Author: Aaron Nelsen

  • Over 1,000 Subscribers!

    Our RSS feed may only have 20 subscribers, but the Hijinks Inc. Repo just passed the 1,000 subscriber mark! The exact number of subscribers is currently 1,282. Not too shabby.

    A big thanks is due to iAppCat and ModMyiPhone for adding us to their repo listings. Our repo is now pulling more traffic then the entire rest of Hijinks combined (is that an impressive or pathetic statistic?).

  • Terminal Tips: Part 5

    [13] defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES Terminal.app
    This command lets you see the current path of the Finder window you are in. Quite handy if you’re working with a ton of finder windows.

    [14] defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool YES
    Enables Quit in Finder. killall Finder command is required to take effect.

    [15] telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
    Using a simple telnet address your Terminal will connect and play Star Wars Episode IV in its ASCII glory.

  • Terminal Tips: Part 4

    [10] defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YESTerminal.app
    Leopard only. Replaces the 3D dock with a 2D one. Requires killall Dock to take effect.

    [11] defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool TRUE
    This sets the save dialogue to the expanded view as default. Requires restart. Replace TRUE with FALSE to disable.

    [12] sudo chmod 0 /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app
    This command removes the spotlight icon from your menu bar. Type 755 instead of 0 to re-enable it. Requires killall Spotlight command to take effect.

  • Apple Mini-Tablet?

    Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer announced that Apple would be using the relatively new Intel Atom processor in a future iPhone release. The new model reportedly would feature a larger display, correlating with past rumors about a mini-tablet (720×480) device to be coming from Apple.

    English translation:

    As part of an Intel event for the 40th birthday of the semiconductor company at Munich’s BMW World, Germany managing director Hannes Schwaderer confirmed today what has long been a rumor on the Internet: namely, that there is an iPhone with Intel’s new Atom chip. The device is slightly larger than the current version, Schwaderer said. That is not, however, because of the Intel chip, but because of the larger display used in the new iPhone.

    While Schwaderer refers to the device as a larger “version of the iPhone”, it could easily be referring to the rumored mini-tablet device, that some have suggested would be introduced at WWDC.

    If Apple does release any product akin to a tablet or mini-tablet computer, I would buy one in 14.3 seconds flat. Though I might spend a little more time weighing the purchase if the the price is higher than $999, or if the specs are incredibly weak.

  • Two New Themes Added

    We’ve added two new themes to the Hijinks Inc. Repo, Java by Jim, and Green FireSlime by Ed.