About Matterform's new real-time file monitoring technology for Mac OS X
The Sonar Technology Press Release
Sonar is a new file system technology developed by Matterform Media that provides real-time monitoring of file changes, modifications, deletions, and more.
Matterform has announced two innovative products that use Sonar technology to help home and business users manage their hard drives:
Yank is an all-purpose uninstaller that can monitor software installations in real time and uninstall them later. The result is a leaner, faster, and safer Macintosh. Yank is scheduled to ship later in 2006.
Sonar is also the name of a standalone program that demonstrates the Sonar technology. It is a useful troubleshooting tool and provides a peek at the surprising complexities of the Mac file system. Sonar is shipping now.
The Sonar technology requires Mac OS X Tiger and uses the same low-level file system features that underlie Apple Computer's new Spotlight technology. Sonar and Yank are built with REALbasic. Matterform has released portions of its Sonar technology in the open-source program Sandal, distributed by Matterform under the Gnu Public License (GPL), for use by other developers.