Recent Topics AppleCentral Forums en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:34:01 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm 5 forums@applecentral.com Software Hacks & Mods Software Hacks & Mods http://forums.applecentral.com/images/general/default/rss_icon.gif http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm Mac OS X Tips - Lots of software hacks http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/576560#Post576560 the JoshMeister
on: 06/05/12 02:22 AM

Since the "Software Hacks & Mods" section of the forums has been quiet for a while, I thought I'd mention a site I subscribe to that posts Mac OS X software hacks and tricks about once a month:

Mac OS X Tips .co.uk

As of when I'm posting this, they just added a hack for bringing back "Save As" in Lion. There are plenty of other tricks in the archives. The site's definitely worth checking out and subscribing.

I'm not affiliated with the site, but I like its content so I hope it stays around for years to come.

If you've got any interesting mods for any Apple products (hardware or software), please drop me a line at podcast(at)mactech.com or mention it in a tweet to @MacTechLive. If it's particularly good, it might get a retweet, and if it's really special I may consider doing a podcast episode about it.]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 02:22:36 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/576560#Post576560 The 9 Coolest Hacks Of 2009 http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/485309#Post485309 TCPMeta
on: 12/29/09 06:51 AM

A few of those have been around for years. The ATM malware has been around since banks have switched to a Windows based ATM software. The Browser-Based 'Darknet' has been around since the late 90s but it has been greatly improved since then.

I found the PDF HP released about their findings and how it can be used to improve the WWW altogether.
]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:51:34 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/485309#Post485309 The Hackintosh guide http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/484638#Post484638 TCPMeta
on: 12/25/09 06:42 PM

That is the main reason why a true Apple costs so much, they use high quality hardware. It's still cheaper to build a Hackintosh. The most you would have to dump money into one is for the CPU, everything else is cheaper.

Oh, here is a old wiki page I made for the old MacMod site.
]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:42:52 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/484638#Post484638 Enabling the USB on the AppleTV http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/479529#Post479529 Jim_
on: 11/27/09 10:52 AM

I found this. ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:52:43 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/479529#Post479529 hackintosh http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/480870#Post480870 John Rougeux
on: 12/05/09 05:15 AM

Originally Posted By: Antonio
Somewhere around here, I have my notes for building a decent Core i7 on a well-known compatible Gigabyte board...

**digs around for notes**


Still digging?

I'm with Reboot. I'm going to have to try this too. I want to build something equivilent to a Mac Pro.]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:15:03 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/480870#Post480870 10.6.2 runs again on Hackintosh http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/478352#Post478352 TCPMeta
on: 11/19/09 06:36 PM

See, Apple slaps hackintosh users down but they get up. Wipe off the sweat and find a way by tinkering with the SDK from the previous version.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:36:09 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/478352#Post478352 Playing with EFI Framework http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/478351#Post478351 TCPMeta
on: 11/19/09 06:32 PM

Doubt it with just the frame work. If I had a ROM dump of a intel mac the tools of the trade I could figure out something. Really and truthfully if some one was smart enough they could build a EFI system to lay on top (IE load into RAM) kinda like OpenBIOS and use a chain loader to boot up OS X.

Besides with all of the hackers, programmers and technologists out in the world they will find a easy way to make 10.6.2 to run on normal PC hardware.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:29 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/478351#Post478351 A better layout for older Hackintoshes http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/476788#Post476788 TCPMeta
on: 05/12/09 04:57 AM

Systems that cant emulate EFI or early EFI emulated systems are subject to crashes after a update. Even if the update is OSx86 compatible it can still be unstable due to the hardware that is in play.

To make things simple I create a three partition system with a single 160GB hard drive (Plenty for my needs).

System 8GB - Main OS partition
Main 52GB - Holds Users directory, custom extensions and backup use
Applications 100GB - To store all of my applications

Installed the system like usual onto the System partition. After the install was complete I copied the Applications to the Applications directory and the Users directory to the Main partition. I rebooted and used the install CD once again and used Terminal and deleted the Applications directory in the System partition and issued this command ln -s /Volumes/Applications/Applications Applications This creates a shortcut in the System partition. I did the same thing with the Users directory and Main partition.

For my custom extensions I created a bash script that copies and sets the permissions.

I also created a disk dump of the System partition and burned it to a double layer DVD so if things mess up I can use a Linux Live CD and restore the partition and be back to normal. But in all if the system crashes I can just reinstall but if I update to say 10.5.6 that works flawlessly I can use a updated disk dump.

Also this method can be used with multiple drives.]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 04:57:42 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/476788#Post476788 want to make a hackintosh http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/476516#Post476516 TCPMeta
on: 05/13/09 08:48 AM

Depends on the nForce chipset. The what I call "aftermarket kernels" support nForce chipsets but you'll still run into problems like ethernet, wireless and sound. People that do use AMD products use desktops and drop in compatible parts to bypass the stuff that isn't compatible. For all you know you might end up having just the basic hardware like VESA video, storage, optical and keyboard.]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 08:48:20 PDT http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/476516#Post476516 Best Linux OS for a Netbook http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/476314#Post476314 TCPMeta
on: 01/01/09 06:22 PM

Ubuntu Linux should be your best bet.]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:22:10 PST http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/476314#Post476314