http://dirtyxcode.com/blog all things geeky, techie and dirty. Mon, 03 May 2010 06:55:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The iPad has been Jailbroken and the folks over at ModMyI.com put up a little guide to make your iPhone Apps "Full Resolution" on your iPad. Well, it looks great, now how about that ugly over-pixelated iPhone Splash Screen? Easy, make a .PNG file that is 768 x 1004, modify it ... http://dirtyxcode.com/blog/2010/05/full-resolution-iphone-splash-images-on-ipad/ If your expecting your iPad soon then your going to want to load it up with goodies as soon as you tear through that packaging.  iTunes 9.1 (available now) supports the management of ebooks in the ePub format to sync with the new iPad that drops this Sunday. If you already have a ... http://dirtyxcode.com/blog/2010/03/get-your-ebooks-ready-for-ipad/ If you've ever wondered who made the iconic Mac Startup sound then visit this site: http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/05/tiny-music-makers-pt-4-mac-startup.html I was bored and took the liberty of converting that sound file to an iPhone compatible ringtone. (Download link below) Download Here: Mac Startup Ringtone http://dirtyxcode.com/blog/2010/03/mac-startup-iphone-ringtone/ 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 ... http://dirtyxcode.com/blog/2010/01/make-shiretoko-firefox-more-compatible/ 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 ... http://dirtyxcode.com/blog/2009/12/iphone-3-1-2-genius-mix-bug/ 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 ... http://dirtyxcode.com/blog/2009/12/fix-hackintosh-itunesquicktime-mouse-lag/ 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 ... http://dirtyxcode.com/blog/2009/11/secrets-recommended-osx-download/ 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. ... http://dirtyxcode.com/blog/2009/11/changing-hdd-icons-and-recent-apps-stack/ So Palm finally came out with a Facebook App for their WebOS operating system that runs on the Palm Pre and now their new model, the Palm Pixi.  It was released this weekend along with the 1.3.1 OS update which provided functionality and framework for the Facebook App to work. ... http://dirtyxcode.com/blog/2009/11/facebook-for-palm-app-review/ 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 ... http://dirtyxcode.com/blog/2009/11/remote-tap-vnc-on-your-iphone/