Checkit
Ok, I may be dating myself, but does anyone remember that Saturday Night Live skit where they talk about something being a floor wax and a dessert topping? I think it was Dan Akroyd and someone else. Don’t confuse this with the Bassomatic…that was something entirely different (Mmm, that’s great Bass!).
Why is this relevant? CheckIt is just about everything you want rolled up in one package (technically 2 since it’s on 2 cds). If I were on a desert island and I was only allowed one utility program, it would be CheckIt.
First, Checkit includes Tech Tool Platinum. Tech Tool is the best all around utility for the Mac. If something isn’t working right on your Mac, odds are Tech Tool will find it. It incorporates all the functions of the old Norton such as disk defrag/speed disk and repair, data recovery, along with checking each and every aspect of your hardware—ram, motherboard, hard drive, and so forth This is the program every Mac user should own and keep in their laptop bag for emergencies on the road.
But wait, that’s only the tip of the iceberg! Buy Tech Tool as part of CheckIt and pay about $90.Buy Tech Tool from Micromat and it’s the same price. However Checkit includes a suite of other programs.
Included in the CheckIt Suite is the Spring Cleaning Suite. Sweet. There are about 25 different programs that let you clean up every aspect of your hard drive. For example, you can search for duplicate files, eliminate broken aliases, find the largest files. If you want to clean up your hard drive of unneeded junk and save yourself from having to upgrade, Spring Cleaning is the program to run. Personally, I used the quick compare to compare a backup of my iTunes folder and make sure my external and internal music libraries were synced up. I also freed up about 10% of my laptop’s hard drive by letting it eliminate a variety of unneeded and duplicate files. Since laptop hard drives are expensive, getting rid of waste is a big savings. If you were to buy just Spring Cleaning it would be $50.
And if that weren’t enough, they through in Retrospect which is considered an industry standard for backing up your Mac. Though many people can use the backup software included with a .Mac account, Retrospect makes backups as well as restores easier. In addition, you can restore your files to a computer that doesn’t have .Mac or Internet access. This product by itself costs $90.
Checkit Suite is probably the best bargain ever for Macintosh software. It helps you backup your computer, clean up the hard drive, as well as protect and diagnose practically any problem. Operators are standing by and quantities won’t last, so call today. Oh, I think I’m getting that confused with the Bassomatic again!
Pros: Perfect suite that includes every aspect of managing and protecting your computer.
Cons: Can’t think of a one.
5 out of 5 dog cows
