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Hacking Mac OS X Tiger: Serious Hacks, Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech) View Larger Image | Scott Knaster
Wiley, Paperback, Published July 2005, 378 pages, ISBN 076458345X | List Price: $24.99
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Chapter 1: Finder
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Be the First to Write a Review and tell the world about this title!People who purchase this book frequently purchase: - Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition; David Pogue, $17.95, 40% Off!
- Beginning Mac OS X Programming; Michael Trent, et al, $24.95, 38% Off!
- Mac OS X Tiger Unleashed; John Ray, et al, $32.50, 35% Off!
- Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger, 4th Edition; Dave Taylor, $11.95, 40% Off!
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* This serious-but-fun, down-and-dirty book dives into default system settings,
unlocks hidden gems, and includes original Mac OS X programs with full source
listings and explanations.
* Heavyweight hackers will learn the tricks and modes of OS X booting, tweaks
for login screens, and how to customize or even kill the Dock. Find out the
inside scoop on Dashboard and Spotlight, including two sample widgets and one
Spotlight importer, all with fully annotated source listings.
* With tips to make Tiger purr, this book concentrates on tweaking the appearance,
speed, usability, and security settings of Mac OS X to get your Mac working
the way you want.
* Speed it up, lock it down, or pull back the curtains. Find out how to install
and use Unix and X11 applications on your Mac, take advantage of command line
tools, and create system services and active Dock badges.
Table of Contents
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.
About the Author
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.
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