Where is “System Events.app” in Snow Leopard?

September 22, 2009 2 comments
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After upgrading to Snow Leopard, the system may ask you for the location of System Events.app. You can’t find this file using the Spotlight. Here is where it is located: System/Library/CoreServices/System Events.app

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Restoring a Sparseimage File Using Disk Utility + Upgrading to Snow Leopard

September 22, 2009 2 comments
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In my last post, “MacBook Pro Hard Drive: S.M.A.R.T. is Failing!”, I discussed how I backed up and replaced my MacBook Pro hard disk that is about to fail using SuperDuper over a networked PC, a Phillips and Torx screwdrivers, and a simple video tutorial. This time, I will show you how I restored the [...]

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Macbook Pro Hard Drive : S.M.A.R.T. is Failing!

September 15, 2009 6 comments
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I was about ready to upgrade my 15″ Macbook Pro from Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard when the Disk Utility on the OS displayed the name of my hard disk drive in red letters. Sure enough, the S.M.A.R.T Status indicator says “Failing”. Immediately, the first thing to do [...]

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The Best Hackintosh Distribution is No Distro

August 13, 2009 9 comments
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Despite huge developments by the OSx86 community the past four years since Apple introduced the Macintel, many still struggle to build their first Hackintosh. Truth to tell, running any version of Mac OS X on a PC is never straightforward as many newbies later find out the hard and frustrating way. If you’re looking for [...]

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5 Best Chess Apps for the iPhone

July 29, 2009 29 comments
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I can’t seem to get away from playing chess. But I’m not a great chess player. I just love the feeling of beating my opponent–in a mental challenge. Perhaps, that’s the reason I like playing against a cold, insensitive chess playing machine. I can beat them anytime I want to and not hear them complain. [...]

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Ultrasn0w Tips for the iPhone 3G and 3GS Unlocking

July 21, 2009 5 comments
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The iPhone Dev-Team thinks that it has finally fixed the vast majority of problems in unlocking the iPhone 3G and 3GS with Ultrasn0w version 0.9 that they posted tips for those still having some problems. Ultratips from the Dev-Team: Unusual battery depletion is almost always caused by people choosing to “Restore from backup” instead of [...]

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YouTube, Weather, Stocks iPhone Apps Update Failure

July 19, 2009 3 comments
YouTube, Weather, Stocks Update Failed

What do you do when the YouTube, Weather and Stocks apps suddenly fail to update on your iPhone but you know your Wi-Fi is working and you can use mobile Safari and receive emails? You already tried doing a “Reset Network Settings” or a “Reset All Settings” in Settings->General->Reset, and still a no go. If [...]

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Ultrasn0w Version 0.9 Fixes Random Issues

July 19, 2009 0 comments
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If you unlocked your iPhone 3G or 3GS using Ultrasn0w and are having random problems with it, try unlocking it again by running the latest Ultrasn0w version 0.9. According to the iPhone Dev-Team, this new version includes the following features:

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The Green Fields of France

July 15, 2009 4 comments
The Green Fields of France

First time I heard this song and it touched me; after all, I did have my fair share of fighting a senseless civil war. Watch the video on the right (if you can’t see it, click here) and follow with the lyrics below. The Green Fields Of France How do you do young Willie Mcbride, [...]

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Tutorial: How to Boost the Volume of iPhone OS 3.0

July 11, 2009 12 comments
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Note: There’s a new Volume Boost app in Cydia from ModMyi.com that they integrated with their popular Winterboard app. I tried it but I didn’t notice any change. So I just reinstalled the one from Fishbone’s and everything’s good again. Prior to iPhone OS 3.0, iClarified has always added an app in Cydia called Volume [...]

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Apple Releases Safari 4.0.2 Web Browser

July 10, 2009 0 comments
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Apple released the newest version of its Web browser, Safari 4.0.2. According to Apple, the update improves the stability of the Nitro JavaScript engine plus some compatibility and security fixes. The 40 MB update is available via Mac OS X’s Software Update.

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WordPress 2.8.1 Released

July 10, 2009 0 comments
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WordPress.org has finally released WordPress 2.8.1 fixing several bugs in 2.8, tightens security for plugin administration pages (certain plugins could be viewed by unprivileged users), and a host of other changes such as the following: Certain themes were calling get_categories() in such a way that it would fail in 2.8. 2.8.1 works around this so [...]

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Jailbreak iPhone 3GS with Dev-Team’s Redsn0w 0.8

July 7, 2009 3 comments
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While GeoHot has already released his jailbreaking tools called Purplera1n for the iPhone 3GS on both Windows and Mac platforms, the iPhone Dev-Team followed suit today with an updated Redsn0w 0.8 after initially announcing that they will wait for the iPhone firmware 3.1. This Redsn0w 0.8 release can jailbreak the iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS, [...]

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Jailbreak iPhone 3GS Using Purplera1n for Mac

July 6, 2009 2 comments
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Purplera1n for the Mac has just been released by GeoHot. It has basically the same instructions as the Windows version that you can find in this video tutorial. From GeoHot’s bog: You asked for it, and we delivered. I’m not a mac coder, so AriX and westbaer stepped up to do it. Check out AriX’s [...]

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Video Tutorial: How to Jailbreak and Unlock the iPhone 3GS Using Purplera1n and Ultrasn0w

July 5, 2009 8 comments
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As I reported in an earlier article, while the Dev-Team has released Ultrasn0w to unlock the iPhone 3GS, it won’t be able to do a jailbreak. Without a jailbreak, there’s no way to use Ultrasn0w to unlock (Ultrasn0w can unlock the iPhone 3G by using PwnageTool or Redsn0w). Although the Dev-Team has already identified an [...]

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New Facebook App for the iPhone is Coming Really Soon!

July 3, 2009 0 comments
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If you love Facebook and you’re an iPhone user, you’ll be excited to learn that a new Facebook app designed for the iPhone software version 3.0 will hit the App Store soon! Developer Joe Hewitt who is responsible for the Facebook application on the iPhone has posted some of the new features which he says [...]

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The Other MJ

July 1, 2009 0 comments
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Michael Jackson is gone but his memory has been immortalized through his music. Then, there is the other MJ whose virtuoso on the playing court produces a different kind of music, but has the same mesmerizing effect to his worldwide audience. Obviously, the other MJ I’m speaking of is no other than the greatest basketball [...]

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Exploit Found in iPhone 3GS, Jailbreak, Unlock Tool on the Way

June 26, 2009 4 comments
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The iPhone Dev-Team has verified that the exploit earlier found in the iPod Touch 2G, called 24kpwn, has been left unpatched by Apple and is still applicable to the bootrom of the iPhone 3GS.

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Dev-Team Released Ultrasn0w & Tutorial

June 24, 2009 5 comments
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The wait is over for all iPhone 3G users to unlock their jailbroken phones who previously applied yellowsn0w. The iPhone Dev-Team has fnally released their much awaited new tool—Ultrasn0w. Although Ultrasn0w should also be able to unlock the new iPhone 3G S, there is still no tool to make the required jailbreak before an unlock [...]

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Finger Painting on the iPhone Using Brushes

June 23, 2009 8 comments
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It’s been ages since I last posted an article on digital painting and my Wacom tablet has been gathering dust. But ever since I saw that particular cover on The New Yorker, I immediately downloaded the iPhone application that was responsible for creating it.

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