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How to: Customize Icons in Mac OS X for Free

One thing that I always liked to do was customize my computer icons so that they would look cool and stands out from the crowd. For that same reason I want to show you two different ways to customize your icons. The first way that to customize your icons are by just going to the apple website and downloading icons or by downloading apps. I would recommend this way of customizing your icons for people who have a lot of time or really want personalized apps. First access the nude forum KikiiApple Download’s page and then look through the list of icons, screensavers, and ect but when you look through the list make sure what you select is an icon download and not a screensaver or something else. You can even do this with your own pictures by opening them in preview and cropping the part that you want and clicking “Command + C. After you download the file open it up and you will notice that they are just thumbnails. What you need to do is select one of the thumbnails and click “Command + C”. From that point go to the app(s) that you want to customize in finder, select it, and press “Command + I”. Then on the top left of the new screen that popped up should be the icon and select the icon and click “Command + V”. After that the thumbnail that you copied should have replaced the old icon.

For those of you people who don’t want to waste to much time replacing every app you can just download and app. Some of my favorite two of my favorite apps that I use for downloading is “Candy Bar” and for my dock “Dock Library”. For “Candy Bar” you can either put “Change all icons” or you can select certain icons that you want you customize. Now  “Dock Library” is a little more confusing because you have to go to different websites like Lepoard Docks and download the a few neat custom docks. What “Dock Library” is for is to actually convert your dock. The way to do that is after you download the custom dock that you want you go into “Dock Library” and import them by clicking the “Import” sign on the top. The Dock should appear below and from there you select the dock on the bottom that you want and click activate.

Overall, no matter what tool you use, make sure your dock bounces off the wall!

What do you think? Leave a comment with a link to a picture of your dock? Who’s is the coolest?

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Oh no! Not enough iPhone 4s!

In China, there is currently a shortage of iPhone 4s. China Unicom, the mobile carrier of the Apple iPhone 4 in China, has announced that it sold out all of the 100,000 iPhone 4s within four days of its release. China Unicom had previously reported that 200,000 people had pre-ordered the iPhone 4, but stopped online reservations and only allows users to pre-order by going directly to the retail stores. The iPhone 4 sold out much quicker compared to the launch of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in China. It took more than a month for China Unicom to sell 100,000 of the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS when they were first launched compared to the four days it took for the iPhone 4 to sell out 100,000 units. Apple has said that more iPhone 4s will be expected to arrive on October 1. China Unicom is offering customers who sign up for the 16GB iPhone 4 with a 2-year contract and a 286 RMB monthly plan will get the iPhone 4 free of charge. The deal is so striking that it is said to be the cause for the huge demand for the iPhone 4.

The iPhone 4 is very popular in China. People in China are choosing smartphones above typical phones with fewer features. There is such high demand for the iPhone 4 because of the media attention. I think that the iPhone 4 is going to be very successful in China, especially when the deal is so attractive to the people in China. People will jump at the chance to get a free iPhone 4 with a 2-year contract and monthly plan. Apple needs to ship more iPhone 4s to China while the demand is high. China Unicom is waiting for the next shipment and is advising customers to check back often to see if the iPhone 4 is available yet. Would you buy one?

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Koss Pro4AAAT

From a first glance at a picture of a Koss Pro4AAAT you might think WOW, it looks very sleek and that the headphones are made completely out of metal. But the truth is that they are made mostly out of plastic and like most products it looks better in advertisement then in real life. Also they are very big and bulky even though it is part of the design as a full size headphone. If you are able to get over the look of the Koss Pro4AAAT headphones then they are nearly perfect from the incredible sound quality to the comfort of the headphones.

The Breakdown:

– Brand: Koss

– Name: Koss Pro4AAAT

– Price: $149.99

-Warranty: Limited Lifetime Warranty

-Frequency Response: 10—25,000 Hz

-Impedance: 250 ohms

-Sensitivity: 98 dB SPL/1mW

-Cord Length: 8ft.

-Plug: 3.5mm

-Color: Silver/ Black

– Intended for: Home and everyday studio use

– Materials: Metal/ Plastic/ Leather

– Components: Headphones, Case, and Amp Adapter

– Size: 8.6 x 9 x 3 inches

-Weight: 4lbs

Point-Scaled Grading:

For reviewal of all products by The Real Mac Genius.com, a point-scale grading system is used to cover each individual aspect of the product. Said grades on varying scales are then weighed to determine a final score, which is then translated to an overall grade, as follows:

Style: 1-25 Given: 22

Price: 1-15 Given: 12

Quality materials: 1-15 Given: 12

Brand name: 1-10 Given: 7.5

Modern technologies: 1-15 Given: 14

Compatibility: 1-15 Given: 15

Ease of use: 1-5 Given: 5

OVERALL: 87.5/100 B+

For further explanation, continue reading.

Continued Evaluation:

The Koss Pro4AAAT is an overall great buy for people who listen to music a lot or people who are DJs. The headphones also seem to be very durable especially since they are immense in size. Another item to talk about is the headphone‘s case. The case is just a little bit bigger then the headphones themselves so that they fit in the case without moving or bouncing around. The case is somewhat hard so if you dropped it, the headphones might take a little to no damage depending on how it is dropped. It’s clear to me though that any serious music lover or DJ would love to have a pair of Koss Pro4AAAT headphones.

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iPhone OS or Android OS?

In September, ChangeWave surveys showed an increase of preference for the Google Android operating system. However, the iPhone OS still remains the number one preference. The ChangeWave surveys show that after the huge jump due to the release of the iPhone 4 in June, iPhone OS preference decreased from 50% to 38%. It also states that Google Android OS preference increased from 30% to 37%. BlackBerry Research in Motion’s operating system preference increased from 5% to 6%. Windows Mobile preference decreased from 2% to 1%.

ChangeWave surveys also report satisfaction rates of the operating systems based on the percentage of people that are very satisfied with his or her operating system. 74% of customers who use the Apple iPhone OS are very satisfied. 65% of customers who use the Google Android OS are very satisfied. The satisfaction rate of the Apple iPhone OS and the Google Android OS are high compared to the satisfaction rate of the Palm OS/Web OS, BlackBerry RIM OS, and Windows Mobile. The Palm OS/Web OS satisfaction rate is a mere 32%. The BlackBerry RIM OS satisfaction rate is only 31% and the Windows Mobile satisfaction rate is only 24%.

In conclusion, the Google Android operating system is becoming the next best operating system, while the current number one operating system, the Apple iPhone operating system, is declining. The ChangeWave surveys demonstrate the upward momentum of the Google Android operating system and the downward momentum of the Apple iPhone operating system. Certain features are probably the reason behind the decline in the Apple iPhone operating system preference. The iPhone OS now allows you to multitask and organize folders, but the Android operating system already had those features. What do you think?

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Quick Tip: Want to find out which applications are downloading?

Most of the time when I go and get all my updates from the App Store, I just click download all, but once I do this, they all disappear from the App Store update section.  So if you want to find out which of your applications are downloading check out this tip.  The best way to find out which ones haven’t started downloading, but are waiting to download, just type in the spotlight search “Waiting”(without the quotes).  You should end up seeing something similar to this:

If you want to find which application specifically is downloading, just type in “Loading”(Again, without the quotes).  You should see a screen like this(If you want to find out why this occurs keep reading after the break):

This occurs, because when an application begins to download from the App Store it changes the name briefly to show you which are downloading or waiting, and in case the App Developer has decided on a name change, it wants to be able to change the name in a way that doesn’t seem sporadic, so you will be able to find your app after is upgrades.

Sources: App Store Icon(Click Here)