If you haven’t heard, Shiretoko (http://www.latko.org/downloads/) is the codename for internal builds of Firefox 3.5. If you are running an Intel-Optimized version of this browser on your Mac then you’ve probably seen those annoying errors that say “This web-site is incompatible with your browser”. Those errors are truly annoying and they prevent you from viewing the intended web-site, well here’s an easy fix!

In Shiretoko’s location bar, type about:config, proceed if you see a warning dialog, then search for user and you will see a field pop up that says general.useragent.extra.firefox, now double click on that field and replace the current text with Firefox/3.5.5. That’s it!

With the recently introduced iPhone 3.1 Firmware we were treated with a new feature called Genius Mixes. It is pretty straight forward, your iPhone creates a never-ending playlist of music that is categorized by genre. I don’t know if this is new or not but I recently found  a bug that is quite annoying.

I have only replicated this on an iPhone 3GS running 3.1.2, if you can replicate it on other phones then please comment below.

• Start by playing a Genius Mix list on your iPhone.
• Go to your homescreen and swipe to the Spotlight search.
• Search for any song, and tap to play.

Notice how the song you just tapped on did not play. Your iPhone either loads up the iPod player and ignores your request and continues playing the current song, or it will jump to the beginning of the current Genius Mix playlist. I’m disappointed that Apple let such an obvious bug slip through their clutches!

If you are running a build of Leopard or Snow Leopard on your Hackintosh, have noticed that anytime you use iTunes or QuickTime the mouse always pauses or lags for a split second? This lag is super annoying but is easily fixed.

In termal, browse to: /Volumes/[Leopard Install]/System/Library/Extensions find AppleUserUpstream.kext and delete it! You’ll have to enter your system password.

If you want to be safe, make sure you back this file up to a different [...]
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I’m noticing a trend of in depth tutorial posts from my fellow writer and site founder Skafia surrounding OSX related tweaks and enhancements. To kind of add to this I would like to bring up a great little System Preferences add-on called Secrets.

It’s a pretty awesome tool that I have yet to use to its fullest potential. It has a strong database of hidden setting tweaks and adjustments that can easily be toggled and experimented [...]
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Changing HDD Icons
If you want to change the icon displayed for your hard drive disk (or pretty much any other icon), without having to pay for a third party App then please read on! The process is really, first you need to find the icons that you want to use. I downloaded a set of beautiful icons from Louie Mantia.

After you have downloaded the icon, in Finder right click the icon and click Get [...]
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