![]() ![]() They are extremely popular and often necessary, precisely because the other software and hardware they purport to fix/troubleshoot are so riddled with errors and mistakes as to make them barely usable under many normal circumstances. At least until someone invents the bulletproof personal computer operating system (OSeX seems to be a good move in that direction, though could use improvement).Īctually, computer repair utilities are strange beasts. Oh those repair utilities… gotta love ’em. Latest content verification and revision of review: March 2005 with TechTool Pro version 3.0.9 Hardware range: Mac Plus (TT Pro 1 only) to CRT iMac DV Some of you may still find it useful to read or scan this older review to learn how MicroMat and its products have been marketed and performed historically, as some factors or trends may likely continue onward into newer versions. I do not expect to put the sort of effort seen in the reviews below into reviewing TTP 4 or newer unless/until i start using it sufficiently, which so far looks unlikely. I therefore so far have no opinion on TTP 4 or later and these newer versions are not discussed in this review. While i actually have had a copy of TTP 4 (part of a bundle package) since fall 2007, i have spent no more than about 20 minutes using it so far, mostly poking at it. So far, my repair utility of choice for the Mac OS X series is DiskWarrior 3 or 4. ![]() I was dropped as a tester because at the time i was not running Mac OSeX. These experiences may have affected the tone, content, or both, of this review, even though i am unable to detect any significant influence from them. My dealings with MicroMat personnel were generally highly positive. While this was an unpaid position, i asked for, and received, a CD-ROM copy of a couple of TTP versions from MicroMat at no out-of-pocket cost to me. No installation, no complications.A review of TechTool Pro focusing on older Macs and Mac OS versions, by Sonic Purityĭisclosure: Starting with version 2.5.4 and concluding with the end of the TTP 3 series (3.0.9), i was an outside (of the company) beta tester of Tech Tool Pro. Tech Tool Store is a useful and easy to use program that gives you an entire repository full of useful tools for your computer in a convenient and lightweight program that only takes up 6 MB. In categories like 'malware removal tools' you'll find more than twenty different tools, with some as popular as Malware Antimalware and Hijack This. The list of programs included in Tech Tool Store is extensive, and fortunately, they're all perfectly sorted into different categories. This way, when you're setting up a new computer, you'll only have to insert your USB device and, in just five minutes, you'll be able to start installing all the necessary programs to make the computer run smoothly. One of the most important aspects of Tech Tool Store is that, since it's completely portable, you can carry it with you at all times on a USB flash drive. And if you don't find the tool you want, you can add it to the list in seconds. Plus, it allows you to configure, update and organize the selected tools with just a couple of clicks. Tech Tool Store is a portable and lightweight program that makes it possible to download and install more than five hundred utilities of all different kinds on your computer.
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