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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/macbook-tablet-patent.jpg" alt="macbook tablet patent" title="macbook tablet patent" width="610" height="210" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10464" /></p> <p>Earlier in the year a patent for a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/21/macbook-touch-screen/">MacBook Touch</a> of sorts appeared, basically it was a MacBook with a touch screen, but that idea was later shot down by Steve Jobs in the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/10/20/mac-os-x-10-7-lion-features-screen-shots-mac-os-x-meets-ios/">Mac OS X 10.7 Lion</a> preview keynote…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/airprint-mac-printers.jpg" alt="airprint mac printers" title="airprint mac printers" width="248" height="201" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10429" /> AirPrint is definitely one of the more convenient features of iOS 4.2.1 and thanks to a new tool you can <em>turn any printer connected to your Mac or Windows PC into an AirPrint compatible printer</em>. The utility is called AirPrint Hacktivator and it’s very easy to use, this is a much simpler method than using the prior hack to manually <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/11/enable-airprint-in-mac-os-…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/jailbreak-or-unlock.jpg" alt="jailbreak or unlock" title="jailbreak or unlock" width="175" height="161" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10452" /> If you’re new to the world of jailbreaking and unlocking the iPhone, you might be curious what the difference between an unlock and jailbreak is. Jailbreaking and unlocking are two very different things that are commonly confused by people who are new to the concepts, read on to better understand the differences between the two and to find out which you may want to use.</p> <p>Note that I am referring to the <…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/play-mp3-in-finder.jpg" alt="play mp3 in finder" title="play mp3 in finder" width="183" height="136" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9633" /></p> <p>You can play any mp3 or audio file directly in the Mac OS X Finder by hovering over the icon and then clicking on the ‘play’ button that appears. The audio file will continue to play as long as the icon has the mouses focus, if you click away the audio stops.</p> <p>The same kind of hover action allows you to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/22/flip-through-pdfs-in-the-finder/">flip thr…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/fix-white-cydia-icon.jpg" alt="fix white cydia icon" title="fix white cydia icon" width="118" height="120" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10445" /> A white Cydia icon indicates that Cydia either needs to update or have a tethered boot with the aid of jailbreak software to run. If you have recently used <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/redsn0w/">redsn0w</a> to jailbreak your iPhone or iPod touch, you may have rebooted the device to find that the Cydia icon is white (meaning no sources), or that Cydia won’t launch. </p> <p><strong>Fix #1) …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ABOYXG?ie=UTF8&tag=oxdcybm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002ABOYXG"><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pixelmator-discount.jpg" alt="pixelmator discount" title="pixelmator discount" width="175" height="205" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10421" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxdcybm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B002ABOYXG" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> Amazon is selling <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/prod…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FiPod-Computers%2Fb%3Fie%3DUTF8%26node%3D13660271%26ref_%3Dsr_tc_sc_2_0%26qid%3D1291053914%26sr%3D1-2-tc&tag=oxdcybm-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957"><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ipod-touch-cyber-monday.jpg" alt="ipod touch cyber monday" title="ipod touch cyber monday" width="408" height="220" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10408" /></a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxdcybm-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="bo…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBlack-Friday-After-Thanksgiving-Sale%2Fb%3Fie%3DUTF8%26node%3D384082011%26ref_%3Damb_link_354225862_2&tag=oxdcybm-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957"><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/amazon-cyber-monday-deals.jpg" alt="amazon cyber monday deals" title="amazon cyber monday deals" width="463" height="52" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10401" /></a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxdcybm-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/zoom-in-option-click-preview.jpg" alt="zoom in option click preview" title="zoom in option click preview" width="584" height="305" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10054" /></p> <p>Here’s a cool Finder tip, you can zoom into the Mac OS X Finder Column-View preview panes by option clicking on the preview. You then can use either a trackpad or scroll wheel to zoom in or move around on the image. </p> <p>I love these little attentions to detail that Apple puts in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x">Mac OS X</a>, I hadn’t k…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/jailbreak-and-unlock-redsn0w-0-9-6b5.png" alt="jailbreak-and-unlock-redsn0w-0-9-6b5" title="jailbreak-and-unlock-redsn0w-0-9-6b5" width="125" height="125" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10386" /> Redsn0w 0.9.6b5 jailbreaks iOS 4.2.1 but also provides the added ability to install baseband firmware that can be unlocked for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G. For other iOS devices, <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/28/redsn0w-0-9-6b5-download-available/">redsn0w 0.9.6b5</a> will simply jailbreak the device but some models will be a tethered jailbreak. </p>…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/redsn0w-0-9-6-b-5-download.png" alt="redsn0w-0-9-6-b-5-download" title="redsn0w-0-9-6-b-5-download" width="125" height="125" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10379" /> Redsn0w 0.9.6b5 has been released for download for both Mac OS X and Windows, and it allows you to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 on iPhone. This new version of redsn0w is particularly valuable to those wanting to unlock their iPhone from baseband 05.14 and 05.15 because it prepares the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G for unlocking with ultrasn0w. </p> <p>Redsn0w might also be considered easier to use since th…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/unlock-ultrasn0w-ios-4-2-1.jpg" alt="unlock-ultrasn0w-ios-4-2-1" title="unlock-ultrasn0w-ios-4-2-1" width="200" height="230" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10362" /> The <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/28/ultrasn0w-unlock-for-ios-4-2-1-download-available/">ultrasn0w unlock for iOS 4.2.1</a> has been released and it works to unlock iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G running iOS 4.2.1 on basebands 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01, 05.13.04 in addition to 05.14 and 05.15 via updating to 06.15.00 iPad baseband. Using the ultrasn0w unlock isn’t complicated, but it’s a m…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ultrasn0w-1-2-download.jpg" alt="ultrasn0w 