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Posted on October 18, 2006

Minute Hack :: Swap the Login Menu wallpaper

In a few clicks!
Find the “Aqua Blue.jpg” file in the /Library/Desktop Pictures/ folder. Now swap it, delete it, archive it, or do whatever you want with it. Then just drag and drop the desired wallpaper image and rename it to — you guessed it — “Aqua Blue.jpg”.
Enjoy your new login menu wallpaper!

[tags]Apple,Mac,Hardware,Software[/tags]

Posted on October 16, 2006

iSquint 1.5 released

Version 1.5 of iSquint has just been released.
For those who may not know, iSquint is a free video conversion app for your iPod’s videos. The most attractive features include support for various codecs, ease of use, and speed (which is considerably faster that QuickTime Pro).
This new version adds support for exporting videos in the iPod’s [...]

Posted on October 16, 2006

Minute Hack :: Enable the iPod video’s screensaver

In just two steps!
Connect your iPod in disk mode, and create in its main directory a new folder called Demo Mode.
Now, in iTunes choose any video of your liking (assuming it’s compatible with the iPod, of course), and just name its title to Demo.
That way, on the iPod’s next sync, you’ll have a nifty auto-play [...]

Posted on October 14, 2006

smcFanControl released!

The app for those with frying MacBooks is here! Remember about how someone made a couple of AppleScripts to control the fan speeds of your MacBook? Well, they finally made a real app from it!
It’s conveniently called smcFanControl, and you can find it right here. And it’s free.
If you’re still scared the heat from you [...]

Posted on October 12, 2006

Confirmed! Red iPod nano tomorrow today!

The red iPod nano’s all but real until it’s announced… but in this case we can clearly see it is real.

If the image wasn’t enough, the following has been taken from Oprah’s website for tomorrow’s broadcast:
“Get “red”-y! It’s something so huge, it took Oprah, Bono and a convertible to make it happen! Plus, Penelope Cruz [...]