desktop security
Startup Security 1.3
Startup Security - Tool to enable firmware security more>>
Combined with recent Macintosh firmware updates, you can use Startup Security to provide a greater level of security for your system.
Main features:
- Set a firmware password so that boot device settings and other machine parameters cannot be changed without authorization.
- Completely prevent boot-up of a machine without the proper password.
- Enable three different modes of security -- Off, Default Boot Device Only and Full.
- On Mac OS 9, install an extension that can be used to ask for the password on startup and wake from sleep, as well as prevent shift-booting to disable extensions.This helps increase security on Mac OS 9 installs as well as dual boot Mac OS 9 and X systems!
Version restrictions:
- 15 days trial.
Enhancements:
- Beefed up security for Mac OS 9 installations (which also benefits dual boot
- Mac OS 9 and X systems):
- Added support for asking for a password when waking from sleep on Mac OS 9 systems.
- Changed Extension to load before all other Extensions to make it more difficult to bypass.
Zero Security 1.0
Hacking puzzle game. more>>
Zero Security 1.0 is an interesting game which puts you in the middle of the war on terrorism.
An elite programmer was hired to develop the most secure operating system (The Zero OS) ever, but when things went wrong he sold the code off to terrorist organizations. It's your job to use his own system to track him down and take one of the most powerful operating systems ever created out of the hands of terrorists.
Desktop Browser 1.0
Load a web page on your desktop. more>>
Features:
- let your favourite page always up-to-date on the desktop present itself
- you can click in the window if its in the background and it will remain in the back
- the web page can be reloaded automatically or even manually
- the transparency of the window can be infinitely variable changed
- because of the navigator the program becomes a simple Webbrowser
Desktop Gear 1.0
DesktopGear allows you to set your desktop picture in System 7.0 through Mac OS 9.x. It has special features you wont find in the Appearance control panel more>> DesktopGear allows you to set your desktop picture in System 7.0 through Mac OS 9.x. It has special features you wont find in the Appearance control panel.
System 7.0 or later.

DoorStop X Security Suite 2.2
DoorStop X Security Suite is a potent and easy to use tool for securing your Macintosh on the Internet. more>>
DoorStop X Security Suite 2.2 is a potent and easy to use tool for securing your Macintosh on the Internet. Learn. Protect. Understand. Learn. The new electronic edition of "Internet Security for Your Macintosh" is accessible from all products in the Suite. Whether you read it section-by-section or look up information on specific services or access attempts as you encounter them, the book helps you to achieve an invaluable knowledge of Internet security concepts and issues. And the books associated blog, ISFYM.COM, keeps you totally up to date with new issues as they develop.
Protect. Open Doors flagship DoorStop X Firewall builds on decades worth of experience with Macintosh security products to provide you with an easy-to-use, reliable application that protects your Mac from outside attack. At the same time, through its integration with other Suite products, the DoorStop X Firewall also helps you to learn about and understand both the details and the broader context involved.
Understand. The Whos There? Firewall Advisor goes beyond protecting your Mac to helping you understand and react to security "events" as they occur. By working with both the book and the firewall, Whos There? ties together the Suite products into an integrated whole, worth even more than the sum of its parts.
Desktop Resetter 2.8
Desktop Resetter will remember where you like to keep your icons, and if they get moved, just run this program and it will automatically re-arrange them to the positions you had set them to more>> Desktop Resetter will remember where you like to keep your icons, and if they get moved, just run this program and it will automatically re-arrange them to the positions you had set them to.
MacOS 8.0 - 9.2.2.

