I don't know much about "TinkerTool" other than that there are two of them: TinkerTool (freeware) and TinkerTool System (shareware). Perhaps only one of them is capable of repairing home permissions and you've got the wrong one.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
