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Korean iPhone owners using mini-meat sausages as iPhone stylus in cold weather… seriously

Feb 11, 2010 - 3 Comments

Have an iPhone? Like to use gloves to keep your hands warm in the winter? Annoyed that you have to take your gloves off to use the iPhone? Keep those gloves on, because there’s a really goofy solution that has surfaced out of South Korea! Yes indeed, innovative Korean iPhone users are driving a 40% … Read More

Ghostbusters Scenes Recreated with Mac OS X Genie Effect

Feb 7, 2010 - Leave a Comment

If you’re a Ghostbusters fan you’ll get a kick out of this creative use of the Genie minimization effect in Mac OS X, which was used to re-create scenes from the movie.

Empty the Huge Trash Can

Feb 7, 2010 - 6 Comments

I often forget to empty my Trash, which can grow and grow and grow over time, but this picture shows a bloated trash can being taken it to a whole new level. 489GB!

View All Different Weather Graphics in Dashboard Weather Widget of OS X

Jan 31, 2010 - 2 Comments

Hey look it’s raining out of the snow! That’s something I don’t see everyday. But the Dashboard Weather widget in OS X has plenty of unique weather conditions that can be shown, and if you want to see them all you don’t need to wait until the seasons change.

Use your Mac as a Psychotherapist

Jan 23, 2010 - 8 Comments

Need a therapy session? Your Mac has you covered. Yes, you read that right. You can use your Mac as a psychotherapist from the Terminal, thanks to emacs the text editor. Say what? If you’re confused don’t be, it’s an easter egg that has long existed and it’s easy to access.

Free Mac Icons – list of free beautiful icons for the Mac

Jan 14, 2010 - 6 Comments

I love icons and customizing my Mac desktop, so I decided to share with you all my personal bookmark list of free mac icons. These are the sites I visit when I want to change my Mac appearance and all the icons that define the OS X desktop and dock. Of course if you’re on … Read More

This MacBook Was Shot with a Gun… Oops!

Jan 10, 2010 - 4 Comments

It’s Sunday funday again… and though this doesn’t really fit into a ‘fun’ category it’s sure interesting anyway… we bring to you a rather unfortunate incident that caused a MacBook Pro to be pierced with a bullet hole, right through the screen! Yikes!

ShapeCollage is Great Free Photo Collage Software for Mac OS X

Jan 9, 2010 - 4 Comments

The above image was generated with ShapeCollage, which is a great free Mac software program that allows you to create some pretty fancy photo collages, fitting into various shapes (even ones you define yourself) and text barriers. It’s surprisingly quick and very easy to use, basically you just drag and drop images into the application … Read More

Track the Touch Input of your Mac Multitouch Trackpad

Jan 8, 2010 - 2 Comments

If you’ve ever wondered what your Mac Multitouch Trackpad is doing, download this fun little application. It tracks multitouch input and shows you just how sensitive the multitouch surface really is, detecting up to 11 input points, and also knowing the surface area.

Happy New Year from OS X Daily!

Jan 1, 2010 - Leave a Comment

2 0 1 0 ! TWO THOUSAND AND TEN! Happy New Year to all of you from the writers of OS X Daily! It’ll likely be a slow day around here, but here are some of the more popular posts of 2009 to keep you busy for now: Install Snow Leopard from an External Firewire … Read More

Merry Christmas!

Dec 25, 2009 - Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas from all of us at OS X Daily!

Watch Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in ASCII via Telnet

Dec 18, 2009 - 7 Comments

ASCII art is just one of those wonderful retro throwbacks to the earliest days of computing. So, if you’re looking for a nostalgic return to the the days of BBS, MUD, and IRC, and perhaps a little bored at school or work, why not watch the entirety of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope … Read More

If Apple.com was in 1983

Dec 17, 2009 - 2 Comments

Ever wonder what Apple.com would look like in 1983? It would be promoting the Apple Lisa which ran at a blazing 5mhz, had 1mb of RAM, and cost $9,995 (which is $21,335 in inflation adjusted dollars!). Designer Dave Lawrence designed the mockup and it’s a good laugh, he’s also a huge fan of the Apple … Read More

Fire Screensaver lets you start fires on your Mac desktop!

Dec 17, 2009 - 1 Comment

If you’re looking for a cool fire screensaver for your Mac look no further. Aurora Screensaver allows you to start fires all over your Mac desktop by the use of your multitouch trackpad! Each finger burns it’s own fire, it’s really quite fun to play around with. Since multitouch input is used, you just have … Read More

Get your Mac desktop ready for Christmas!

Dec 16, 2009 - 1 Comment

It’s that time of year again, just 9 days before Christmas! You can get even more in the spirit by decking out your Mac, so here’s some resources to do just that. From making it snow on your Mac desktop, to virtual christmas lights, holiday music, and themed wallpaper, we’ve got you covered. Merry Christmas! … Read More

Add 24 Hidden Visual Effects to Photo Booth & iChat in Mac OS X

Dec 7, 2009 - 8 Comments

With a little bit of hacking and modification, you can add up to 24 additional visual effects to iChat video conferencing and Photo Booth! A reader pointed out this very cool Mac OS X mod and if you like to play around with Photo Booth or iChat effects it’s worth the effort, since it gives … Read More

Apple Crossbones Sticker Decal is a Geeky Way To Decorate a MacBook

Nov 22, 2009 - 4 Comments

Want an interesting way to spruce up the MacBook Pro Apple logo? How about some crossbones? I saw someone at a local coffee shop with a spiffy skull & crossbones style sticker stuck on their MacBook Pro, but in place of the skull was the usual Apple logo that naturally glows. While I didn’t get … Read More

Drive a car with an iPhone

Nov 15, 2009 - Leave a Comment

Sunday Funday… and now we’re driving cars with iPhones. We all know that texting and driving is distracting, but what about using your iPhone to actually drive a car? Someone actually figured out how to do this, and here’s the video. This seems nice and safe, nothing could possibly go wrong here… via LifeHacker: Drive … Read More

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