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Posted on June 2, 2008

Create system icons with ease

If you’ve ever wondered whether there is an easy way to create your own system icons — at least personalize the default ones within OS X — there is such a way to do so. The following is a quick guide to do just that, using Gluestick and LiteIcon.

Posted on February 11, 2008

Booting Up: Key Commands

There are more tricks for booting up your Mac than you may know. I, for example, saved a trip down to the genius at the Apple Store thanks to some troubleshooting that helped breathe new life into my Mac. But it’s not just troubleshooting commands — there are startup commands for every task and occasion.

Posted on January 7, 2008

A guide to Mac video players

There many video players available for the Mac. Perhaps too many. Then how are you supposed to know which ones will best fit your entertainment needs? Here is a quick look into some of the most popular video players currently available, where maybe you’ll discover a gem or two for enhancing your movie watching experience.

Posted on December 7, 2007

Taming Leopard, part 2

Continuing with what was started in the previous Taming Leopard post, there still are more tips you can use for customizing the big cat into an OS that’s 100% to your liking. In part two we have how to change Stacks into something more useful, how to easily change system icons, and more.

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Posted on November 12, 2007

Taming Leopard

Now that we’ve had Leopard in our hands for about two weeks, the users have come up with some ingenious ways to taking Leopard and changing it to a system that’s 100% to their liking. Here are some great tips for everyone to start with, and hopefully Taming Leopard will be getting newer posts as [...]