Replacing Apple Downloads with the Mac App Store
Apple has long had Apple Downloads, a section of Apple.com that lists third-party software. It’s been a popular place for users to browse and sample the wealth of Mac software available from both...
View ArticleApp Tamer 1.0.3 is available!
We’ve made a number of improvements to App Tamer – thanks to everyone that made suggestions and helped test them! It’s all now ready for public consumption as version 1.0.3. Popular changes are the...
View ArticleApp Tamer 1.0.4 – A Couple Quick Fixes
There were two issues with version 1.0.3 that we missed in testing – both of them happen only in fairly uncommon circumstances, but are serious enough that they merit a new release to fix them. App...
View ArticleApp Tamer 1.0.5 – Compatibility with Parallels and Lion
This App Tamer update fixes compatibility issues with Parallels Desktop and the developer release of Mac OS 10.7 “Lion”: In past versions, if you used App Tamer to pause Parallels Desktop, you’d get...
View ArticleApp Tamer 1.0.9 brings Lion Compatibility and Smoother Gaming
App Tamer 1.0.9 is available, delivering compatibility with Mac OS 10.7 Lion. Older versions could crash when your Mac woke from sleep. This version also improves gaming mode by stopping Time Machine...
View ArticleApp Tamer 1.1 slashes CPU usage and fine tunes Lion compatibility
App Tamer 1.1 is now available! It reduces App Tamer’s own CPU usage to save even more battery and CPU power. It also corrects some compatibility issues with Lion to ensure that everything runs...
View ArticleCatching Up: Default Folder X, App Tamer and Jettison Updates
I’ve been quiet for a while – a lot has been going on both within St. Clair Software and around it. For starters, we’ve had a number of updates: App Tamer is up to version 1.1.1 now, addressing...
View ArticleApp Tamer in the MacLegion Spring Bundle: $49.99 for 10 applications
App Tamer is being bundled with 9 other great applications in the MacLegion Spring Bundle! Not only do you get App Tamer’s great performance enhancements, you get some exceptional (and expensive)...
View ArticleApp Tamer 1.2 : What’s in a menubar icon?
It started as a request from a user who wanted a color App Tamer icon so he could pick it out more easily amongst all the icons in his menubar. But being an obsessive developer, I wondered if I...
View ArticleApp Tamer 1.3.2: Retina displays and background scrolling
Version 1.3.2 of App Tamer is out, sporting high resolution graphics for all you lucky Retina Display owners. It also lets you scroll the windows of applications that are stopped in the background....
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App Tamer 2.0 : New UI, New Capabilities, More Battery and CPU Savings
App Tamer 2.0 is finally available, and the changes are pretty exciting. The user interface is faster and easier to use, both for checking on the performance of your Mac and for managing applications...
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App Tamer 2.0.2 Delivers Fixes and UI Tweaks
App Tamer 2.0.2 is available now, providing fixes for a couple of bugs, as well as some minor changes to the UI that help to show what’s going on. First the fixes: In certain situations, App Tamer...
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App Tamer 2.0.3 : UI refinements and fixes for several issues
App Tamer 2.0.3 is available as a free update for users of version 2.x. This release offers a small refinement in the display of application names in App Tamer’s window, showing the CPU limit for...
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App Tamer 2.0.4 tames Yosemite
Version 2.0.4 of App Tamer is ready, bringing its power-saving capabilities to Yosemite. Use it to automatically slow down or stop applications that are consuming too much CPU power – you’ll extend...
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App Tamer 2.0.5 offers a number of improvements and tweaks
App Tamer 2.0.5 just dropped, fixing a compatibility glitch with Safari that could cause App Tamer to mis-manage full-screen Flash playback (among other things). There are also a host of smaller fixes...
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App Tamer 2.1 for El Capitan
In the midst of Default Folder X 5 development, I’ve taken a little time to update App Tamer, which also fell prey to El Capitan’s new System Integrity Protection restrictions. App Tamer 2.1 now uses...
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Auto-Update Vulnerability in Sparkle
A security vulnerability has been found in Sparkle, the framework used by many Mac applications to check for and download software updates automatically. Full details are at:...
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Default Folder X 5.0.6b5 fixes some glitches with Sierra betas
There’s a new public beta of Default Folder X that addresses issues with the latest beta releases of macOS 10.12 Sierra. I’m also testing some changes to Default Folder X’s activation method that get...
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More Updates! App Tamer 2.2 and Jettison 1.5.1
Yes, I’ve been busy over here! There are Sierra-compatible updates for both App Tamer and Jettison today, with both offering additional fixes and enhancements as well as support for macOS 10.12. App...
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App Tamer and CPU-hog detection
So I’ve noticed in Sierra that some of its “helper processes” (apps that run in the background to do various tasks) will occasionally start using 100% CPU for no reason. In particular, I’ve seen the...
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