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FastTasks Changelog

What's new in FastTasks 2 2.53

Apr 16, 2019
  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.52 (Jan 3, 2019)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.51 (Nov 11, 2018)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.50 (Oct 15, 2018)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.49 (Aug 1, 2018)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.48 (May 28, 2018)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions and heuristics updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.47 (Apr 19, 2018)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.46 (Feb 20, 2018)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated
  • Improved: Code-signing requirements are now checked on every launch to harden the app against the possibility of post-Gatekeeper hijacking

New in FastTasks 2 2.45 (Jan 9, 2018)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.44 (Dec 18, 2017)

  • Bug fix: Disk mount/eject notifications should now follow the user preference settings.
  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.43 (Nov 22, 2017)

  • New: Notifications for hidden volumes can be enabled/disabled in the Preferences > Tasks tab
  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.42 (Nov 14, 2017)

  • New: External disks can now be mounted from the FT2 menu
  • New: FT2 optionally notifies you of disk mounts/unmounts. This setting can be disabled in the Preferences > Tasks tab
  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.41 (Oct 31, 2017)

  • New: Added options for checking and downloading updates, both within the user interface and via the command line defaults tool. See the detailed notes on how to use these new options.

New in FastTasks 2 2.40 (Oct 23, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.39 (Oct 9, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.38 (Sep 11, 2017)

  • Important: This update requires OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 or later.
  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.37 (Aug 22, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated
  • Improved: Profiler now displays SIP and Gatekeeper status, and also performs a new vulnerability check related to the Installer

New in FastTasks 2 2.36 (Aug 7, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.35 (Jul 24, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.34 (Jul 1, 2017)

  • Changed: The shortcut for launching TaskPad with a single click on the FT2 icon has been changed from Command-click to Option-click. This is because in Sierra, Command-click on a Status bar icon is reserved by Apple for changing the icon's position on the Status bar (note: Shift-click remains the shortcut for launching SuperSearch)
  • Bug fix: 'Run Analyser on launch' now obeys the Preferences setting
  • Bug fix: FT2 should now correctly show the status of the Recovery Disk
  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.33 (Jun 22, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.32 (Jun 10, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.31 (May 23, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.30 (May 17, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.29 (May 12, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.28 (May 7, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.27 (May 3, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.26 (Apr 30, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated
  • Improved: Analyser definitions have been minimally obfuscated to help prevent false positives when using FT2 on macs that also have some AV scanning software installed

New in FastTasks 2 2.25 (Apr 30, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.24 (Apr 28, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.23 (Apr 27, 2017)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.2 (Apr 24, 2017)

  • New: SuperSearch can now be targeted with AppleScript: tell application "FastTasks 2" to reveal SuperSearch. This allows users to now assign a system-wide hotkey to open the SuperSearch from a Service or 3rd-party script runner like FastScripts
  • New: SuperSearch results can now be copied via either the Action Menu in the search window or by the contextual menu invoked by a secondary click in the search results table
  • New: SuperSearch window can now be closed with 'Command-W' keychord
  • Improved: SuperSearch window now remembers its previous position and layout from one invocation to the next
  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.21 (Dec 27, 2016)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.20 (Nov 19, 2016)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated
  • Bug fix: Fixed a display bug in which the disk level indicator image did not appear when the startup disk was between 59-64% full

New in FastTasks 2 2.19 (Oct 2, 2016)

  • Improved: Analyzer definitions updated
  • New: Folder Actions status added to status menu

New in FastTasks 2 2.18 (Sep 9, 2016)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.17 (Sep 4, 2016)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated
  • Bug fix: Fixed a bug in the Analyser which could cause FT2 to report an incorrect number of Disk Image files in the Downloads folder

New in FastTasks 2 2.16 (Aug 31, 2016)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.15 (Aug 8, 2016)

  • Improved: Maintenance release to improve performance on macOS Sierra.

New in FastTasks 2 2.14 (Jun 10, 2016)

  • Bug fix: Fixed a bug in the SuperSearch function which could cause FT2 to hang
  • Bug fix: Fixed a bug in the SuperSearch function which could cause a selection in the TaskPad to be inadvertently renamed

New in FastTasks 2 2.13 (Jun 4, 2016)

  • New: SuperSearch task added.

New in FastTasks 2 2.12 (May 25, 2016)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated.

