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  • 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.

  • Selling EGM Super Smash Bros Brawl Covers

    Are you an avid fan of Electronic Gaming Monthly? Are you a rabid Nintendo fanboy? Do you have too much disposable income?

    If you answered yes to any of these questions, have I got a deal for you. I’m currently eBaying all 12 collectable covers from EGM’s February issue. These covers feature 12 characters from the cast of Super Smash Bros Brawl, and are a must have for any serious collector. I’m shipping worldwide, so come one come all and take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity!

    All 12 EGM Super Smash Bros Brawl Covers. Mint!

    Why am I posting this on Hijinks? Well, apart from the shameless self promotion and the Google traffic, these magazines are just part of a larger story that has yet to be told. Stay tuned for that.

  • My Wii Impressions

    So I haven’t posted in a while. No, I don’t blame this on the Wii, but more so on the fact that I still haven’t jail..break…ed (broke, broken?) my iPod Touch yet. In fact I surprised myself with how little I’ve been playing my new toy. The system I bought came with four games not counting Wii Sports, and I had bought Smash Bros Brawl right after I made my original purchase. I’ll break down my experience game by game.

    Super Smash Bros Brawl
    Probably my biggest mistake was playing this first. I loved the original Smash Bros on the N64, and I have many great memories of playing with three buddies hurling insults at each other as our little sprites hurled punches. Great time. I fired Brawl up only to realize that I had to play through the Subspace Emissary campaign to unlock the other half of the cast (not unexpected). Playing through the single player campaign was fun at first, then it got old, then it got boring, and now I just want to finish the freakin’ thing so I can unlock all the characters. Yeah, there’s a metric crap-ton of fan service in there, but 90% of it I don’t get and don’t care about. Just give me the full cast so I can not play it again until I have people to play it with.

    Guitar Hero 3 Wii
    I picked up the guitar, figured out how to secure the Wii Remote in the guitar, and fired up a song. Afterwhich I prompted shut it off. It’s fine, it’s Guitar Hero, and it’s nothing I haven’t played before.

    Monster 4×4 World Tour
    This is a game in which you race monster trucks. That is what we term as a given. Seemingly the only reason why you would want to play this game is to be able to experience the glorious feeling of controlling your monster truck by twisting and turning the Wii Remote. Coincidentally enough, this experience is neither glorious nor a reason to play the game. I promptly put it up on eBay.

    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
    I read 1up’s review before I played the game, and they gave it a good score, mentioning that it was the best golf experience on Wii. Either I suck at golf games or the Wii has set a low bar of what is considered “the best”. Obviously I don’t suck at golf (I was the master at Microsoft Golf for Windows 95), so this game must not be any good. That’s what I’m telling myself anyway. Tiger joined the monster trucks on eBay.

    Super Mario Galaxy
    If I could do it over I would have played this game first and not even tried the other games. I’m only 8 stars in, and this is definitely the reason I was looking for to justify my purchase. I love it, its amazing, I’ll be enjoying it for a long time.

    So in a narrow victory, Super Mario Galaxy saves me from throwing the whole thing back on eBay for a ridicules profit. Hurray for Mario!

  • Two New Themes Added

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