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The Bitcoin Whitepaper is Hidden in MacOS

Jul 4, 2023 - 7 Comments
Bitcoin white paper hidden in MacOS file system

Someone at Apple appears to be a Bitcoin enthusiast, or at least intrigued by the technology, as the complete Bitcoin whitepaper appears hidden in MacOS. Specifically, the full Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto is stored as a PDF file within the resources of the Image Capture application – yes the app you can use to … Read More

Have Your Mac Tell You Bad Knock-Knock Jokes

Sep 8, 2014 - 7 Comments
Tell Me A Joke to Speakable Items in Mac OS X

There’s a rather amusing Easter Egg built into the Speakable Items function of Mac OS X Accessibility options that lets your Mac tell you bad jokes. Yes, seriously. Sounds goofy, maybe even pointless? Well that’s why it’s an Easter Egg, so if that isn’t compelling I don’t know what is. Let’s dig in and learn … Read More

A Famous Steve Jobs Speech Is Hidden on Your Mac

Aug 20, 2014 - 29 Comments
Steve Jobs stanford speech

Every Mac which has the Pages app for Mac OS X installed includes a little Easter Egg that few know about; a famous Steve Jobs speech, tucked away in a little unassuming folder. Technically, it’s two different Steve Jobs speeches, the famous text from the Crazy Ones Think Different campaign, and arguably the even more … Read More

How to Get Apple’s Hidden 30th Anniversary Macintosh Icon Font

Jan 24, 2014 - 20 Comments
Mac Icon font

If retro Macs built out out LEGO that double as iPad stands aren’t your thing, maybe you’ll enjoy this little Easter Egg of sorts that Apple seems to have left on their 30th Mac Anniversary website. It’s a free 62 character font of Mac icons, ranging from the original Macintosh 128k through the PowerBook lineup, … Read More

Turn Pixelmator Into a Vector Graphics App with an Amazing Easter Egg on Mac

May 15, 2013 - 1 Comment
Pixelmator turned into Vectormator for creating vector graphics

We already know that Pixelmator is the best Photoshop alternative out there at a tiny fraction of the price, but newer versions of Pixelmator at 2.2+ and beyond include an incredible easter egg that turns Pixelmator into a full-fledged vector art app, a la Illustrator. Seriously, an entire vector graphics application is hidden within Pixelmator … Read More

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