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Posted on October 30, 2007

Leopard doesn’t purr as expected

Well… that’s not much of a surprise, eh? Apple releases its new OS and there are many things yet to work out. Unfortunately, some of the biggest complaints this time have to do with the most talked-about features. Not to mention that all the hype surrounding the OS didn’t fare well when the launch came [...]

Posted on October 26, 2007

Welcome, Leopard!

Today marks the much-awaited release of Apple’s next-gen operating system: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. There are many great improvements in this new release, definitely making it a must-buy for all Mac users out there — or at least for those whose Macs are capable of running this OS, as Apple gave it a healthy [...]

Posted on October 16, 2007

Official: Leopard lands on the 26th

Mark your calendars, because as soon as the clock hits 6pm on the 26th, a Leopard-induced frenzy will hit all the Apple Stores across the country.
Just ten more days and you’ll be able to get the “ultimate version” of Mac OS X, as Steve Jobs describes it. Some impressive new features are found under the [...]

Posted on June 20, 2007

Minute Hack :: Custom Icons

Perhaps you’ve thought of making your own customized icons for giving your desktop a unique look, but think that you cannot achieve it since you’re not a graphics designer? Actually, it’s all very easy on the Mac. You can do it by yourself or with the help of some great software available.

Posted on May 30, 2007

Minute Hack :: Kill Dashboard

Whether you find Dashboard useless — or just a system resources hog — here’s the trick for a quick and easy way to kill off the poor Dashboard by typing the following into the Terminal:
For killing it:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES
For bringing it back:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean NO
But in order for any of [...]