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Cleans up files created by web browsers and other programs that access the Internet.

When you surf the web, or use other programs that access the Internet, these programs record where you go and what pages you browse. Your web browser and other programs also store information about you and your browsing in "cookie" files. And many programs store temporary files in "cache" folders that can take up space and slow down your browsing.

Many of these files contain personal information that can be seen by others who use your Mac, or by hackers who gain access to your computer. Intego Washing Machine helps manage this information, preventing others from seeing what you've been doing, and keeping your hard disk spic and span. Washing Machine helps you protect your privacy by making it easy to delete such information, wiping the tracks that your web browsers and other programs record when you use the Internet.

Washing Machine can clean five types of items: Bookmarks, Caches, Cookies, Download Histories, and Browsing Histories. It works with most web browsers, and many utilities or other programs that store information without your awareness. It even cleans up after some programs that you would never think are storing data.

How Washing Machine works

		Clean up files from Internet programs Washing Machine looks for five types of files for web browsers, Internet applications, and other programs that store cookies, caches or history files. You can search by program or by category, and clean any program's files with a single click. Use Secure Cleaning to wipe files so even data recovery programs can't get them back.
		Edit and delete cookies Washing Machine has special features for working with Cookies, those bits of information that web sites put on your computer to track your movements. View, edit or delete cookies from any of a number of Internet programs.
		Use Cleanlists to clean up after the programs you use most Washing Machine lets you set up Cleanlists - like iTunes playlists - with the items you want to clean regularly. Keep several Cleanlists for the programs you want to clean up after and others for programs you only use occasionally. And you can even make Smart Cleanlists to let you clean items that meet certain conditions.
		Schedule your Washing Machine's clean-ups Choose what to clean, and when, and Washing Machine will run its cleaning routines automatically whenever you want. You can set a number of schedules, for individual items, or for Cleanlists, each at the frequency or time you choose.

 

Key features of Intego Washing Machine

• Cleans temporary Internet files
• Cleans caches, download histories, browsing histories, cookies and bookmarks
• Edits cookies
• Securely deletes files
• Cleans files manually and automatically
• Schedules let you run regular cleanings
• Cleanlists and Smart cleanlists let you organize which items you want to clean
• Works with dozens of Internet programs, as well as a number fo utilities that store caches, cookies and other files

Applications that Washing Machine Supports

Washing Machine can clean items from the following categories in the following applications.

Web Browsers

Unless noted, Washing Machine can clean all five categories of items (Bookmarks, Caches, Cookies, Download Histories, and Browsing Histories).

Application	Description
Camino	Free web browser similar to Firefox.
Chrome	Free web browser from Google. Washing Machine can only clean caches and bookmarks for this program.
Firefox	Popular, free web browser.
Flock	Free web browser with special features for social networking.
iCab	Web browser with some unique features.
Internet Explorer	Web browser formerly included with Mac OS X; no longer supported or available for download.
OmniWeb	Web browser.
Opera (version 6)	Web browser. Washing Machine cannot clean bookmarks or download histories.
Opera (version 9 and later)	Web browser.
Safari	Web browser included with Mac OS X.
Shiira	Web browser.

Note: several browsers and RSS readers may use Safari's Cookies file. This is the case for Shiira and NetNewsWire, and is also the case for other Internet programs that use Apple's WebKit, the framework used by Safari and other programs that display web pages.

Other Internet Programs

Washing Machine can clean caches of these programs.

Application	Description
BumperCar	Internet access controller "for kids", with a colorful, built-in web browser.
Google Earth	3-D map program.
Mail	Email program included with Mac OS X.
NetNewsWire	RSS news reader.
Postino	RSS news reader, with support for audio and video podcasts.
Xtorrent	Search program with features of a web browser, RSS reader, and peer-to-peer (P2P) client.

Development

Washing Machine can clean caches of these programs.

Application	Description
Coda	Multi-modal web site creation tool.
TextMate	Text editor designed for programmers.
Xcode	Integrated development environment (IDE) for Mac OS X programmers.

Multimedia

Washing Machine can clean categories of these programs as noted.

Application	Description
Flash	Web browser plug-in used to view animations and videos. Washing Machine cleans the program's caches and cookies.
Front Row	Interface for viewing digital photos or video or listening to music, included with Mac OS X. Washing Machine cleans Front Row's caches only.
iTunes	Music application for downloading, managing and listening to music. Washing Machine cleans iTunes' cookies only.
Spotify	Music streaming program that uses a peer-to-peer system. Washing machine cleans the program's caches only.

System Utilities

Washing Machine can clean caches of these programs.

Application	Description
Dashboard	Mac OS X system utility for viewing widgets, small programs that float above other windows.
Help Viewer	Program that's launched when you choose the Help menu from within most applications.
Java	Environment that runs whenever a program written in the Java language is launched.
QuickTime	System for viewing and listening to multimedia files.
Sherlock	Search program that looks through online sources for such information as movie times, flight information, and reference works.
Software Update	Mac OS X program that ensures you have the latest versions of Apple software.
System Preferences	Set of Mac OS X utilities to control such matters as screen display, network settings, and printer settings.

Automatic updates via the Internet

Hackers and virus writers work fast. Really fast.
Make sure you're always up-to-date.

Intego NetUpdate is included with Intego software. NetUpdate can be used to check if updates to any of Intego's programs are available. NetUpdate can carry out automatic checks, at the frequency you choose, or it can be used to make manual checks whenever you wish. It can display scheduled update checks in Apple's iCal, and can work completely in the background if you choose. With just one click, you can check to see if there are new versions of any of the programs, or updated virus definitions or filters. If updates are available, you can download them quickly and easily, and make sure you always have the latest versions to keep your computer safe.

Don't get left behind.
Use NetUpdate to stay up-to-date.

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