1-2 download" title="ultrasn0w 1-2 download" width="138" height="144" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10355" /> Ultrasn0w has been updated to ultrasn0w 1.2 which works to unlock iOS 4.2.1 running on the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. If you’re an unlocker that is currently stuck at 05.14 or 05.15 you will need to update to 06.15 (the iPad 3.2.2 firmware) to regain the ability to unlock using the newly available <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/28/pwnagetool-4-1-3-unlock-download/">PwnageTool 4.1.3 Unlock Edition</a>…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pwnagetool-unlock.jpg" alt="pwnagetool-unlock" title="pwnagetool-unlock" width="150" height="150" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10351" /> PwnageTool 4.1.3 has just been released and includes the ability to unlock iPhone 3G and 3GS with basebands later than 05.13.04 (iPhone 4 is apparently in the works). To do this, you will need to jailbreak using PwnageTool and then <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/28/ultrasn0w-unlock-for-ios-4-2-1-download-available/">download Ultrasn0w for iOS 4.2.1</a> from Cydia. PwnageTool Unlock Edition works by using the <a…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/divx-player-mac.jpg" alt="divx player mac" title="divx player mac" width="600" height="427" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9961" /></p> <p>Your Mac includes a pretty good video player called QuickTime Player, but by default QuickTime won’t play some of the more unique codecs like DivX. You can enable full DivX support by downloading a free QuickTime Player plugin called Perian.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.3em;">Using QuickTime as a Free DiVX Player on the Mac</h2> <p>Here’s how to get QuickTime to play DivX video:</p> <…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/find-process-activity-monitor-mac.jpg" alt="find process activity monitor mac" title="find process activity monitor mac" width="532" height="151" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10342" /></p> <p>You may notice an excessive amount of disk activity and high CPU utilization from a process called “find” that runs randomly in Mac OS X. This process has been a cause of concern by some users because of it’s behavior, but this is not spyware and the process should not cause worry. If you see the “find” process running you should let it run its course of operation…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tinyumbrella-ios-4-2-1.jpg" alt="tinyumbrella-ios-4-2-1" title="tinyumbrella-ios-4-2-1" width="610" height="87" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10336" /></p> <p>The latest version of TinyUmbrella has been released and it’s compatible with iOS 4.2.1. TinyUmbrella lets you <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/05/save-shsh-blobs-with-firmware-umbrella/">save SHSH blobs</a> from compatible hardware, allowing you to upgrade your iOS version while maintaining older versions of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/09/what-is-iphone-baseband/">b…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/macbook-pro-portable-editing-station.jpg" alt="macbook pro portable editing station" title="macbook pro portable editing station" width="610" height="362" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8605" /></p> <p>Here’s a sweet MacBook Pro setup found on <a href=" https://live.staticflickr.com/4100/4783366926_317236e57c_b.jpg that functions as a portable editing station. Here are the specs according to the flickr page:</p> <blockquote><p> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003G2ZJTG?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&a…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hackintosh-setup-with-imac.jpg" alt="hackintosh setup with imac" title="hackintosh setup with imac" width="610" height="332" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6745" /></p> <p>Here’s an awesome setup that really makes the best use of available hardware. On the left, a desktop <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/hackintosh/">Hackintosh</a> powers the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003IMPUUC?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003IMPUUC">dual 22″ LG monitors</a><im…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBlack-Friday-After-Thanksgiving-Sale%2Fb%3Fie%3DUTF8%26node%3D384082011%26ref_%3Dtsm_1_fb_kdev_20101123&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957"><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/amazon-black-friday-2010-sale.jpg" alt="amazon black friday 2010 sale" title="amazon black friday 2010 sale" width="248" height="44" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10326" /></a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003GSLU3E?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003GSLU3E"><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/macbook-black-friday-sale.jpg" alt="macbook black friday sale" title="macbook black friday sale" width="427" height="220" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10317" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003GSLU3E" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p> <p>Apple hardware is rarely dis…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/apple-black-friday-sales.jpg" alt="apple black friday sales" title="apple black friday sales" width="610" height="266" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10311" /></p> <p>Apple has posted their Black Friday sales deals for both the Apple Stores and Apple Online Store. You can expect about $100 off a new Mac, and a decent discount on the iPad and iPod series:</p> <ul> <li>iMac – $1098 ($101 discount)</li> <li>MacBook Pro – $1098 ($101 discount)</li> <li>MacBook Air – $1198 ($101 discount)</li> <li>iPo…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YCOJA8?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003YCOJA8"><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/office-2011-mac-discount.jpg" alt="office-2011-mac-discount" title="office-2011-mac-discount" width="610" height="272" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10302" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003YCOJA8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p> <p>Amazon is offering some huge di…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/stupid-windows-error.jpg" alt="stupid windows error" title="stupid windows error" width="447" height="248" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10236" /></p> <p>This is like the Inception of Windows errors; there’s a problem with “Reports and Solutions” so Windows is checking for a solution to that problem. Will it ever end or do we have to go deeper into this infinite Windows failure loop?</p> <p>I’m just glad I no longer use Windows on any sort of regular basis, although I do have to use <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/20/run-internet-ex…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/seagate-momentus-xt-500gb-deal.jpg" alt="seagate-momentus-xt-500gb-deal" title="seagate-momentus-xt-500gb-deal" width="125" height="132" class="alignright size-full wp-image-10293" /> Amazon just slashed the price of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003NSBF32?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003NSBF32">Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB 7200RPM 2.5″ SSD Hybrid Drive to $99 with free shipping</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003NSBF32" width="1" heig…
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