With Magnet¬ you can easily create helpful agents to automate a wide range of file-related tasks. Using Magnet is like having a team of personal assistants inside your Macintosh to manage all of your accessible information. Just tell Magnet once which files to find, what you want done with them, and when. Magnet will pull them together and carry out your instructions reliably, on-time, forever. It's that easy. What's more, Magnet works in the background on a pre-arranged schedule that you specify, invisibly performing tasks without your supervision.
Magnet Does More
Why buy a separate backup program, find file utility, file manager, and file synchronizer? Get all of this functionality in one program, together with revolutionary agent technology
to automate these tasks and others that are beyond the reach of currently available products. Whether you work on a stand alone Macintosh, with a PowerBook¬, or on a network, Magnet does more for you.
The Many Uses of Magnet
Finding Files
Magnet performs extremely fast multi-attribute searches of local disks and network servers without building a time consuming index. Search by file name, file content, location, file type, creation date, modification date, label, and size to find the exact files you want. From Magnet's Find Window, you can locate, open, or get info on the found files, or copy, move or alias them to wherever you want.
Scheduled Backups
Magnet automates the task of backing up your data. Just tell Magnet what you want backed up, and Magnet will perform as scheduled.
Reliable Filing
Magnet will periodically clean up your desktop, putting files away according to your preset directions. Save a document anywhere and have your personal filing assistant move it to the appropriate folder and place aliases in folders where you want it cross-referenced.
Different Views
Don't let the Finder limit how you view your available information. Magnet will automatically create a list of aliases of your applications or recently used documents and folders for quick, easy access.
Keeping Shared Files Current
Rather than manually checking shared files to see if yours is the most current, have Magnet do the work. Magnet is the first product to automate updating and distributing shared files, ensuring that you have the most recent files and that no critical information is overwritten.
Finding Files
While you work in another application, Magnet can automatically browse local disks or network servers for recently changed files or other files of interest, giving you access to important information you may not otherwise have the time to find.
Attention PowerBook Users
Synchronization
With Magnet, you can keep two computers╤such as your PowerBook and desktop Macintosh ╤in sync, so you'll be sure to have the latest versions of all your files on both machines. Magnet's 'smart copy' feature insures that no important data is overwritten.
Automatic Remote File Retrieval
Using Magnet with AppleTalk¿ Remote Access and Magnet's option of saving your AppleTalk password, you can completely automate the process of downloading remote files from your desktop Macintosh to your PowerBook. Magnet, for example, can be scheduled to log on to your office Macintosh from your PowerBook each night at 11 PM and synchronize your "work-in-process" folders, and log off╤all without your supervision!
The Attractions of Magnet
Magnet gives you all the benefits of the most advanced agent technology in an easy-to-use package.
Ñ Save Time. Magnet automates routine tasks on a regular basis so you can spend time on more important work.
Ñ Stay Organized. Magnet will clean your desktop regularly so you can find files quickly and efficiently.
Ñ Keep a Step Ahead. If you're using two computers, or working on a network, Magnet will continually update your hard disk with the most recent versions of all desired files.
The Agents Behind the Magnet
Magnet's point-and-click interface lets you create helpful agents immediately in three simple steps.
1) Identify the kinds of files to find.
2) Instruct when to find them.
3) Define what to do with them.
Magnet agents are intelligent, remembering your initial instructions and thereafter performing them flawlessly, on-time, forever.
Scheduling
Magnets can be scheduled to run at any specific time or on a regular basis, such as daily, hourly, or weekly. They can also be instructed to run when a disk is mounted onto your desktop, When you shutdown, or when your Macintosh is idle, giving you maximum scheduling flexibility.
Actions
Magnet lets you copy, move, or alias the files to wherever you want, whenever you want. This basic functionality gives you flexibility to organize, update, and back up your information quickly and easily.
Essential System 7 Tool
Magnet unleashes the power of System 7, letting you automatically create aliases, dynamically update the Apple menu, and get the most from peer-to-peer file sharing and AppleTalk Remote Access.
Features
Point-and-click interface
Uses the Macintosh interface that lets you become productive immediately.
Powerful search engine
Performs extremely fast searches on both local and network volumes with no time-consuming and quickly outdated and corruptible indexes.
Versatile search attributes
Lets you search by file content, file name, location, type of file, creation date, modification date, label, and size, so you can find the exact files you want.
Actions
Copy, Move, or Alias the found files to wherever you want giving you flexibility to organize, update, or back up your information quickly and easily.
Scheduling calendar
Allows you to fully automate tasks. Once set up, the magnets will run whenever you want╤every month, every week, every day, or every minute.
Other trigger events
Gives you added flexibility in automating tasks by enabling you to set your magnets to run when a volume has been mounted, after you shutdown, or after your Macintosh has been idle for a period of time.
Control panel
Shows you at a glance all the magnets you have created and when they are next scheduled to run.
Activity log
Displays a record of when your magnets have run.
Locking magnets
Allows magnets to be locked and distributed to others. By locking AppleShare¿ privileges in a magnet, you can safely give others access to a selected subset of your files.
Background operation
Lets you keep working productively while your magnets are running.
