Tag Archives: mac

How to install Adblock Plus in Prism 0.9

(Mac OS X Tiger users only) You have battled with your Prism app just to visit the Firefox Addons page to install Adblock Plus. You click the install link: the addon file downloads, but after that, you get a message saying,
Adblock Plus 0.7.5.4 could not be installed because it is not compatible with Prism 0.9.
The [...]

2 easy steps to a more responsive Mac OS X Tiger

Ever since I bought my MacBook, Mac OS X has been my first choice, especially for the supreme font rendering, elegant form factor and UI, and the Command button.
However, I miss the responsiveness of my Linux machine, which was just a 550 MHz Dell PC with 576MB RAM. These specifications really pale in comparison to [...]

How to block AnchorFree’s ads

The following CSS code does the job by hiding the ad:
html { margin-top: 0px !important }
div.AFc_all, div#AFt_adFrame, #iframe-af-container { display: none ! important }
Include it in the custom CSS file of your browser (easily done in Firefox/Safari/Opera) and the ads are gone! Now listening to Pandora with Hotspot Shield is such a pleasure, especially if [...]

Using the Apple Remote Control with Last.fm

UPDATE: This has been tested to work only on Mac OS X Tiger.

Follow these steps to be able to control the official Last.fm player on your Mac with your Apple Remote Control.
Requirements:

Proxi, a program by Griffin Technology that allows you to perform custom actions with your Remote Control
The official Last.fm player

Steps:

Download this Proxi blueprint file [...]

MacBook keyboard protector for just $19!

It is such a great deal, since other shops are selling for $25, $29 and even $35! Keyboard shield actually also covers the wrist area as well as the trackpad button. Handy dandy jap-n-easy. Also comes in black, sheer blue and pink.
Available from MacLink, Level 6, Sim Lim Square.
I wish I could say, quote “Mahal [...]

How to fix the Invalid Sibling Link error

I got this error after a software update that turns on journaling on the Mac OS X filesystem.
The update instructs the user to reboot using the Install Disk and running a Repair operation using the Disk Utility. That was when I discovered the error. Apparently, even the Repair operation could not fix the error.
The solution
Here [...]