Archive for the ‘Software’ Category
Safari 4 Beta & Hacks
The beta for Safari 4 (Mac/PC) has been released. Available for download here.
Here’s some software hacks for you: (restart Safari after installing)
Tab Fix: This reverts tabs to Safari 3-style, instead of the new “on top” style in Safari 4. Includes a reverter.
Download here
Page Load Fix: Restores the blue page loading indictator in the address [...]
New Snow Leopard features emerge
Tom’s Hardware has the scoop:
Quicktime Pro, for free (integrated into the system)
Printer Drivers on demand, via Software Update (no more 9-gig installations!)
ZFS support for Leopard Server
SPEED (full 64-bit support, OpenCL, GrandCentral)
10.5.6 Mouse Lag fix for Nvidia Cards
Good news: If you have an Nvidia video card and have been experiencing mouse lag issues in 10.5.6, the solution has been found! All you have to do is remove or disable AppleUpstreamuserclient.kext. This kext is specifically for the 9400/9600 Nvidia GPUs and adds DRM, which has caused other problems such as green screens on [...]
Disk Management 101
A lot of people wonder how to properly optimize their systems and deal with hard disk management in OS X. Here’s some info to get you started:
Backup Systems
1. SuperDuper!: This program is available as shareware and pay-for ($28); the pay-for version adds automatic scheduling for cloning and backups. The idea is similar to Norton Ghost [...]
Google Sync debuts with iPhone Support
Google has announced Google Sync, which allows you to sync your iPhone’s contact and calendars with your Gmail account. This works with Google Apps as well, so if you’re using Gmail for your domain then you’ll be able to integrate seamlessly!
via Engadget
Sneak Peek at the new Chameleon Bootloader
Just to whet your appetite:
Zef has announced the new Chameleon bootloader, which includes this fabulous boot GUI. All of the graphics are completely customizable. It includes multi-booting support for non-Mac hard drives, including Linux and Windows-formatted drives. No ETA yet, but they’re hard at work polishing the features. Stay tuned for another preview later this [...]
Quicktime Update fixes 10.5.6 Mouse Issues
I snagged the latest Quicktime update from Apple Software Update today and it appears to have completely solved my 10.5.6 mouse jitter problems (the non-iTunes bug). I had previously posted that using the Logitech LCC software had fixed it, but I still noticed some jitter from time to time, almost as if the system wanted [...]
New Snow Leopard info
Netkas released some new Snow Leopard info:
ATI 4800-series now supported (4870×2, whoohoo!)
Core i7 Processor support
No support for hardware acceleration on the ATI 2600 or 3800 series (boo!)
Possibly NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 & 280 support
Unified ATI framebuffer kext (with plugins for specific models)
Most apps & drivers are 32/64-bit now
More info to come…
via Netkas
That was easy
Hackintosh frustrating you? Try my Easy Button! Stick it in the Dock and click on it whenever you need some relief. Uses the “say” command in Terminal, built in Playtpus, icon via Img2icns. Enjoy!
Update: Now with 100% more masking! Thanks bibendum :)
Download here
Got a Logitech mouse? Use LCC
In the past, I’ve been a huge advocate of SteerMouse, a $28 mouse control program. The 10.5.6 update has introduced some mouse bugs on some of my systems, in particular those with Logitech mice. Neither the stock system software or SteerMouse fixed it, but I’ve been using the Logitech Control Center (LCC) with success. LCC [...]