Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-27-07
20 Terminal Commands for Hidden Settings in Leopard
One-line Terminal commands for changing hidden preferences in Mac OS X Leopard. Change settings for Spaces, Stacks, iCal, Spotlight, Dock, Finder, Safari and Time Machine that aren’t accessible through the application or system preferences. All are easily reversed using a different Terminal Command.
http://macosxtips.co.uk/index_files/terminal-commands-for-hidden-settings-in-leopard.html
Yet Another Apple Blog Hacked – Apple Matters
Malcor’s recent defacement of Apple Blogs has continued its rampage and has shifted toward Apple Matters which was hacked less than a couple hours ago (at the time of this submission).
http://applematters.com
Apple Touchscreen Tablet Photoshop Contest Winner and Gallery!
Here are the entries for th Gizmodo Apple Tablet Photoshop Contest, showing us just how good some of you are at Photoshop and/or taking Apple’s existing designs and improving on it. Seriously, these are as good if not better than Apple’s own designs. If they made a touchscreen tablet like this, I’d be camping out to get one for myself.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple-tablet-contest/apple-touchscreen-tablet-contest-winner-and-gallery-326468.php
CNet rates Vista one of “worst products in history”
CNet has named what they claim are the worst technology products in history. Probably the most controversial is the inclusion of Windows Vista which sits alongside the Sinclair C5, the Gizmondo and the Tamagotchi.
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029552,49293700-10,00.htm
Native LucasArts Games Emulation Makes iPhone Absolutely Perfect
After a long wait, here is the application that makes the iPhone absolutely perfect: ScummVM, the emulation engine that allows you to play LucasArts and Sierra graphic adventures, is now fully working in the iPhone. After trying it I can tell you that, if there’s a platform designed to play these kind of games, that’s the iPhone
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone-gaming/native-lucasarts-games-emulation-makes-iphone-absolutely-perfect-326257.php