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  Cleaning out old unused programs Gary <gary_w1@hotmail.com> - 2014-04-26 08:31 -0400
    Re: Cleaning out old unused programs nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-26 10:58 -0400
      Re: Cleaning out old unused programs dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-04-27 07:30 +1000
      Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2014-04-28 18:32 -0400
        Re: Cleaning out old unused programs nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 20:02 -0400
        Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-29 13:49 +1200
          Re: Cleaning out old unused programs JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-28 21:52 -0400
    Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-26 11:20 -0400
    Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-04-26 13:28 -0700
    Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-27 10:04 +1200
    Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-08 09:09 -0400
      Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-08 08:51 -0700
        Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-05-08 13:15 -0400
          Re: Cleaning out old unused programs David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospam.mac.com> - 2014-05-09 09:28 -0400
            Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-09 12:02 -0400
      Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-08 17:37 +0000
        Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-05-08 12:51 -0500
          Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-08 17:34 -0400
          Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-05-09 15:42 -0400
            Re: Cleaning out old unused programs nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-09 17:24 -0400
            Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-05-10 08:40 -0500
              Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-10 15:21 +0000
                Re: Cleaning out old unused programs nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-10 11:33 -0400
                Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-05-10 12:07 -0500
                  Re: Cleaning out old unused programs nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-10 13:27 -0400
                    Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-05-10 14:17 -0500
                      Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-10 12:45 -0700
                        Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-10 17:43 -0400
                          Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-10 14:48 -0700
                            Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-10 19:16 -0400
                              Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-10 16:26 -0700
                                Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-10 22:21 -0400
                                  Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-10 23:33 -0700
                                    Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-11 08:30 -0400
                                      Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-11 09:39 -0700
                                Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-05-11 09:36 -0400
                              Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Happynet Steering Society <bo@ChOMp.ru.ca.us.fr> - 2014-05-11 08:11 -0400
                                Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-11 08:32 -0400
                            Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-05-11 09:35 -0400
                      Re: Cleaning out old unused programs nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-10 15:49 -0400
                  Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-11 10:18 +1200
                    Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-05-10 22:10 -0500
                  Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-11 15:29 +0000
              Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-05-10 11:32 -0400
        Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-05-08 10:55 -0700
          Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-05-08 13:04 -0500
            Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-08 18:19 +0000
          Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-08 18:08 +0000
            Re: Cleaning out old unused programs David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospam.mac.com> - 2014-05-09 09:26 -0400
              Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-09 12:04 -0400
              Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-09 16:55 +0000
              Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-05-09 15:46 -0400
                Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-09 16:11 -0700
              Re: Cleaning out old unused programs George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-05-09 16:45 -0500
                Re: Cleaning out old unused programs David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospam.mac.com> - 2014-05-10 14:43 -0400
                  Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-10 11:46 -0700
                    Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-10 17:45 -0400
                      Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-10 14:48 -0700
                        Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-05-11 09:36 -0400
                          Re: Cleaning out old unused programs "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-11 12:16 -0400
      Re: Cleaning out old unused programs Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-05-09 22:14 +0100

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#58909 — Cleaning out old unused programs

I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) and 
installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this 
addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance.  I would 
like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago and have 
not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.

Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such programs 
(old install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in advance 
for any help you might offer.

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#58914

In article <535ba713$0$61246$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com>, Gary
<gary_w1@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) and 
> installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this 
> addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance.  I would 
> like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago and have 
> not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.

one has nothing to do with the other. 

unused apps just take up space. they do not affect performance in any
way if you are not using them (and many times even if you are). 

the cause of the performance issues is due to something else. 

> Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such programs 
> (old install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in advance 
> for any help you might offer.

there are uninstall utilities but they don't actually work properly.
all they do is search for files with the same name as the app and
delete those too. many times that's fine but it isn't always, since
there's a chance it can delete something it shouldn't.

searching for related files is also something you can do yourself, if
you really want. again, it doesn't affect performance at all. unused
apps just take up space.

however, if you really want to delete unused apps, just drag them to
the trash. a few apps might have an uninstaller, in which case you
should use that, and it will safely remove any other parts, such as
kernel extensions, startup daemons, etc.

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#58921

In article <260420141058575006%nospam@nospam.invalid>,
 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <535ba713$0$61246$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com>, Gary
> <gary_w1@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) and 
> > installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this 
> > addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance.  I would 
> > like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago and have 
> > not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.
>
 
Put them in list view and look at the Date Modified and Date Created 
columns, if necessary add those columns under the View menu in Finder. 
This should give you some good clues. 

