OS X

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...
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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...
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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...
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