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It's not all that sexy and it probably doesn't have a booth at MacWorld, but today's featured Mac software is a gem nonetheless. [Service Scrubber][1] is a donation-ware app from Peter Maurer (who also makes Butler the application launcher) that lets you regain control of the services menu.
I used to ignore the services menu, that menu of universally accessible command shortcuts, because it's cluttered up with junk most of us never use. I'm sure there are people who use the ChineseTextConverter, but for my daily work it just gets in the way. Ditto for RealPlayer, Speech and many others.
Service Scrubber is a simple app that lets you enable, disable and reorganize services and assign keyboard shortcuts. That's it. Remember: do one thing and do it well.
The process is simple, as outlined on the Service Scrubber site:
* Select a service provider (i.e., an application or a service package) to edit its services only.
* Click on a checkbox to enable/disable the corresponding service(s).
* Click on an [i] button to edit a service's features.
* Click on a [left arrow] button to revert a service provider to its original state.
* Once you're done tweaking your services, click the [Save] button to save your changes. Be prepared to authenticate as an administrator.
Service Scrubber is free, though if you like it you could always consider donating.
[1]: http://www.petermaurer.de/nasi.php?section=servicescrubber "Service Scrubber"
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