It's not always the full-blown software applications that make the biggest difference on your computer; often it's the small do-one-thing-well utilities that enhance our computing experience that much more.

Today's top 10 covers the system utilities that add a extra polish and convenience to your Mac's working environment. Most (but not all) of these little suckers are free, many live in your Mac's System Preferences pane and on the menubar, and all of them greatly enhance your overall Mac experience.

Submitted by fthiery - 2007-05-14 02:17:42
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A good forum for everything mac-hack related. There's a decent project section that's been mentioned a few times recently in larger publications for some of their work toward unlocking features in the Apple TV.

Submitted by jason - 2007-03-30 23:10:34
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Tags - hack apple mac

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A comprehensive howto on getting the AppleTV software to run on an Intel mac in place of FrontRow (or the Finder if you desire).

This includes tricks for making it load local media and quit with a specific mouse click (normally there is no way to exit the apple tv app).

Submitted by jason - 2007-03-30 23:34:14
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Tags - hack apple mac appletv

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From Makezine: Here are a couple AppleTV hacks and a special how-to from Dave on running AppleTV on a stock Mac mini!

Submitted by jason - 2007-03-30 23:43:57
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A number of patches and hacks for the AppleTV, including a patch that bypasses the device's USB whitelist, allowing non-stock peripherals like USB drives and keyboards to function.

Submitted by jason - 2007-03-31 00:31:07
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Tags - hack apple appletv mav

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