What? I don’t know either. Several readers have sent this into us and I’ve seen it circulating around the web, but there doesn’t seem to be a backstory included with it. Maybe this is part of a new Microsoft rebranding campaign in Japan, but I doubt it. Whatever it is, it’s worth a laugh, and I think I’ll stick with Mac OS X.
Checking through web stats I noticed OS X Daily is getting frequent visits by individuals running Mac OS X 10.7, an operating system that generally nobody knows much about at the moment. Looking around on the web I found that we aren’t the only ones, with both MacRumors and MacNN reporting the same uptick in 10.7 user visits. Google Analytics shows the visitors as ‘Intel 10.7′ and it’s possible some are just user_agent spoofing but based on the wide reports I think it’s safe to assume it’s an early beta version being used by people inside Apple.
It really makes you wonder what 10.7 holds for Mac users future, there’s rumors of it being 64-bit only, having a new fancy GUI, more cloud integration and features, amongst other things, all of which are impossible to verify and are really based on nothing more than rumors and speculation. It’s safe to assume that Mac OS X 10.7 will probably not be called Ceiling Cat… but if MacRumors is right, perhaps we’ll get some more information and see a developer preview (sans new GUI, of course) at WWDC 2010?
It always fascinates me how people have their Macs setup. Here, it’s just a MacBook and an iPhone, you might say that’s minimalist but the busy surroundings suggest otherwise.
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com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X is a kernel extension that runs within Mac OS X, it’s function is thought to insure that Mac OS X is running only on certified Apple hardware.
You can see this kernel extension yourself by going to the Terminal and typing:
kextstat | grep "Dont_Steal"
Apparently the following message gets loaded into memory somewhere:
Your karma check for today:
There once was was a user that whined
his existing OS was so blind,
he’d do better to pirate
an OS that ran great
but found his hardware declined.
Please don’t steal Mac OS!
Really, that’s way uncool.
(C) Apple Computer, Inc.
I wonder if this is one of the kernel extensions that gets replaced or modified with various Hackintosh installs?
Renaming a folder in Mac OS X is very easy, and there’s a few different ways you can do it.
Rename a file or folder by selecting it and hitting the ‘return’ key – just click on the icon of the file/folder and hit the return key, then type in the new name.
Rename a file or folder by selecting it and clicking on the filename with your cursor – after you have selected the icon, click on the actual filename text and hover for a moment, then you can rename the item.
Rename a file or folder via command line – you can also rename any file or directory via the Terminal, from the command line type: mv oldfilename newfilename
A note on file extensions: be aware when renaming certain files that changing the file extension (.jpg or .txt, etc) can effect the behavior of that file and how applications respond to it. Generally speaking, you should leave the file extension the same.
I realize this is pretty rudimentary stuff to many of our readers, but two recent switchers have asked me this question so surely they can’t be alone in wondering, both were trying to do the Windows right-click -> rename method which is sure to cause some confusion in Mac OS X.
Charis Tsevis is an extremely talented digital artist who produced these stunning Apple themed photo-mosaic collages using his Mac with Adobe Photoshop, Synthetik Studio Artist, and QuickTime Pro. Without question, this is the coolest Apple themed art I’ve ever seen. Here are some favorites:
( Click on any image to see the original at Flickr )
You can see more of his Apple Inspired Mosaic collection on Flickr, they are all well worth a view as is the rest of his terrific portfolio.
Here’s a unique Mac setup, a Hackintosh Dell Mini 10v hooked up to a 42″ LCD flat screen, and the same Mini with an external 22″ Dell display doing iPhone development! Ok ok, so it’s not really a Mac setup, but it’s running Mac OS X and it’s also our favorite Hackintosh netbook, so I had to include it.
If you want to get a Dell Mini 10v running Mac OS X yourself (How does about $215 for a Mac sound?) check out our guide to getting a cheap Hackintosh Mini. Don’t expect it to replace your main Mac in terms of power, but they make pretty great road warriors for writing, blogging, email, etc.
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I recently came across the default wallpaper in Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server and I think it looks just fantastic with it’s blue hues, I wish it was included in the standard Snow Leopard. Since it’s not, I’m re-hosting it here for everyones eye candy convenience, just click on the image for the full-size.
If you need to create multiple users and you want each of them to have identical settings, check out this handy guide from The Apple Blog. The walkthrough is geared for Snow Leopard users but in practice it should work fine in earlier (and later) versions as well. Basically you’ll create a single user account, adjust the settings, look & feel, and preferences to your liking, then you’ll be able to duplicate this user account repeatedly so that each new account based on the template will be identical. Check out the full walkthrough:
Command+Option+H hides all windows from all applications except for the currently active window
Likewise, if you want to hide just the current application to clean up your workspace for something else:
Command+H hides all windows from the currently active application
With either of these keystrokes, you can just click on the apps icon in the Dock to find the windows again.
