There are a number of applications that run the Unix commands to do maintenance on a regular basis but this is the first one I have seen that works as a Widget. Maintidget (Maintenance Scripts Widget) provides the following functions:
* Display the last time the daily, weekly, and monthly OS X Maintenance Scripts (a.k.a Cron Tasks) were run.
* Run the OS X Maintenance Scripts on demand. Just enter your administrator password and click the Run Scripts button. Maintidget is the first Dashboard Widget to provide this feature!
* Added in version 1.1: Select which scripts you want to run (the daily script must be run at all times).
* Added in version 1.2: Now works with admin accounts that don’t have a password assigned.
* Added in version 1.3: Click Daily/Weekly/Monthly labels to open logs in the Console. Check for updates using a link in the widget. Slick redesign by Jason Jacques that includes multiple skins!
* Added in version 1.4: New authentication logic should reduce false-negatives when running scripts and should also help those with blank passwords (blank passwords no longer accepted by Mac OS X for sudo commands).
* Added in version 1.5: Works with case sensitive file systems. Cleaned up the user interface to reduce widget size. Option to not run the Daily script. Further refinements to the authentication logic. Supports MobileMe preference syncing. Now handles cases in which multiple output lines start with dates in a single script run (fixes text overlay and non-updating date issues).
* New in version 1.5.1: Better parsing of log files. Passwords with special characters should be accepted more often.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or 10.5 Leopard is required. After downloading, unzip the file and double click the widget to install. After the widget has been installed in your dashboard, choose to keep it and your can place it wherever you like. To check the latest run times of the maintenance scripts, just activate the dashboard.
To get and see more detailed information go here.
