Join the Largest Growing Community of Mac Fans

If you are a real mac enthusiast looking for other just like you or just a newcomer with some questions; I have the place for you. Try Mac-Forums.com It is the largest mac community on the web. If you have any question I guarantee someone there can answer it for you. So join Mac-Forums and become part of the solution. Check the sidebar for a link to the site.

Give Your Mac An Interface Lift

If you are looking for a great place to find the best wallpaper, icons, themes, etc for your mac look no further. Interfacelift offers some of the best hi-res wallpapers out there. While I don't recommend using the themes in leopard the icons and wallpapers are amazing. If you are really having a tough time deciding which wallpaper to use as your background try this...

Step 1. Create a folder called "Backgrounds" in your Pictures folder

Step 2. Save all your favorite wallpapers from interface lift, in their highest resolution, to your "Backgrounds" folder.

Step 3. Go to the Desktop and Screen Saver tab System Preferences. Then go to Desktop.

Step 4. In the bottom left corner you will see a + and a - symbol. Click the + symbol, a menu pops up asking for you to choose a file or folder, then choose "Backgrounds" and hit choose.

Step 5. With "Backgrounds" selected in the left column, check the box at the bottom marked change picture. I would set it to the default which is every hour.

Step 6. Sit back and enjoy your awesome new desktop backgrounds. This is what it should look like when you are done (pictured below).

P.S. If you are wondering what screen saver to use...I have yet to find one better than the "Shell" screen saver built into Leopard. It is like acid without the side effects.

Check the sidebar for a link to the site.

Great Online Storage Solution

Xdrive from AOL is a great online java app. If you don't want to pony up that $99 for .mac Xdrive is a great free alternative. They offer a free 5Gb of space. If you have an account with aim you can just use that account to create your own Xdrive account. The Xdrive account also utilizes an intuitive and easy to use GUI (pictured below). Check the sidebar for a link to the site.

Freeware For Leopard

These programs are without a doubt the best in freeware for Leopard...
Acorn - Awesome picture editor
Download Acorn

Adium - Chat client
Download Adium

AppDelete - Mac Uninstaller
Download AppDelete

Azureus - bit torrent client
Download Azureus

ClamXav - virus scanner
Download ClamXav

DragApps - automator actions
Download DragApps

Firefox - internet browser
Download Firefox

Flip4Mac - wmv plugin for quicktime
Download Flip4Mac

Google Earth - map and world viewer
Download Google Earth

Halo - best first person shooter
Download Halo

KisMAC - network stumbler (not fully supported)
Download Kismac

Marble Arena - rolling game
Download Marble Arena

Quicksilver - productivity tool
Download Quicksilver

Remote Desktop Connection - remote access tool
Download RDC

Skype - Voip client
Download Skype

SuperDuper - backup software
Download Super Duper

Unreal Tournament 2004 - first person shooter
Download Unreal Tournament

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What's to Come

This blog will be covering, mainly, mac freeware, shareware, portable apps, and optimizing your mac experience. I will try my best to make each post understandable to the average person by either providing definitions or full descriptions of the processes involved. For those of you who aren't geeks the 01011000 in the title is the binary code representing x, as in the phrase generation x. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy.