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Ever happened that you had got an application from a widows user in an ISO format and your machine needs DMG file type. This and vice-versa is possible by using command utility included in Mac OS X called hdiutil . Simply launch the Terminal and use the commands below, replacing the path and image file with your own. Convert a DMG file to ISO format hdiutil convert /path/imagefile.dmg -format UDTO -o /path/convertedimage.iso Convert an ISO file to DMG format hdiutil convert /path/imagefile.iso -format UDRW -o /path/convertedimage.dmg This method is specially beneficial if you have a CD/DVD burner on.

How to give a trendy "Mac look" to your PC Have you ever imagined of giving a Mac OS X look to your PC? I am not talking about installing the Mac OS X on your machine, but this is just a theme and which will turn your PC into Mac and I can guarantee a non Mac user cannot identify which operating system are you working on. FlyakiteOSX is a transformation pack. It will transform the look of an ordinary Windows XP system to resemble the look of Mac OS X. The installer simply automates the process of replacing critical system files, setting registry tweaks, and installing extras such as cursors, sounds, visual styles, etc. Even the start up icon will be changed to grey Apple startup logo. Login screen will also look exactly as of Mac OS X. The startup tune will no longer be traditional Microsoft tune, it will be changed into Mac startup chime. Also the error tone, clicks, cursors, buttons & selectors on the browsers and all other applications will giv...

According to the post embedded below,  there is chance of Twitter being available to provide you your updates even on TV. Read it down for complete info... or you can also click here to read the complete story with images. Wouldn't this be an amazing idea?

What is so special about TwitterFun For the users who are Twitteraholic and cannot run their business without it can now download Twitter application on their desktop. One of the best that I use is TwitterFun. The best part is this application is too compact and can be kept at any corner of the desktop. Another great feature is that it has inbuilt url shortner where url can be shortened with just one click and it can be set to a mode where you paste long url and it will automatically shorten it even without a click. Some of the other features are its inbuilt reply button where you don't even have to bother about typing @before a reply. It can also take you to Twitter homepage just by one single click. You can also select sent Tweets, recieved tweets, archive tweets and lots more, if you own a mac, give it a try. If you need additional Twitter applications for Mac,you can find 50+ from here . Here almost all the application for Twitter...

How to disable the spotlight in Snow Leopard In our last post we discussed about disabling spotlight in 10.5, now I will mention the way to make it happen in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Disabling Spotlight in Snow Leopard is simple, all you need to do is launch the Terminal and type the following command: sudo mdutil -a -i off This will give a command to the Spotlight manager to disable all indexing on the mounted volumes, this command requires your admin password to execute. Re-enabling Spotlight in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is as easy as disabling, just type 'on' instead of 'off' as below: sudo mdutil -a -i on Now everything should be cool as it was. Additional tips & tricks are available here.

Some added features in Entourage 2008 Toolbar can be customized like Finder. ( Video ) ( download pdf ) Sync Services no longer includes conduit. Learn more...   ( MVPS ) Notifications are termed as Reminders. Learn more... Added column view in Address Book for last name. Learn more... Now there is Folder view for Default Account. Learn more... Menu items have been moved. Learn more...   There are some more changes, to view the complete list, please visit the masters . Some additional info about Entourage.

How to hide a file/folder using Terminal This is one of the greatest technique that I ever came across, I had to share my Mac in office and was curious about hiding confidential data. This was when I started exploring and finally came up with this solution. These commands are to be typed in Terminal. To make a file or folder invisible in Mac OS X Finder setfile -a V testfile.txt Here is goes, the file or folder is no longer visible via the Finder GUI, though it will be by Terminal. Your files are still there and you can find them via the command line and will show with an ls command. If you want your files and folders to be visible again, use this command: To make a file or folder visible again in Mac OS X Finder setfile -a v testfile.txt Now the file/folder will be visible again to the Finder, cool isn't it? Please Note: setfile is a command line utility included in Apple’s Developer Tools, which is a highly recommended optional install included on any Mac OS X install...

How to disable the spotlight in Leopard Here is small tip to disable the spotlight, if you don't want it to work, just m ove these two files to another safe location and then reboot your mac. /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.Spotlight.plist /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist If you want to re-enable Spotlight just move those files back to their previous/original location, reboot your Mac and Spotlight will start working again. Please make sure that you  backup these files, if by any chance you delete them, you will not be able to reactivate Spotlight without a reinstalling the OS.

How to hide a folder from Spotlight If you have some personal stuffs and dont want others to peep into it even though they are using Spotlight to find stuffs, you have to follow the below mentioned steps and stop spotlight searching there. 1. Go to System Preferences and select Spotlight icon. 2. Select the privacy tab. 3. Under, "Prevent spotlight from searching these locations" select the folders that you want to stay hidden. 4. To add the folder, click on the ' + ' icon and select the desired folder.