Monday, February 18th, 2008
If you can recall, Apple CEO Steve Jobs told us back in October that the iPhone SDK would be released in February. Now, with 11 days left in February, the release rumors are stronger than ever. The thing that has given these rumors its wings is mainly the previous statement released by Tiny-Code. ““Tiny Code no longer produces fixes or applications for firmware 1.1.3. We can’t say much, but we are working with Apple and with their SDK for the next firmware release and SDK applications and we shouldn’t be missed for long. We will no longer update our Installer.app repo for legality reasons and you should see us soon on iTunes.” The site that used to be an online repository for Installer.app is now redirecting to Apple’s iPhone Developer Center. With all of these developments, we can surely expect the iPhone SDK to be right around the corner and open up brand new possibilities for iPhone developers everywhere. Stay tuned as we keep you up to date on the developments of this story.
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
The release of Leopard OS X has brought forth many features that have been for the most part, welcomed within the Mac community. Some users however, prefer to have an old-school look to Leopard while maintaining all of the features that they enjoy from the new operating system. No problem, AppletizeMe is here to help! Simply follow this quick guide to perform some very small tweaks to Leopard that will help your Mac look, feel, and behave the way you want it to.
Dock Changes
Kill The Dock Reflection
Some people don’t like the new dock reflection. If you are one of those people, this is a pretty easy fix. Simply open up terminal and input these two commands to shut off reflection:
$ defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES
$ killall Dock
The first command turns off the reflective look and the second command reloads your dock. (Don’t type the $ in terminal). If you miss your old shiny dock after you take off the reflection and want to revert back to the default, simply replace –boolean YES with –boolean NO on the first command and proceed to reload the dock with the second.
Black Triangles instead of Blue Dots
Leopard uses little blue dots to indicate open application on the dock. If you liked Tiger’s black triangles instead, you can easily revert back to them following this tutorial over at Silver Mac.
Quick Look Add-ons
Having the power to preview images, documents, and other files with a tap of the spacebar is an excellent tool to have. If you want to use this nifty feature with even more file extensions, simply follow the steps below.
Previewing ZIP archives
To have the ability to preview contents of ZIP archives by tapping your space bar simply install the free Zip Quick Look plug-in. Step by step directions are available at that site.
Preview Folder Contents
You can also add the ability to preview folders by tapping your space bar by adding yet another easy to install plug-in. Here are simple instructions on how to set-up Quick look to view folder contents.
Other Useful Tweaks
Customizing Time Machine’s Backup Schedule
Simply download the free TimeMachineScheduler and install it. It will allow you to set your default backup time from 1 to 12 hours apart instead of getting stuck with Time Machine’s default one-hour backups.
Turning ON your firewall
Some of you might not know that Leopard’s built in firewall is turned off by default. If you would like to enable it, proceed to System Preferences’ Security area and choose either “Allow only essential services” or set explicit exceptions for services that can communicate through the firewall by selecting the “Set access for specific services and applications”.
I hope these tweaks where useful for you and made Leopard a bit more personal. Make sure to subscribe so you can get all of our future tweaks and optimization guides, there will be plenty of them.
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
With the release of OS X Leopard, Mac users now enjoy a robust collection of software and features that are truly remarkable. Regardless of all the new toys Leopard comes loaded with, there are always some useful applications roaming around that are completely free and further enhance your experience with your Mac. In light of that, AppletizeMe.Com is proud to provide you with this Top 5 Leopard Friendly Freeware article. We have searched the Internet for the best of the best and now proudly present our work for your benefit and enjoyment. If you do not have these already, consider downloading them for a more enjoyable experience with your Mac.
5. Mozilla Firefox (http://www.Mozilla.com)
Let’s face it. Most of us spend a lot of time browsing the web. In fact, that’s why many of us buy a computer in the first place. Mozilla Firefox is an incredibly flexible browser that functions extremely well under Leopard and while yes, Safari does come with every Mac and is a very capable browser, Firefox is an excellent alternative and dare I say, a slightly better browser than Safari. The many plug-ins available over at Mozilla.com and the robust browsing experience makes it the browser of choice for me. Try it out, it’s free to use and is an excellent alternative to Safari.
4. Flip4Mac WMV (Flip4Mac)
If you have been using your Mac without this handy little component, chances are you ran into a WMV file that wouldn’t play. This simple addition allows you to view WMV files even while using Safari to browse the Internet.
3. NeoOffice (http://www.NeoOffice.org)
For those that want a free alternative to Office 08 for Mac, NeoOffice is a full-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database programs) for Mac OS X. It is based on the very popular OpenOffice for Windows and provides a very robust suite of features and is even compatible with Microsoft Office. The best free alternative to Office 08 for Mac.
2. AppCleaner (AppCleaner)
This very small application is the freeware version of the very popular shareware program, AppZapper. While removing applications is a breeze on Leopard, most of the time these removed applications will leave stray files behind that will take up space on your hard drive. AppCleaner makes sure that you do not have any of those files left behind and helps maintain a cleaner hard drive.
1. Adium (http://www.adiumx.com)
For all of the messenger junkies out there, this tool is a must. With Adium, you can quickly connect to AIM, Google Talk, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, and many other services under one easy to use interface. This very simple to use, yet very capable messenger client will allow you to connect to all your friends over multiple clients without having to open each different program.
There you have it folks. Our take one some of the best freeware available for Mac. Download them, enjoy them, and drop us a note to tell us how you like your new toys.
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