You have noticed those icons that march across your screen when your Mac starts. Those icons represent extensions and control panels installed in your system folder. Did you ever wonder what they are or even if they are needed or useful?
Control panels and extensions only serve one purpose: They "extend" the operating system of your Macintosh and add functionality that was not present in the base operating system. For example: the QuickTime Extension allows Simple Text to play movies, something that would otherwise not be possible. Though Control Panels and Extensions enhance the system that needs them, some things in the System Folder can actually interfere with the best operation of your Mac.
Unused and unneeded Control Panels and Extensions can come to inhabit your System Folder for a number of reasons. They might have been a part of the OS for hardware you do not have (for instance a network). Or they might enhance software or hardware you once had, but no longer use. And sometimes Extensions and Control Panels are installed by demo software and then left behind when it is removed. The bad thing is that unused Control Panels and Extensions still use up limited system resources.
First off, they require memory and hard disk space. Then as the load of Extensions and Control Panels increases, system performance decreases. In the worst case, these unneeded items may cause conflicts with useful Extensions and Control Panels, a predicament that might even crash your Mac.
This release of Extension Overload has information on 1236 Extensions and Control Panels from System 7, 7.5, 7.6, Mac OS 8, 8.1, 8.5, 8.5.1 and the iMac. This means you can streamline your system folder and make it lean, mean and fast. You keep the ones that are useful and discard the ones that simply take up space. It makes sense to create a machine that isn窶冲 "overweight". Such a machine is more secure, crashes less often and runs a heck of a lot faster.
Extension Overload is ready to assist you if:
* you have recurring crashes.
* you have an extension conflict.
* you want to make your system use as little RAM as possible.
* you want to save disk space by deleting unnecessary files.
* you want to know what all the items in your System Folder do.
* you are an experienced user who needs a handy reference.
* you are a novice user who wants to learn his way around the machine.
And there is more to Extension Overload ! ! !
窶｢ It contains information about Mac Error Codes.
窶｢ It also contains information about Easter Eggs (those special gimmicks hidden within your software). Most of these are humorous and fun.
窶｢ Dozens and dozens of ways to make your Mac go faster, optimizing both hardware and software. It窶冱 fun to take some of these suggestions see how your machine responds!
Extension Overload can be found at
http://www.mir.com.my/~cmteng/
What others say about Extension Overload.
"I've been using Extension Overload and getting FREE updates for three years now and I love it!!!!"
-Leslie Boston
"On a PowerMac with more than 120 extension files, Extension Overload is a must ! And it's terrifically easy to use!"
-Jim Price.
"Like most brilliant ideas, this one is simple. Why not tell people what all those extensions and control panels actually do? That way they can make up their mind whether they want to keep them or bin them. Extension Overload does just that. It's an expansive, comprehensive, vastly useful database of information that's worth its weight in gold to any serious Mac user ... but fortunately asks no more than a modest shareware fee.'
-Herbie Brennan
"Extension Overload does an excellent job of demystifying Mac extensions."
-Hudson Wong
"Extension Overload is a right there, right now learning tool. For the beginner and the power user EO is an indispensible source for up to date info about our MACS."
-Bill Swarat
I think the work and care that went into Extension Overload is tremendous and I love using it. Thanks so much!
-Herb Genfan.
Extension Overload is the most comprehensive, useful catalog of inits and cdevs in existence. If you've ever wondered what in the world a particular init or control panel does, or whether you can disable it, Extension Overload has the answer. No Mac power user or administrator will want to be without Extension Overload. One of the best pieces of shareware you can buy-- and it's cheap!