As nospam says mainly. Look at other things first at least. But if so 
many unused apps are taking up so much space as to make your operating 
drive crowded and you have no other drive, there may be a factor here.
 
> one has nothing to do with the other. 
> 
> unused apps just take up space. they do not affect performance in any
> way if you are not using them (and many times even if you are). 
> 
> the cause of the performance issues is due to something else. 
> 
> > Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such programs 
> > (old install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in advance 
> > for any help you might offer.
> 
> there are uninstall utilities but they don't actually work properly.
> all they do is search for files with the same name as the app and
> delete those too. many times that's fine but it isn't always, since
> there's a chance it can delete something it shouldn't.
> 
> searching for related files is also something you can do yourself, if
> you really want. again, it doesn't affect performance at all. unused
> apps just take up space.
> 
> however, if you really want to delete unused apps, just drag them to
> the trash. a few apps might have an uninstaller, in which case you
> should use that, and it will safely remove any other parts, such as
> kernel extensions, startup daemons, etc.

-- 
dorayme

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#58996

On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 10:58:57 -0400, nospam wrote
(in article <260420141058575006%nospam@nospam.invalid>):
 
> unused apps just take up space. they do not affect performance in any
> way if you are not using them (and many times even if you are).

Not true, at least for all apps.  Many install daemons and other 
background processes that can cause problems.  For example, I have 
Paralells Desktop installed that I never use and I regularly have to 
kill off a process called "parallels service" or something like that 
that uses 200% of the cpu.
-- 
Nelson

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#58998

In article <0001HW.CF844F41011EACF5B02919BF@news.astraweb.com>, Nelson
<nelson@nowhere.com> wrote:

> > unused apps just take up space. they do not affect performance in any
> > way if you are not using them (and many times even if you are).
> 
> Not true, at least for all apps.  Many install daemons and other 
> background processes that can cause problems.  For example, I have 
> Paralells Desktop installed that I never use and I regularly have to 
> kill off a process called "parallels service" or something like that 
> that uses 200% of the cpu.

there are a few exceptions, but as a rule, unused apps are completely
inert and just take up space.

parallels has an uninstaller that uninstalls all the various bits that
it scatters.

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#59000

In article <0001HW.CF844F41011EACF5B02919BF@news.astraweb.com>, Nelson
<nelson@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 10:58:57 -0400, nospam wrote
> (in article <260420141058575006%nospam@nospam.invalid>):
>  
> > unused apps just take up space. they do not affect performance in any
> > way if you are not using them (and many times even if you are).
> 
> Not true, at least for all apps.  Many install daemons and other 
> background processes that can cause problems.  For example, I have 
> Paralells Desktop installed that I never use and I regularly have to 
> kill off a process called "parallels service" or something like that 
> that uses 200% of the cpu.

Some of those sorts of things (automatic update checking is another)
can be turned off in the application's Preferences or the Startup Items
options of the user's System Preferences.

Applications with an Uninstall option will (usually) remove those too
when removing the application. 

The various "app cleaner" software may or may not pick them up as
belonging to an application being removed, and may pick up items that
aren't related to an application being removed.

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#59001

On 14-04-28 21:49, Your Name wrote:

> Some of those sorts of things (automatic update checking is another)
> can be turned off in the application's Preferences or the Startup Items
> options of the user's System Preferences.

There can be more obscur stuff such as Stuff in the
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons and the other simular directory, which
also require removal in the launchd database with launcdctl commands to
disable/remove that entry.


However, general apps tend to not install stuff there. But it is a
convenient place to put in weekly chcking for software updates. There
are some in /system/library  and some in ~/library

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#58915

On 2014.04.26, 08:31 , Gary wrote:
> I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) and
> installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this
> addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance.  I would
> like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago and have
> not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.

Installed apps that aren't used do not cause system performance issues.

You might try something like Onyx which will methodically clean out 
cache files and so on.  I've used in the past but it's been a few years. 
  You need to DL the version that matches your OS version.

> Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such programs (old
> install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in advance for
> any help you might offer.

Open your Applications folder and sort by "Date Last Opened".  (If there 
is no such column, add it by right clicking on the column bar).

That will tell you when they were last run (or updated).  You may need 
to dig into sub folder'd apps to be sure.

A nice program to erase them is "App Cleaner".  Does a more thorough job 
of removing files related to the program you're deleting.

