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iPhone 3.1.2 Genius Mix Bug

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 y...

Fix Hackintosh iTunes/QuickTime Mouse Lag

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 location. RESTART and you'll be no...

Secrets: Recommended OS X Download

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 with. To name just a few of the useful tweaks look below: E...

Changing HDD Icons, and ‘Recent Apps’ Stack

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 Info, then click on the small preview of the icon at the top of the newly displayed Get Info wind...

Remote Tap: VNC on your iPhone

If you're familiar with VNC you’ll already understand how handy it can be in a pinch. If not, then chances are you're missing out on a valuable productivity and kick ass power tool to log-in and control your computer remotely. There are a variety of clients for Desktop-to-Desktop virtual network computing, and I won’t go into that, what I will be covering is it's uses on your iPhone so that you can remotely log-in and use your Mac. VNC Choices There are several choices for VNC Apps on the ...