The Chicago Apple User Group
A look at TechTool Pro and ProToGo, and how to speed up your Mac!
12/05/2010 02:05 PM
Hi everyone,
Our January 5, 2011 program will look at two different tools to help you get the best out of your Mac. One is TechTool Pro, which is a whole suite of utilities to keep your Mac in shape. The other is ProToGo, which is software that can be installed on a flash drive and used as a portable bootable Mac drive.
TechTool Pro is useful by virtually any Mac user. The interface is clean, and easy to follow. has tools to check memory, video RAM, volume structures, SMART status, and much more. This screen shot gives a taste of what can be done:
There are also a whole suite of tests that can be run independently, and I’ll be showing some of those at the meeting.
For those of you who want an extra level of protection, Micromat also makes ProToGo, which is software that can allow you to turn a flash drive into a portable tool to help fix Macintosh computers. We will be giving away a copy of ProToGo at the meeting, and that has a retail value of over $130.00! The Chicago Apple User Group greatly appreciates the support of Micromat making both TechTool Pro and ProToGo available for us to review and raffle!
The second half of our meeting will show how to speed up your Mac to unbelievable levels. Here is a screen shot of my three year old MacBook Pro compared to an 8-core Mac Pro with 8 GB of RAM (my Mac is in green), that I modified for a little over $100.00:
The logistics of the event:
The Chicago Apple User Group looks at software from Micromat, and how to speed up your Mac
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
25 West Hubbard, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
I look forward to seeing many of you at the event!
Best wishes,
Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group
Our January 5, 2011 program will look at two different tools to help you get the best out of your Mac. One is TechTool Pro, which is a whole suite of utilities to keep your Mac in shape. The other is ProToGo, which is software that can be installed on a flash drive and used as a portable bootable Mac drive.
TechTool Pro is useful by virtually any Mac user. The interface is clean, and easy to follow. has tools to check memory, video RAM, volume structures, SMART status, and much more. This screen shot gives a taste of what can be done:
There are also a whole suite of tests that can be run independently, and I’ll be showing some of those at the meeting.
For those of you who want an extra level of protection, Micromat also makes ProToGo, which is software that can allow you to turn a flash drive into a portable tool to help fix Macintosh computers. We will be giving away a copy of ProToGo at the meeting, and that has a retail value of over $130.00! The Chicago Apple User Group greatly appreciates the support of Micromat making both TechTool Pro and ProToGo available for us to review and raffle!
The second half of our meeting will show how to speed up your Mac to unbelievable levels. Here is a screen shot of my three year old MacBook Pro compared to an 8-core Mac Pro with 8 GB of RAM (my Mac is in green), that I modified for a little over $100.00:
The logistics of the event:
The Chicago Apple User Group looks at software from Micromat, and how to speed up your Mac
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
25 West Hubbard, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
I look forward to seeing many of you at the event!
Best wishes,
Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group
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