Since Mountain Lion was released today, we thought it would be useful to pass on some common issues that have been cropping up, in case your install didn't "just work." While some problems may require more in-depth support from your friendly neighborhood genius, many issues can be resolved by … [Read more...]
Create A Bootable OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion DVD Or USB Drive With Lion DiskMaker
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is an incredible OS, but it is only available from Apple as an online download. What happens if your install gets corrupted and won't boot up? One option is to keep a backup drive with Linux installed, if you want to attempt to salvage your photos and music. But with an … [Read more...]
iCloud Allows You To SSH To Your Mac Over The Internet Using Back To My Mac [How To]
Back To My Mac is a service that had been included in Apple's computers as early back as Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. The service automates secure point-to-point connections between Mac computers, and became free when Apple switched the service from MobileMe to iCloud. You may not have realized it, but if … [Read more...]
SearchEnable Adds More Search Engines To Mobile Safari [Cydia Tweak]
While it's possible to manually edit MobileSafari's list of search engines through SSH or iFile, the process isn't as simple as installing a tweak from Cydia. You have to want to spend the time to go through a plist file. When you try out new tweaks often and find that some of them revert your … [Read more...]
Blogger Installs OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion On Mac Pro From 2006 [How To Guide]
As we've mentioned in the past, the Mac Pro has not received a major design update since the chassis belonged to the Power Mac G5 in 2003. Jabbawok has one of the first Mac Pros from 2006, and has found a way to coax Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion onto the aging professional rig. Jabbawok has used … [Read more...]
Search Wolfram Alpha Anywhere Using Gestures With Wolfram Quick Search Cydia Tweak
Tired of messy Siri ports that only seem to crash your device? We've noticed that a lot of Siri's features aren't native to Apple; many of them plug into services like the Wolfram Alpha answer engine (as we found out when it seemed like Siri was recommending the Nokia Lumina 900). While Wolfram … [Read more...]
CallTap Cydia Tweak Uses Time-Saving Gestures To Call, Message, Email, FaceTime, Or Show Details From Contacts
By default the contacts page isn't very efficient. You have to tap on a contact you want to speak to and then poke around on the details page for the button you want. CallTap is a Cydia tweak that allows you to assign functions like FaceTime and SMS messaging to simple gestures like tapping or … [Read more...]
iLostFinder Cydia Tweak Emails Pictures From iPhone, iPad’s Camera When Given An Incorrect Password At Lockscreen
Find my iPhone is a great service to use if you ever misplace your iPhone, but it can only ever tell you where your phone is, not who has it. iLostFinder is a good companion tweak, which promises to snap a photo of the thief and then email you the evidence. All they have to do is enter the password … [Read more...]
Octopus Keyboard Released To Cydia’s BigBoss Repository, Along With Language Dictionaries
As we've reported, the Octopus Keyboard is a custom input method based on the BlackBerry 10 platform's innovative predictive keyboard model, has been available for purchase from the developer's custom repository since the beginning of the month. The developers said that their custom keyboard would … [Read more...]
Search For People, Pages, And Groups On Facebook From Notification Center With FacebookNC [Cydia]
Facebook is a convenient way to stay in touch with new acquaintances, but finding people on Facebook could always be easier. FacebookNC is a search widget for Notification Center that removes more friction when adding people on Facebook. Instead of firing up the Facebook app and fiddling with the … [Read more...]
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