Hacking Mac OS X Tiger
Serious Hacks, Mods and Customizations
1st Edition
Published on 14. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
378 pages
978-0-7645-8345-2 (ISBN)
Description
Hack your perfect Mac
Got a little maverick in you? Sure you do. That's why you chose a Mac in the first place. And now there's OS X Tiger, just begging you to get in there and create your dream machine. Here are serious hacks you won't find anywhere else-ways to change the boot screen, unlock hidden Finder settings, enhance speed and performance, and really customize your Mac. Make your backups and start making tracks!
There's something for everyone-basic user, advanced tinkerer, or serious programmer
Part I-Tips
* Clone dashboard widgets
* Dicker with the Dock
* Outsmart iTunes playlists
Part II-Mods
* Tweak application bundles
* Create Automator workflows
* Customize iChat
Part III-Hacks
* Badger your Dock
* Build a widget
* Go commando
Got a little maverick in you? Sure you do. That's why you chose a Mac in the first place. And now there's OS X Tiger, just begging you to get in there and create your dream machine. Here are serious hacks you won't find anywhere else-ways to change the boot screen, unlock hidden Finder settings, enhance speed and performance, and really customize your Mac. Make your backups and start making tracks!
There's something for everyone-basic user, advanced tinkerer, or serious programmer
Part I-Tips
* Clone dashboard widgets
* Dicker with the Dock
* Outsmart iTunes playlists
Part II-Mods
* Tweak application bundles
* Create Automator workflows
* Customize iChat
Part III-Hacks
* Badger your Dock
* Build a widget
* Go commando
More details
Series
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Foster City
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Annotated edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.6 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Weight
589 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7645-8345-2 (9780764583452)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Scott Knaster is a legendary Mac hacker and coauthor of Mac Toys, also published by Wiley. His book How To Write Macintosh Software was required reading for Mac programmers for more than a decade. After Macs, Scott's next great love is Mad magazine.
Content
Introduction.
Part I: Tips.
Chapter 1: Finder.
Chapter 2: Dashboard and Dock.
Chapter 3: Preferences and System Stuff.
Chapter 4: User Interface.
Chapter 5: Startup.
Chapter 6: iTunes.
Chapter 7: Nifty Utilities.
Chapter 8: Running Unix Applications.
Chapter 9: Terminal.
Chapter 10: Shell Commands.
Part II: Mods.
Chapter 11: Inside Application Bundles.
Chapter 12: Preferences and Property Lists.
Chapter 13: Automator.
Chapter 14: Xcode and Other Tools.
Part III: Hacks.
Chapter 15: Badger.
Chapter 16:Word of the Day.
Chapter 17: Top Tunes.
Chapter 18: Video Desktop.
Chapter 19: TextFilter.
Chapter 20: Spotlight for XML.
Chapter 21: Commando.
Chapter 22 mach_override and mach_inject.
Index.
Part I: Tips.
Chapter 1: Finder.
Chapter 2: Dashboard and Dock.
Chapter 3: Preferences and System Stuff.
Chapter 4: User Interface.
Chapter 5: Startup.
Chapter 6: iTunes.
Chapter 7: Nifty Utilities.
Chapter 8: Running Unix Applications.
Chapter 9: Terminal.
Chapter 10: Shell Commands.
Part II: Mods.
Chapter 11: Inside Application Bundles.
Chapter 12: Preferences and Property Lists.
Chapter 13: Automator.
Chapter 14: Xcode and Other Tools.
Part III: Hacks.
Chapter 15: Badger.
Chapter 16:Word of the Day.
Chapter 17: Top Tunes.
Chapter 18: Video Desktop.
Chapter 19: TextFilter.
Chapter 20: Spotlight for XML.
Chapter 21: Commando.
Chapter 22 mach_override and mach_inject.
Index.