Take Back the OS X Services Menu

Posted on January 01, 2006 in Uncategorized

One advertised feature of Mac OS X was the services menu, that allows other applications to perform tasks globally. Unfortunately, nobody I know of actually utilizes this menu which eventually becomes bloated with unnecessary services. Now you can disable any unwanted services, rearrange the order, or even change the key …


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Top 10 Things You Don't Want to Forget before You Begin the Build!

Posted on December 23, 2005 in Uncategorized

Top 10 Things You Don't Want to Forget before You Begin the Build!

The following article is featured in the ExtremeTech book "Build The Ultimate Custom PC." This article details simple, yet sometimes forgetable, steps a builder must take before building a custom PC.

There's no worse time to realize …


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Cross-Platform GUI Remote Login Roundup

Posted on December 21, 2005 in Uncategorized

Big Nerd Ranch Weblog » Cross-Platform GUI Remote Login Roundup

Graphical remote login sessions can be valuable tools for cross-platform server administration. This article is an overview of the best applications for cross-platform GUI remote login in a mixed network of Windows, Mac OS X, and Unix computers.


Twelve Free CSS Navigation Menu Designs

Posted on December 21, 2005 in Uncategorized

Twelve free CSS navigation menus, ready to use for commercial or private use.

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Scripts to create users and groups from the Terminal

Posted on December 19, 2005 in Uncategorized

macosxhints - Scripts to create users and groups from the Terminal


Apple Posts Transition Videos - Hints at Intel Release?

Posted on December 15, 2005 in Uncategorized

In the Introduction to Universal Binaries video, he states that the Transition Resource Center will be your friend for the "next couple of weeks." Am I reading into this too much? Did he just hint at something?

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Getting the Video out of Your New iPod--for Cheap!

Posted on December 01, 2005 in Uncategorized

So I buy a video iPod, figuring it would be a cool toy. (Gotta get those toys.) It arrives and I'm ready to give it a whirl. I pony up …


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Apple release the Broadband Tuner - Speed up your broadband!

Posted on November 28, 2005 in Uncategorized

The Broadband Tuner allows you to take full advantage of very high speed Internet connections that have a high latency (5 Mbps or greater). The installer tweaks some system parameters.

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HOW TO: Install Linux on an iPod Nano

Posted on November 11, 2005 in Uncategorized

It was recently anounced that linux could be run on an iPod Nano. This is a very simple guide on doing this throgh windows xp. Be sure to back up your iPod before doing this

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Southern California Macfair 2005

Posted on November 05, 2005 in Uncategorized

Fri & Sat November 4 & 5 2005

Since 2002, over 3,000 attendees, have made the Southern California MacFair the largest Mac Event in the Southwest! Exhibits for Macintosh products and services, hands-on workshops and seminars on many topics including; Photoshop CS2, Mac Tips and Tricks, Quickbooks for small business and …


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