While that's not strictly necessary, I have had trouble with 
re-installing some apps afterwards that were not well removed the first 
time.  AppCleaner does a good job in that sense.

-- 
"Big data can reduce anything to a single number,
  but you shouldn’t be fooled by the appearance of exactitude."
      -Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis, NYT, 2014.04.07

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#58920

In article <535ba713$0$61246$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com>,
 Gary <gary_w1@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) and 
> installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this 
> addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance.  I would 
> like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago and have 
> not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.
> 
> Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such programs 
> (old install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in advance 
> for any help you might offer.

Lots of "MacClean" programs exist that find duplicates, old-untouched 
files, and old applications and list them for you to delete.  I remember 
a horrendous program called Spring Cleaning that was bought by Smith 
Micro.  It's way overpriced at $40.  Leopard Cache Cleaner (or whatever 
version of MacOS you're running), File Buddy, and MacPilot all do this 
sort of thing.

The problem, I think, is that there's no record of "when was the last 
time I ran this program", AFAIK (atime updates are disabled on the 
volume in Unix parlance).  So, you're going to have to go through the 
list of applications *by hand* and delete them by yourself.  

These apps can be very dangerous if you just let them do their thing 
without at least reviewing what it's going to trash.  Do a backup first 
before you do anything. But of course, you do backups regularly anyway, 
so that's taken as a given.

I use AppDelete currently to clean out applications once I've identified 
that I no longer use them, but AppCleaner is also good.

-- 
DeeDee, don't press that button!  DeeDee!  NO!  Dee...
[I filter all Goggle Groups posts, so any reply may be automatically ignored]

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#58922

In article <535ba713$0$61246$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com>, Gary
<gary_w1@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) and 
> installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this 
> addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance.  I would 
> like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago and have 
> not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.
> 
> Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such programs 
> (old install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in advance 
> for any help you might offer.

Simply having applications on the computer is not going to degrade
performance, except those that are system extensions or perhaps if
you're severly running out of disk space.

For performance loss it's best to start with the regular maintenance,
etc. routines to clear out things like old caches.

Some applications have an uninstall option on the original install disk
/ disk image or in the Zip / Stuffit archive. The easiest way to get
rid of most normal applications (i.e. not system extensions) is to
simply drag them to the Trash. Some system extensions you can also just
drag out of the System Prefences window. They may leave behind extra
files, but usually they're small and not worth worrying about.

There are quite a few "cleaner" applications that claim to remove an
application and all the associated files, but in reality you still need
to know what you're doing since they do come up with false positives
and still can't find everything.

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#59191

"Gary"  wrote in message 
news:535ba713$0$61246$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com...

I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) and
installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this
addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance.  I 
would
like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago and have
not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.

Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such programs
(old install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in advance
for any help you might offer.

***************************************************

Wrong group.  I'll repost for you 

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#59193

On 2014-05-08 13:09:27 +0000, Puffin Killer said:

> "Gary"  wrote in message 
> news:535ba713$0$61246$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com...
> 
> I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) and
> installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this
> addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance.  I would
> like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago and have
> not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.
> 
> Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such programs
> (old install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in advance
> for any help you might offer.
> 
> ***************************************************
> 
> Wrong group.  I'll repost for you

And you claim that I need attention!

LOL

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#59194

In article <lkg95t$mem$1@news.datemas.de>,
 Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:

> On 2014-05-08 13:09:27 +0000, Puffin Killer said:
> 
> > "Gary"  wrote in message 
> > news:535ba713$0$61246$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com...
> > 
> > I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) and
> > installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this
> > addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance.  I would
> > like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago and have
> > not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.
> > 
> > Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such programs
> > (old install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in advance
> > for any help you might offer.
> > 
> > ***************************************************
> > 
> > Wrong group.  I'll repost for you
> 
> And you claim that I need attention!
> 
> LOL

That was my feeling. How is this the wrong group?
-- 
Where's the Vangelis music?
Pris' tongue is sticking out in in the wide shot after Batty has kissed her.
They have put back more tits into the Zhora dressing  room scene.
  -- notes for Blade Runner

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#59213

In article <536bbba3$0$50613$c3e8da3$92d0a893@news.astraweb.com>,
 Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <lkg95t$mem$1@news.datemas.de>,
>  Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
> 
> > On 2014-05-08 13:09:27 +0000, Puffin Killer said:
> > 
> > > "Gary"  wrote in message 
> > > news:535ba713$0$61246$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com...
> > > 
> > > I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) and
> > > installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this
> > > addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance.  I would
> > > like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago and have
> > > not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.
> > > 
> > > Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such programs
> > > (old install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in advance
> > > for any help you might offer.
> > > 
> > > ***************************************************
> > > 
> > > Wrong group.  I'll repost for you
> > 
> > And you claim that I need attention!
> > 
> > LOL
> 
> That was my feeling. How is this the wrong group?

