TinkerTool running on macOS Mojave with 'General' preferences pane open. | |
| Initial release | December 7, 2010 |
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| Stable release | |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Utilities |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html |
| Usage | |
TinkerTool is a freeware application for macOS that allows the user to customise the system by exposing hidden preferences to a graphical user interface (GUI).[1] It is developed by German developer Marcel Bresink Software-Systeme. Its latest release is version 7.4.2, which is optimised for macOS Catalina and many features that came with it.[2]
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- Tinker's dam. A tinker's dam is a temporary patch to repair a hole in a metal vessel, such as a pot or a pan. It was used by tinkers and was usually made of mud or clay, or sometimes other materials at hand, such as wet paper. The material was built up around the outside of the hole, so as to plug it.
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Features[edit]
TinkerTool is a freeware application for macOS that allows the user to customise the system by exposing hidden preferences to a graphical user interface (GUI). Its latest release is version 7.4.2, which is optimised for macOS Catalina and many features that came with it. 1 Features 2 History. Tinkertown provides Industrial & Commercial customers, factories, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, municipalities, housing developments, construction companies and contractors with products geared to their needs. We are here to serve you. We will help you source those hard to find items. Tinker's is the magical gift shop like you see in the movies. It has been voted one of the best gift shops and independent home decor stores in Virginia 2019 (2 years in a row), best gift shop in Richmond, best furniture restoration services, best upholstery services, best. Awards: Best furniture restoration, best upholstery, best repairs, best woodworking, best gift shop in Virginia and Richmond, best independant gift store, and best baby gifts. Specializing in storm, fire, water damage, pipe bursts and repairs.
TinkerTool gives users access to hidden system and application preferences that Apple has built into macOS, but not integrated into GUI preferences menus. Although users can typically access these through Terminal operations, TinkerTool assembles them and provides a GUI similar to Apple’s System Preferences application for easier access.
By using Apple’s hidden preferences, the application only commits changes that are reversible and affect the preferences of the current user account. Administrative privileges or background processing are not required. The application also supports a reset option to reset all preferences to Apple's defaults, or to the state that existed before using the application.
History[edit]
Initially, TinkerTool worked with all versions of macOS. However, over the years, compatibility with particular versions of macOS was spun off into separate applications: TinkerTool Classic, TinkerTool Classic Generation 2, TinkerTool 4, TinkerTool 5, TinkerTool 6, and the current TinkerTool. Support therefore goes back to Mac OS X 10.1 Puma and later.[3]
Versions[edit]
TinkerTool versions are specific to versions of macOS and are not backward compatible. The program will not work correctly if used with an OS for which it was not designed.
- Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar: TinkerTool Classic, v3.9.5
- Mac OS X 10.3 Panther: TinkerTool Classic, v3.9.5
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: TinkerTool Classic Generation 2, v4.5
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: TinkerTool Classic Generation 2, v4.5
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: TinkerTool 4, v4.97
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: TinkerTool 4, v4.97
- OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: TinkerTool 4, v4.97
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks: TinkerTool 5, v5.7
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite: TinkerTool 5, v5.7
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan: TinkerTool 5, v5.7
- macOS 10.12 Sierra: TinkerTool 6, v6.5
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra: TinkerTool 6, v6.5
- macOS 10.14 Mojave: TinkerTool, v7.4.2
- macOS 10.15 Catalina: TinkerTool, v7.4.2
The macOS Catalina (10.15) build is actively maintained. However, all previous versions in support of past operating systems are still available for download from the developer's website Cooking games download apk.
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References[edit]
- ^Bresink, Marcel. 'TinkerTool: Description'. Software-Systeme. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^Bresink, Marcel. 'TikerTool: What's new?'. Software-Systeme. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^TinkerTool versions
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Tinker or tinkerer is an archaic term for an itineranttinsmith who mends household utensils.
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Tinker for metal-worker is attested from the 13th century as tyckner or tinkler.[1] Some travelling groups and Romani people specialised in the trade, and the name was particularly associated with indigenous Irish Travellers and Scottish Highland Traveller. However, this use is considered offensive.[2]
The term 'tinker', in British English, may refer to a mischievous child.[2] Some modern-day nomads with an English, an Irish or a Scottish influence call themselves 'techno-tinkers' or 'technogypsies' and are found to possess a revival of sorts of the romantic view of the tinker's lifestyle.[3]
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Tinker's dam[edit]
A tinker's dam is a temporary patch to repair a hole in a metal vessel, such as a pot or a pan. It was used by tinkers and was usually made of mud or clay, or sometimes other materials at hand, such as wet paper. The material was built up around the outside of the hole, so as to plug it. Molten solder was then poured on the inside of the hole. The solder cooled and solidified against the dam and bonded with the metal wall. The dam was then brushed away. The remaining solder was then rasped and smoothed down by the tinker.[4][5]
In the Practical Dictionary of Mechanics of 1877, Edward Knight gives this definition: 'Tinker's-dam: a wall of dough raised around a place which a plumber desires to flood with a coat of solder. The material can be but once used; being consequently thrown away as worthless'.[6]
Tinker's curse[edit]
The common use of 'tinker's dam' may have influenced the English phrase tinker's curse, which expresses contempt. The phrases tinker's damn and tinker's curse may also be applied to something considered insignificant. An example: 'I don't give a tinker's curse what the doctor thinks', sometimes shortened to, 'I don't give a tinker's about the doctor.' A tinker's curse or cuss was considered of little significance because tinkers (who worked with their hands near hot metal) were reputed to swear (curse) habitually.[6]
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- ^'Full text of 'Scottish Gypsies under the Stewarts''. archive.org.
- ^ ab'Tinker'. Collins English Dictionary (Complete & Unabridged 11th ed.). Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^McGowan, Leaf & Baurley, Thomas (2005). Techno-Gypsies, Techno-Nomads, and Techno-Tinkers. Seattle, Washington-: Tree Leaves Publishing.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^'A Tinker's dam'. usingenglish.com.
- ^Bonner, John & Curtis, George William (1905). 'Tinkers'. Harper's Weekly. 49. p. 1424. Retrieved 2 April 2012.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ abMartin, Gary. 'Tinker's Dam'. The Phrase Finder.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Tinkers at Wikimedia Commons