon an application launch, at intervals, and at    startup.
If you have macromaker, throw it away and    get Quickeys. It runs MUCH smoother.

15. SuitCase II 1.2.6 - Professional Slick        package that lets you open infinite number of        DA’s/Font’s/FKEYS. You should either be running this    or MasterJuggler on your computer. It lets you open    separate suitcases that you can open from SuitCase II,    rather than installing them in your System. Also    beneficial because the System DA limit is 15.

16. SUM Shield INIT- Even if you don’t        have SUM II, you should have this init in your system    folder. It will take ‘snapshots’ of your Hard Drive,        keep track of deleted files (in case you need to        undelete them), and will help you recover your drive    if a crash occurs.
At that time you may wish to get    SUM II and recover your HD.

17. SuperClock! 3.9 - So great, yet so simple.    Puts the time in the right hand corner of your menu    bar. So you don’t even have to use your watch.  Has a    stopwatch and the date also, when you click on it.

18. Turbo Mouse - This makes your mouse    go AS FAST AS YOU WANT. Much better than Mouse2,    which only doubled your speed. Turbo Mouse is fully    configurable to any speed you want it at. Very useful    for large screen users too.

19. WindowShade - Let’s you double (or        single or triple) click on the top of any window and    hides the rest of it. So if you have tons of windows    open, but don’t want to close them all, you can double    click on some of them and still have the top of it        remaining. You must use it for a while to fully        appreciate it.


                    Well, those are MY favorites. I suggest you    try each one, if you haven’t already. If you are having    trouble finding a copy of any of these. Post a request    on THE HOLY GRAIL or ELITES HIDEAWAY, and we’ll    get it to you right a way.