Desktop Earth 3D 3.0
Desktop Earth 3D is a helpful tool which gives you the ability to see the whole planet. more>>
Desktop Earth 3D 3.0 is a helpful tool which gives you the ability to see the whole planet. It uses a combination of satellite imagery and calculated data to provide real time views of the entire globe. DesktopEarth 3D features real-time cloud maps, simulated horizons and live pictures of the moon and the sun superimposed on your choice of earth map. It also calculates the sunrise, sunset and current solar elevation for any location you choose. Coupled with a 3D Globe as a screensaver, DesktopEarth 3D is both a useful educational tool and a fascinating toy.
Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.2 or later, internet connection.
Desktop Gallery 1.5b5
Desktop Gallery is a Mac OS 8 system enhancement that turns Mac OS 8s desktop pictures feature into a dynamic background slide show more>> Desktop Gallery is a Mac OS 8 system enhancement that turns Mac OS 8s desktop pictures feature into a dynamic background slide show. Simply point Desktop Gallery to a folder of PICT and/or JPEG files, set the time interval to wait between changes, and then enjoy the show while you use your Mac.
MacOS 8.6 - 9.x.
Network Security Guard 3.1
Network Security Guard scans an AppleTalk-based network and helps determine if there are any security risks to the network more>> Network Security Guard scans an AppleTalk-based network and helps determine if there are any security risks to the network. It is helpful in deciding whether more stringent security procedures need to be implemented on your system.
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Desktop Web Browser 2.1
Desktop Web Browser - Display web pages directly on the desktop more>>
Then Desktop Web Browser is what you need!
Desktop Web Browser is a tool that allows you to navigate on the internet and to display webpages directly on the desktop of the Finder.
Main features:
- You can navigate on the internet directly on the desktop of the Finder.
- You can set the URL of the webpage loaded by default at start.
- You can set the transparency of the browser to see your original desktop picture underneath.
- You just need to press the Alt key to interact with the background browser.
- It doesnt need any installation which makes it very easy to use.
- It is available in English and in French.
Version restrictions:
- Time limit until registered.
Enhancements:
- You can automatically check for update at launch.
- You can reset the preferences file at next launch.
Desktop Remind 1.4.1
Displays your iCal calendar right on your desktop. more>> Displays your iCal calendar right on your desktop.
Embeds your calendar on your desktop, above your wallpaper but below your desktop items. With Desktop Remind you can quickly and effortlessly now exactly what is on your calendar for the current day, and beyond.
Desktop Remind is user configurable, so you can place it exactly where you want on your desktop, and configure the font and font color to match your taste and/or wallpaper. Desktop Remind is also able to works with multi-monitor settings.
Version restrictions:
- 14 days trial period.
Enhancements:
- Fixed a bug where larger font sizes get the bottoms cut offAdded a dock menu for accessing the preferences and update checking from the dock icon.
- Added 12/24 hour support and preference option.
- Added support for needed registration file extension.
- Fixed a bug where a partial event would show when available events exceed the size of the window.
- Fixed a bug where the preference fields for x/y, width/height would stay disabled after enabling and disabling dragging.
- Fixed an incomplete setup of Sparkle.
Desktop Swap Pro 1.1
Desktop Swap Pro allows you to change the desktop picture on up to two monitors at a preset interval more>>
Desktop Swap Pro utilizes the Appearance Control Panel to change the desktop picture.
Main features:
- Complete support for two monitors.
- Scans through sub-folders to find pictures in your selected desktop pictures folder.
- Generates a Library of all folders that have usable pictures in your desktop pictures folder.
- You can turn items in the Library on or off as you wish. This allows you to change your active picture set very quickly.
- If you have two monitors, you can change the picture alternately between your monitors, or you can change the picture at the same time on both monitors.
- Keeps an active log of what pictures have been shown so that you can quickly find a recently displayed picture, what its filename is, and where it is in the finder.
- You can set the picture to change as quickly as every 12 seconds or as long as 4 hours.
- The ability to see a preview of any picture in your library list.
Version restrictions:
- Registration screen at startup.
Desktop Magik 1.0
Turn your desktop into almost anything. more>>
No more boring backgrounds, no more static images. DesktopMagik brings you images, websites and movies that display and play on your desktop, right under your icons. DesktopMagik makes it all possible and as easy as anything on your Mac.

OptiFocus Desktop Set 1.0
Prepare to question your eyes at the OptiFocus desktop set. more>>
Prepare to question your eyes at the OptiFocus desktop set. What is a honeycomb or hexagon to one person may look like a 3D cube to another. This set combines mind puzzles with dazzling desktop images.

Desktop Consoles 6
Desktop Concoles Volume 6 (1024 x 768) is a collection of 21 professionally created desktop pictures more>> Desktop Concoles Volume 6 (1024 x 768) is a collection of 21 professionally created desktop pictures. Five are included in this free download, and the remaining 16 are available when you register for $10. A preview of one of the desktop pictures is shown below.
System 7.5 or later.
License:Shareware
License:Shareware
License:Shareware