He is a troll, pure and simple.

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#59215

"David Fritzinger"  wrote in message 
news:dfritzin-26B590.09280209052014@news.eternal-september.org...

In article <536bbba3$0$50613$c3e8da3$92d0a893@news.astraweb.com>,
Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <lkg95t$mem$1@news.datemas.de>,
>  Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>
> > On 2014-05-08 13:09:27 +0000, Puffin Killer said:
> >
> > > "Gary"  wrote in message
> > > news:535ba713$0$61246$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com...
> > >
> > > I have a bad habit of finding too many programs (usually free) 
> > > and
> > > installing them on my Mac Pro.  Now, after about 5 years of this
> > > addiction, my computer is rebelling with degraded performance. 
> > > I would
> > > like to identify programs that were installed a long time ago 
> > > and have
> > > not been used for a long time, so that I might uninstall them.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know of a utility that will help identify such 
> > > programs
> > > (old install date, not been opened in a long time)?  Thanks in 
> > > advance
> > > for any help you might offer.
> > >
> > > ***************************************************
> > >
> > > Wrong group.  I'll repost for you
> >
> > And you claim that I need attention!
> >
> > LOL
>
> That was my feeling. How is this the wrong group?

>He is a troll, pure and simple.

Kono the pool boy still balling your wife, Dorkey? 

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#59195

On 2014-05-08, Puffin Killer <puffythekiller@telus.net> wrote:
>
> Wrong group.  I'll repost for you 

No, this is a suitable group for this question.

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#59196

On 2014-05-08 17:37:41 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2014-05-08, Puffin Killer <puffythekiller@telus.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Wrong group.  I'll repost for you
> 
> No, this is a suitable group for this question.

Absolutely.  PuffinKiller is one of the advocacy trolls.

For the OP, I use Clean My Mac to get rid of old programs and files and 
it seems to do a good job of it.  Of course someone will come along and 
now tell me how terrible it is.  :)

-- 
Lloyd

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#59206

"Lloyd E Parsons"  wrote in message news:lkgg65$d5h$1@dont-email.me...

On 2014-05-08 17:37:41 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2014-05-08, Puffin Killer <puffythekiller@telus.net> wrote:
>>
>> Wrong group.  I'll repost for you
>
> No, this is a suitable group for this question.

>Absolutely.  PuffinKiller is one of the advocacy trolls.

>For the OP, I use Clean My Mac to get rid of old programs and files 
>and it seems to do a good job of it.  Of course someone will come 
>along and now tell me how terrible it is.  :)


Why would you need any add-on?  Doesn't the Mac come with a full range 
of utilities for that sort of thing?  No?!!!!  I'm shocked.

BTW:  Do you think Jolly Rogers wife would swallow my dick wad?

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#59226

On 2014.05.08, 13:51 , Lloyd E Parsons wrote:
> On 2014-05-08 17:37:41 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>
>> On 2014-05-08, Puffin Killer <puffythekiller@telus.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Wrong group.  I'll repost for you
>>
>> No, this is a suitable group for this question.
>
> Absolutely.  PuffinKiller is one of the advocacy trolls.
>
> For the OP, I use Clean My Mac to get rid of old programs and files and
> it seems to do a good job of it.  Of course someone will come along and
> now tell me how terrible it is.  :)

Don't know - at least you didn't use
the most vile words in Macdom: MacKeeper.


-- 
"Big data can reduce anything to a single number,
  but you shouldn’t be fooled by the appearance of exactitude."
      -Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis, NYT, 2014.04.07

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#59229

In article <dY-dnR-h_Pk5svDOnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
<alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

> at least you didn't use
> the most vile words in Macdom: MacKeeper.

mackeeper was at macworld with their latest promotion, pay what you
think it's worth, from $1 on up.

there was no option for $0 nor was there an option for the user to be
paid since it's not even worth free.

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