September 2004
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
9h 26m
English
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Chapter 1. Transforming Your Mac
Bill of Materials
Mac OS X Tools and Apple Software
System Preferences (/Applications)
Terminal (/Applications/Utilities)
The
defaultscommand-line utility (/usr/bin)iPhoto (/Applications)
QuickTime Pro (/Applications; QTPro registration required)
Mac OS 9, installed on your Mac for use in Classic mode
Third-Party Software
TransparentDock (http://www.freerangemac.com)
CandyBar (http://www.panic.com/CandyBar)
ShapeShifter (http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/shapeshifter)
Web Sites
MacUpdate (http://www.macupdate.com)
Skyrocket Software (http://www.skyrocketsoftware.com)
ResExcellence (http://www.resexcellence.com)
Max Themes’ Eylo offering (http://www.maxthemes.com)
When you contemplate modifying or customizing your Mac, don’t disregard the basics. Some of the simplest changes you can make are the most evident and, therefore, the most overlooked. You can make a lot of aesthetic changes to your Desktop without diving too deep. Sure, you can change the background image of your Desktop or decide which screensaver you want to use, but what if you want something more? What can you do to set your Mac apart from everyone else’s?
This chapter shows some ways you can customize your Mac OS X system to suit your sense of style, and points you in the direction of resources you’ll need. You’ll learn how to alter the default set of application icons, add new Desktop patterns, ...
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