"This hack goes out to all the Mac diehards who have an older machine sans Apple Remote. You folks don't need to upgrade your trusty system just to control Keynote or iTunes from a distance. Just pick up the cheap (relatively speaking) Wiimote and download DarwiinRemote."

Submitted by jason - 2007-07-20 08:27:11
Channels - blogcadre hackszine
Tags - hack mac wii keynote wiimote darwiinremote

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This really works well! Just moisten the trackball with a little saliva, turn the mouse upside down, and scroll the trackball around on a piece of clean paper.

My trackball has been jammed for a few days and all other methods for cleaning it failed. This took about 5 seconds and worked perfectly.

Submitted by jason - 2007-05-25 11:41:41
Channels - general hackszine
Tags - hack mac mouse mightymouse

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ASeriesOfTubes is an AppleTV plugin that will allow you to browse and watch YouTube videos right on your TV.

Submitted by jason - 2007-05-25 11:39:17
Channels - hackszine
Tags - youtube mac appletv aseriesoftubes

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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
Channels - hackszine apple makezine tech
Tags - hack apple mac appletv

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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
Channels - hackszine apple tech
Tags - hack apple mac appletv

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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
Channels - hackszine apple tech
Tags - hack apple mac

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A site devoted to documenting hacks for the new Apple TV.

Submitted by jason - 2007-03-30 23:02:35
Channels - hackszine tech
Tags - hack apple mac appletv

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Here's some documentation on reskinning the FrontRow interface to look more like the AppleTV UI.

Supposedly, Apple's lawyers have given the author a C&D for images and assets that were posted to make this easier. No reason you can't retrace his steps and do it yourself, though.

Submitted by jason - 2007-03-30 23:00:06
Channels - hackszine tech
Tags - hack apple mac appletv

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