Archive for November, 2007
Get Rid Of Aqua Scrollbars In Leopard
One of the oddities of Leopards new look is the fact that some aspects of the old aqua look from previous versions of OS X have remained, the most obvious being the aqua style scroll bars in Finder windows, Safari etc.
Fortunately there is a way to complete the transformation and to make these GUI elements take on the more subtle blue-grey appearance as seen in iTunes. To do this you need to first download the following file http://www.abitbol.org/macosx/Extras.zip. Once you have this file downloaded and extracted you will find you have a folder called Extras with 3 files, a ReadMe file and two files called Extras.rsrc and Extras2.rsrc. The ReadMe file contains the instructions on installing the files although it does not explain the process fully.
How Addicted To Apple Are You ?
JustSayHi.com has a short questionaire that gives you a rating of how addicted to Apple you are. Care to take have a go ? My score was 80%
Nice Asus Eee PC Review Over at UnWired
Wil Harris has posted a nice review of the new Asus Eee PC over at his Unwired Blog. Worth watching if you are considering one of these lovely new machines.
Funniest WAV File Ever ?
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Nice Apple Wallpapers at UsingMac.com
Hop over to UsingMac.com for a nice compilation of come of the best Mac Wallpapers from DeviantArt.com
Has OS X 10.5.1 Fixed The iMac Freezing Problem ?
Ok, so have you installed 10.5.1 on your new iMac ? Were you having freezing problems before ? Has 10.5.1 fixed it ? Or rather has the iMac graphic firmware update fixed it ?
So far my iMac has not frozen since installing so I am keeping my fingers crossed, but I would love to hear from you if your have experienced a freeze since updating yesterday.
OS X On The Asus Eee PC
Several reports have appeared today about how to load OS X onto the Asus Eee PC 701, including this one over at Uneasysilence.com. These articles are all the more interesting to me as I have just today taken delivery of a Black Asus Eee PC ( actually for my sons Xmas present but still… ).
Apple Releases OS X 10.5.1
Apple today released the first update to OS X Leopard, 10.5.1, as well as a graphics adapter firmware update for new iMacs. The full details of the release can be read at :-
Are PC Manufacturers Killing Vista ?
So far I have been relatively fortunate and managed to steer clear of Vista both at work ( where requirements to run applications that do not work with IE 7 mean Vista is a no go zone ) and at home. Apart from a couple of weekends spent recently helping an uncle setup a new Packard Bell PC that came with Vista pre-installed and a few attempts to install the early betas of Vista my knowledge of Microsofts latest OS has been acquired virtually entirely through media and web reviews and commentaries.
This all changed last weekend though when I decided I would take a brand new HP 2710p Tablet PC which had just been delivered to work, home to have a play with. The 2710p is HPs latest tablet which replaces the older tc4400. It is slim, silver and very sleek and certainly surpasses the tc4400 and the Toshiba tablets as far as style is concerned. In line with current trends in reducing carbon footprints the laptop came in a fairly small box with only minimal packaging, a power lead and a system restore CD. I have to admit I was quite looking forward to seeing what Vista was like on a tablet, and so set to the task of setting it up.
Tiger Goes To .11
Apple today released OS X 10.4.11 the eleventh software update for Tiger users. Amongst the range of software fixes introduced with this release is a complete new release, Safari 3, which now becomes the standard browser for both Leopard and Tiger users.
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