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Make List view Stacks work like Grid view Stacks

Koos — 2009-09-19T07:43:32Z

There's a new hidden preference available for List view Stacks in the Dock in 10.6. Open Terminal and run these two commands:

defaults write com.apple.dock use-new-list-stack -bool YES

killall Dock

This will make the List view behave like the Grid view, only with all items arranged in one vertical list, with names to the right.

Easy enabling of tethering on 3.0

Koos — 2009-06-15T15:43:06Z

Just go to http://help.benm.at/ on your iPhone (!).
Choose "mobileconfigs"
Choose your country
Install the mobileconfig file
Done

Enable carrier updates with iTunes 8.2 (final)

Koos — 2009-06-15T15:25:57Z

With the leaked beta of iTunes 8.2 (prerelease bèta 4) you could upload IPCC files to update your carrier settings. This method was very successful for the enabling of tethering on the iPhone for your carrier.

iTunes 8.2 final broke this ability to upload these IPCC files, unless you execute this line of code in the terminal: (make sure iTunes is not running)

defaults write com.apple.iTunes carrier-testing -bool TRUE
To upload IPCC files, hold alt while clicking on "Check for Update" on the summary tab in iTunes.

Change Safari 4 tabs back to Safari 3 style (Safari 4 Beta)

Koos — 2009-06-15T15:19:24Z

Safari 4 has some major UI changes, like the new tab bar layout. You're not alone if you hate the new tab bar, and here's a way to revert it to the style used in Safari 3:

To change the tab bar, enter the following command in terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop -bool NO

To reset the blue loading bar in stead of the spinner, enter the following commands:

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4IncludeToolbarRedesign -bool NO

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4LoadProgressStyle -bool NO

Allow hacked apps on iPhone

Koos — 2008-09-13T18:03:33Z

To enable support for cracked IPA files, follow these steps:

Using sFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) (i.e. Cyberduck), navigate to the folder: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileInstallation.framework
Backup the file: "MobileInstallation" in this directory
Copy this (for 2.0) or this (for 2.1) patched MobileInstallation file over to this directory, make sure the file has no extension
Set permissions to that new file to 775
Reboot your iPhone (IMPORTANT! Otherwise Apps will not install!)
Restart iTunes
Double click on IPA files so they will appear in iTunes and synchronize
Done

Disable shadow in screen window captures

Koos — 2008-08-26T13:26:03Z

Leopard has a new unwelcome (for most) feature, a shadow around whole-window screenshots (ie, Command-Shift-4, Space). Fortunately this can be disabled from Terminal with these commands:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true killall SystemUIServer

To add the shadow effect back in:

defaults delete com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow

killall SystemUIServer

iPhone not remembering WiFi password

Koos — 2008-08-26T08:39:33Z

Since 2.0.2 there's a frustrating bug the iPhone doesn't remember the WiFi password. But there is a fix for jailbroken iPhones: Connect via ssh to your iphone and enter the following command:

chmod 777 -R /private/var/Keychanins/

On the iPhone select Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings

The iPhone will reboot itself and the problem is fixed.

Better way to disable autocorrection

Koos — 2008-08-20T16:48:53Z

I found it very inefficient to mod your local keyboard files in order to disable auto-correction, because you lose the ability to enable auto-correction quickly. A better way is to mod a language file which you'll never use, like Swedish, which doesn't even have a dictionary. I've modded the Swedish plist file, to match the English strings. How to use it:

Copy this plist file to /System/Library/Frameworks/UIKit.framework
Remove the Swedish dictionary (TextInput_sv.bundle) in /System/Library/Textinput
Enable the Swedish keyboard in Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> International Keyboards
Enable the keyboard for example in a text message, click on the globe icon on the left side untill you see 'None', which actually stands for: No Dictionary
Done! Enjoy faster text input, without losing your local keyboard dictionary.

Stop disk image verification

Koos — 2008-08-18T13:22:21Z

While this process is a precaution against possibly installing/using corrupt files, sometimes it is completely unnecessary. To stop disk image verification forever, open Terminal and type:

defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify TRUE

If you want verification enabled again, type the same command, replacing the "TRUE" with "FALSE".

Uninstall Cydia from iPhone

Koos — 2008-08-17T18:13:26Z

So you're running iPhone firmware 2.0.1, having the Cydia package manager installed and you're running SSH. You are also aware of the fact Cydia is slowing down your phone with it's "Base Structure" updates and you want to get rid of it but keeping SSH and still having the possibility to re-install Cydia again ? Here you go:

Make sure MobileTerminal is installed, you can find it in the "System" section of Cydia
Open Terminal and enter the following commands:
su root < enter password > apt-get remove cydia Yes, do as I say! killall Springboard
Done!

To re-install Cydia, enter install in stead of remove