SecurityRatty: Awesome Apple Utility Apps for Your Battery and Wifi Security

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Awesome Apple Utility Apps for Your Battery and Wifi Security

2008-08-11 14:24:16 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource

I found a few awesome apps this morning for my Macbook Pro that I want to share with you, courtesy of Coconut-Flavour.com.

coconutBattery — This little app tells you more info about your battery’s quality of life. Namely, I’ve been having a frustrating problem — my laptop acts like it’s at 0% and shuts down, even when the power meter reads upwards of 10-30%… According to coconutBattery, my battery’s only operating about 80% of its original capacity. Maybe that’s my problem… It also allows you to save its stats so you can monitor your battery over time.

coconutWifi — Many Mac controls are easier to use than Windows — but the Airport card isn’t always one of them. Unlike on a Windows machine, it doesn’t tell you which networks in the area are encrypted. This little app changes that with a handy icon telling you how many open networks are available, and not only that — it also lets you know what channels they’re all using. Now I can easily increase the range of my network by setting it to an unused channel.

Excuse me, I have to go play with my new utility toys…