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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...

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...

2 Ways to Optimize Mac OS X Leopard

If you're a perfectionist when it comes to computer management and you want to squeeze every drop of [free] performance out of your machine then these next two tips are definitely worth the read. Disable Dashboard Who needs Dashboard? If you don't need it then disable it: Open up an instance of Terminal and paste the following code into the window: defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES Afterwards you need to restart the Dock with: killall Dock Enable 2D Dock ...