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OSX 10.5 Leopard Install begins

9:20pm - let the install begin. installing a fresh copy of the new OS X Leopard
9:35pm - installer disk finishes checking consistency of the install dvd.
9:36pm - i top off my glass of scotch - brb
9:38pm - installer begins installing OS X Leopard on volume “Untitled” - i swear there wasn’t any pr0n […]

backup the mac book pro - just in case

well, i just finished backing up the mac book pro…. just - in - case… took way longer than i hoped. i am one of those people who always like to do fresh/clean installs. so i back everything up to my already almost maxed out MyBook. then i delete the extra partitions, and let the […]

after work fun - Apple style waiting for Leopard at 6pm

well, i dragged the wife to the mac store at the local mall. there were about 150 people in line waiting for the store to open at 6pm tonight. pretty crazy considering its a friday night. well, it took about 20 mins but i bought a copy of Leopard (family pack) $199. All went well, […]

taking screenshots on your ipod touch

1. download: http://shouldbefree.net/upload/screenshot
mirror if you cant get the first file: http://shouldbefree.net/upload/screenshot.zip
2. ssh and put the file screenshot inside /Applications/
3. ssh in and run a chmod to correct the permissions:
chmod -R a+x /Applications/*
4. run the command in ssh (not as easy or convenient as 2nd way with dock.app):
/Applications/screenshot
Go retrieve the file at the location it specified […]

customize the carrier icon on the ipod touch

to change the carrier image that is located on the top left of the screen (default icon says ipod)
note: there are (2) images to edit here one that appears on the home screen, and one that appears when you are inside an app
its pretty easy to change
1. in PS create a graphic that is no […]

customize the slider text on the ipod touch

to change the ’slider text’ download this file:
download: http://rapidshare.com/files/62428859/SpringBoard.strings.html
and search for “slide to unlock” replace it with anything up to 15 characters. once that is done simply put it to /System/Libary/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/English.lproj/SpringBoard.strings.
While your in the file, you can also change
sync in progress
slide to cancel
slide to power off
super easy to change, and you can change them whenever […]

rebooting the ipod touch

1. press & hold the power button until the red slider bar appears
2. move the slider bar all the way to the right
3. wait for the ipod to turn off
4. press the power button again

installing 3rd party apps on the ipod touch

1. tap installer.app
2. tap community sources
3. tap install
4. reboot the ipod
once rebooted this will populate the installer.app with a great number of 3rd party apps that are available to install on your ipod touch. remember its best to reboot after you install an app.

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