Mosaic Interactive's NO SPIN 3.0 is MacFixIt.com's Staff Pick of the Week

Currently MacFixIt.com's Staff Pick of the Week, "No Spin 3.0" is a Mac utility designed to stop your external hard drive from "spinning-down" or "going to sleep". This utility is a Mac necessity if your computer is engaged in any sort of extended processing, such as digital video and audio editing. The brainchild of senior developer Raymond Lewis Jones, "No Spin" received over 4000 downloads in the first week. "The spin-down issue has plagued Mac users for years and there are a number of complicated "work-arounds" for the issue. But "No-Spin" solves the problem with a simple click of the mouse." Jones states.

An instant hit, MacFixIt.com placed "No Spin" side by side with other highly successful Mac utilities"Drive Genius", "Tech Tool Pro" and "MacDust". "Being positioned with other popular Mac utilities is a real honor", says Matthew McKernan, president of Mosaic Interactive. "We really see the future of the web leaning towards software and our first step into the arena has been most welcomed. Our objective was to solve an important issue in a simple way and I think this factor as well as "No Spin's" ease of use is what makes it such a viable utility" McKernan states. Another factor in the success of "No Spin" is its popularity to be redistributed. While "No Spin" first appeared on MacUpdate.com and VersionTracker.com, it was soon picked up by SoftPedia.com, where it was verified and approved and then on to CNet.com, the largest internet software download forum. From there, the utility went international through CNet.com's international content distributors.

Coming off the success of their first software package, Mosaic Interactive has scheduled release dates for three other software utilities; Virtual DVDs 3.0, a Mac OSX application allowing you to create an iTunes style library of your ripped DVDs; Security Key 3.0, a Mac OSX application allowing you to use your flash or thumb drive as an ignition key to your computer; and ToolBar Extras 4.0, a special "developer-oriented" set of utilities designed to replace the installed finder toolbar. "These software utilities are really the foundation for something bigger." McKernan explains. "Handheld devices are creating a push past Web 2.0 and into the software arena where we envision a full integration of the two technologies and Mosaic Interactive plans to be ahead of the curve."

"No Spin" is free to try (30 times) with a full-licensed unlimited use copy for $9.99. The full-version comes with phone and email support, as well access to regular updates. "No Spin 3.0" can be downloaded for free at: http://www.mosaicwebsite.com/mac_osx_software_development_for_leopard_tiger/no_spin.asp.

For more information about "No Spin 3.0" and Mosaic Interactive, please contact Matthew McKernan at 610-694-8818 or at matt@mosaicwebsite.com.

FROM MacFixIt.com Staff Pick: No Spin

One common frustration some people have had with external drives is when they persistently spin and whirr. While the noise in drives has decreased over the years of development, the noise is still enough to disturb concentration in quiet environments. We posted a recent article which outlines some problems people have had with this. The utility "No Spin" is a simple interface for managing drive spin-down, by setting a time limit before the drive spins down.