Tag Archives: Apple

Making iPhone ringtones

Posted on 2012/04/26 by kiwinerd

It’s easy to make a ringtone. Open iTunes. Add the sound file you want to use to your Library if you haven’t already done so. It should be 30 seconds or shorter. Open up iTunes Preferences, then click General, then … Continue reading →

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How to make CMD-k be your Google Search keyboard shortcut in Safari

Posted on 2011/10/05 by kiwinerd

Open up System Preferences and select Keyboard. Select the tab for Keyboard Shortcuts. Click on Application Shortcuts. Press “+” to add a new one. Select Safari, name the shortcut “Google Search…” [exactly!], and type CMD-k. Save. (Note: it won’t work … Continue reading →

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Buy US iTunes cards online

Posted on 2010/10/14 by kiwinerd

Foreigners who use the Apple iTunes Store constantly get frustrated because Apple will not let us buy into the much greater US content variety without a US credit card. Which is inaccessible to internationals without a proper mailing address and … Continue reading →

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Hacking AppleTV via Mac

Posted on 2009/12/11 by kiwinerd

The instructions looked easy enough. But my machines chose not to cooperate with the instructions at http://lifehacker.com/5138423/cut-the-cable-for-good-with-boxee-and-apple-tv and http://code.google.com/p/atvusb-creator/. The problem presented itself as a nonfunctional Software Menu – the entire part the hack was supposed to install. Turns out … Continue reading →

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Apple put ads in QuickTime Player 10?

Posted on 2009/09/17 by kiwinerd

Apple, WTF?!?!? If I open “About QuickTime” from the menu, and leave the small info window open, this is what I see initially, but wait…. … After only 15 seconds, the window lengthens and shows … ads every 3 seconds?!?

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Yay, am 1 of 50,000 lucky peeps

Posted on 2009/09/15 by kiwinerd

Jay Freeman, aka @saurik, is surely one of the highest-genius hackers on the planet. He continually plays cat and mouse with Apple, making them the mouse. Anyone who cares about jailbreaking iPhone 3G[S] should read this entire post by saurik … Continue reading →

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Hex colour picker for Mac

Posted on 2009/09/14 by kiwinerd

Ever really want just a simple 8-bit hex color picker for your Mac? I did! Behold: http://wafflesoftware.net/hexpicker/

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Hackintosh guide by Lifehacker

Posted on 2009/09/04 by kiwinerd

Here are some instructions for aspiring geeks from Lifehacker. Nice to see them following in the footsteps of the great Colleen Kelly, who showed how to build an inexpensive Mac Pro Hackintosh on Tekzilla back in mid-July… http://lifehacker.com/5351485/how-to-build-a-hackintosh-with-snow-leopard-start-to-finish

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Jailbreakers knocking 9%

Posted on 2009/08/28 by kiwinerd

According to Pinch Media, jailbreakers make up 8.6% of iPhone users. The Resistance will win, Apple! Muahaha!!

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Apple forcing removal of useful app components

Posted on 2009/08/28 by kiwinerd

Apple, you SUCK! Why the hell did you wreck a perfectly useful application (iStat)?

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