Apple fans, it’s hard to wait for the iPad until March, right? Thanks to our friend in Taiwan. He has made a PDF at here. Download it and print it on the A3 paper. Cut according to the instruction. Glue the yellow part and you will have a paper iPad. We suggest you to use heavy weight paper to make it feel more solid.
[via John Chow]
After working in front of computer for a while, you have probably opened different Finder windows. It makes windows a mess. It is hard to switch to different windows also. TotalFinder is a new plugin for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It can help to add the tabs in the Finder like pictured above. You can switch to different locations easily. It’s like the web browser.
Besides, TotalFinder also stops the Mac OS X generate .DS_STORE file. Currently TotalFinder is in Alpha built. It may not work well perfectly.Take a look of the preference screen after the break.
I am not sure whether those music videos on YouTube are legal or not, I just love to watch them. YouTube has added the new disco page that could play the music videos automatically. Enter the artist name in the field at here, then the music playlist will be generated automatically. I found that some of the videos are not from the official record labels’ page. I don’t mind about that as long as I can enjoy the music.
Viewing photos albums on Facebook is not great. It takes pretty long time to load. PhotoBook for Mac can link to your Facebook albums and show them in an organized way. When you are viewing photo thumbnail, you can simply press the enter key to preview the photo in larger resolution. PhotoBook for Mac also allows to play slideshow of the album instantly. It would be great to show it with your friends. If you love those photos, it can also be saved to iPhoto instantly.
It’s simple. Put the iPhone in the glass cup. Make sure the speaker is facing down. According to the source, you will notice the difference clearly. It may not be as good as external speaker, but it’s way better than turning the iPhone to the maximum volume. This technique may also work for other mobile phones.
[via LifeHacker]
There is a hidden “God Mode” in Windows 7 which lets you to modify some advanced settings in one place. You do not have to search for this mode and you need to create it yourself. In the Windows Explorer, create a new folder first. Then, change the name as “GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}”. The folder will then turn into an app. Double click it and find the advanced settings like BitLocker, Administrative Tools and more. It’s not super exciting but we all love this little hack.
Video demo after the break.
» Read more: How to: Enable Windows 7 GodMode for advanced control settings
If you want to save time to launch the computer, you can put the computer to sleep mode. To save the battery life in sleep mode, you may want to consider this cool trick. Just take out the battery. I know. I know. There are no more user replaceable MacBook is selling now, but there are still lots of people using the battery.
And yes, you can take out the battery while the Mac is in sleep mode. It is safe since the hardware is not working in the sleep mode. When you put the battery back, the Mac will still in sleep mode. Turn on the cover and the Mac will go back to work. It saves lots of time. The program will be kept opening. Don’t believe this works? Sounds scary? Video after the break.
Google will present the search results with nice design in the future, and we talked about the news few days ago. Now, you can have the chance to try it before it is officially released. It’s a trick publicly available on the internet, so we are not sure when will it stopped to work.
Step 1. Go to Google.com. Click Google.com in English if you are redirected to your local’s page.
Step 2. Clear the address bar and paste the following code:
javascript:void(document.cookie=”PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com”);
Step 3. Press enter and wait for a second.
Step 4. Reload Google.com and you will see the new page.
Not all of the parts and options will use the new design, but you will be able to notice the difference and see how nice Google search can be in the future.
[via Gizmodo]
We have posted the news about installing Google Chrome OS for virtual machine on Friday, and we think we have to try it also. I have used the VMWare Fusion 3 to install on the MacBook. Create a new virtual machine and uses the default settings. It only takes few minutes because Google Chrome OS is actually small. To enter to the OS, type “mark” as login name and password. You will be able to browse the internet with this virtual Google Chrome OS. There is not much you can play because it works like a browser and nothing else. Emm… If you have discovered anything special, tell us in the comments.
Click the following gallery to see how I install step by step with VMWare Fusion 3.
Most mobile phone plans include MMS and SMS packages, but users prefer to send SMS cause it is faster. But, it’s definitely boring. FunMail provides the free iPhone app which can quickly transfer the plain messages to colorful messages. When you type the messages in the app, it will automatically suggest the related pictures you can use. You can also select the contacts from the app easily.
It does not mean FunMail only works with iPhone. They have already provided the lite version at http://m.funmail.com. It seems they are also working on the apps for other phones. But, would you or your friend prefer to read simple and quick text or multimedia messages?
[via IntoMobile]
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