Useful single task utilities

• Calculate days between two dates: Daycalc
• Sequential download (abc001, abc002...): File grabber
  I once downloaded 8000 eps logos from an archive!
• Search resource fork: ResFind
• Search file content for matches: Filebuddy, iSearch
• Delete pre-set files/directories: AutoDelete
• Dead pixel detection (LCD screens): DEAD-pixel Tracker or LCDtest
• Time based file launcher: LaunchKey (repeatable) and of course Quickeys
• One click, multiple launches: MultiAlias or SoftBundler
• Best file synchroniser to date: Synchronize! Pro though it is Appleshare based
• Favourite disk cataloger: Disk Recall - can catalog specific folders, no news of OS X version though
• On screen ruler: ScreenRuler
• Comparing monitor resolution for software development: SmallScreen
• Compare font size Art Directors' Toolkit
• Resize ratio finder: Art Directors' Toolkit, Digital Design Buddy
• Detect pixel value: Color Detective
• Convert ascii value to HTML escape codes (deter email address harvesters): SpamKiller though its usefulness is dubious
• Convert txt files between platform, changes and replaces high bits characters: PcConverter, can create own table, textSOAP, TextSpresso. The later two does more stuff and not as straight forward.
• Suck data out of an unreadable CDROM or one that wouldn't mount: ASTARTE CD-Copy
• To load a CDROM driver without restarting: LoadADrive
• A no fuss envelop address printing software: Easy Envelopes
• Most interesting dictionary: Inside Information (no longer available, it does reverse and multiple angles searches based on a word)
• Generate paragraph of text you can use for dummy template: MacLorem
• Test Pattern Maker for generating test screens for video work
• MakeRefMovie for editing Quicktime reference movies