New in FastTasks 2 2.11 (Apr 28, 2016)

  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.10 (Apr 26, 2016)

  • New: Mac model overview added
  • Bug fix: Fixed a bug which could cause FT2 disk level indicator to not display on non-Retina screens

New in FastTasks 2 2.9 (Apr 10, 2016)

  • Improved: TaskPad syncing improved when using a shared database
  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.8 (Mar 27, 2016)

  • Important: This update requires OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 or later.
  • New: TaskPad allows you to make To-Do lists, set due dates and add additional notes
  • Improved: You can now choose to eject individual disks as well as all disks
  • Improved: Analyser definitions updated

New in FastTasks 2 2.7 (Feb 13, 2016)

  • Improved: Updated the Sparkle framework to v1.13.1.

New in FastTasks 2 2.6 (Feb 13, 2016)

  • Improved: Further adware definitions added to the Analyser

New in FastTasks 2 2.5 (Jan 11, 2016)

  • Bug fix: Some minor UI bug fixes
  • Improved: Further definitions added to the Analyser

New in FastTasks 2 2.4 (Jan 8, 2016)

  • New: Analyser now includes a 'Delete' button to make it easier to delete unwanted files
  • New: MacKeeper processes are now stopped automatically when FastTasks is launched or whenever the Analyser is run from the menu
  • Improved: More keylogger definitions added

New in FastTasks 2 2.3 (Dec 7, 2015)

  • New: System Integrity Protection status is now shown in the menu (10.11+ only)
  • New: Network Connections task to show apps & processes currently connected to the internet
  • New: Flush DNSCache task is back at last!
  • Bug fix: FastTasks name is now shown in Activity Monitor
  • Bug fix: Some other minor bugs were shown the door

New in FastTasks 2 2.2 (Nov 7, 2015)

  • Bug fix: Fixed an issue which could incorrectly report the Recovery Disk status
  • Bug fix: Fixed an issue with resizing the Changes view in the Analyser

New in FastTasks 2 2.1 (Oct 25, 2015)

  • New: Changes tab added to Analyser
  • Improved: Update mechanism
  • Improved: Search definitions

New in FastTasks 2 1.68 (Aug 8, 2015)

  • Analyser now reports on the sudoers file creation date and modification date, if any.

New in FastTasks 2 1.67 (Jul 22, 2015)

  • Added AppleScript support
  • Updated Analyser

New in FastTasks 2 1.66 (Jul 2, 2015)

  • Updated Analyser
  • Fixed a bug which could incorrectly report the absence of a Recovery Disk

New in FastTasks 2 1.65 (May 13, 2015)

  • Updated analyzer
  • Minor bug fixes

New in FastTasks 2 1.64 (Apr 4, 2015)

  • Added option to disable disk space warning until 95% full or over
  • Removed some annoying notifications when FT2 is launched
  • Removed FlushDNSCache task – this task was broken by changes made in Yosemite and I’m unlikely to get round to fixing it until FT3
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

New in FastTasks 2 1.63 (Dec 30, 2014)

  • Removed the Bash version check
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

New in FastTasks 2 1.62 (Dec 2, 2014)

  • Menu now shows Analyser last run time

New in FastTasks 2 1.61 (Nov 27, 2014)

  • New task to show battery health, cycles and other power stats
  • Profiler now shows which log is being displayed
  • Minor bug fix

New in FastTasks 2 1.6 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • New task to manage position and size of the Dock
  • Preferences now allow users to choose which tasks are displayed in the menu
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

New in FastTasks 2 1.53 (Nov 7, 2014)

  • Analyzer updated to detect the WireLurker malware

New in FastTasks 2 1.52 (Nov 5, 2014)

  • added warning before deleting logs
  • DMG now includes a full Uninstaller

New in FastTasks 2.1.42 (Sep 15, 2014)

  • Fixed a problem with Notifications

New in FastTasks 2.1.41 (Sep 15, 2014)

  • Updated the Analyser to Beta v1.1 (fixed all known issues)

New in FastTasks 2.1.4 (Sep 15, 2014)

  • Added Analyser (Beta v1.0).
  • (Known issues: Ignore & Issue counters can be inaccurate)
  • Added disk space indicator bar.
  • Changed ‘Check for Update’, now runs on launch.

New in FastTasks 2.1.3 (Aug 16, 2014)

  • Added new task to show whether TRIM Support is on or off.

New in FastTasks 2.1.2 (Jul 9, 2014)

  • Added new task to show whether a Recovery partition exists on the startup disk.
  • FastTasks 2 is now code-signed and conforms to GateKeeper security settings.