First you will need to download a few files:

1. smackleopard.command, the file that contains the sensitivity information and calls for the system event to switch spaces, and
2. AMSTracker, the command-line program that retrieves acceleration data from the Sudden Motion Sensor

Once you have downloaded the 2 files, you will need to place them in the same directory. After that, you might want to open the smackleopard.command file with TextEdit to modify the sensitivity.

To change the sensitivity find the following lines and modify both the numbers indicated. The higher the number, the harder you need to smack.

if(abs($x) > 30 && $stable > 30) {

	$stable = 0;

If you aren’t using the default keyboard shortcuts to switch between spaces (Control + Arrow keys), you will need to modify the file to reflect the shortcuts. I for one use the Option + Arrow keys to toggle spaces so I changed the following code

`osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke (ASCII character 29) using control down'`

} else {

`osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke (ASCII character 28) using control down'`

into this

`osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke (ASCII character 28) using option down'`

} else {

`osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke (ASCII character 29) using option down'`

I also swapped the keystroke parameters (ASCII character 28/29) to reverse the direction that spaces switch in to my liking.

Once you have configured the smackleopard.command file, you will need to change the script’s permission so that it becomes executable. Open up Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal) and switch to the smackleopard.command directory using the cd command. If it is on your desktop, you would type in the following:

cd /Users/myusername/Desktop

Change permissions with the following command:

chmod +x smackleopard.command

Now assuming that both smackleopard.command and AMSTracker are in that same directory, you may now run it by typing in the following:

./smackleopard.command

To end the SmackBook system events, just press Control + C while it is running in Terminal. Watch it in action in this video, though the instructions may be a bit confusing to the inexperienced.

• Command + Shift + 3: Takes a screenshot and saves it on the desktop
• Command + Shift + 4: Allows you to select a portion of the screen and saves it on the desktop
• Command + Shift + 4, then space bar: Allows you to select a window and saves it on the desktop
• Command + Control + Shift + 3: Takes a screenshot and saves it on the clipboard
• Command + Control + Shift + 4: Allows you to select a portion of the screen and saves it on the clipboard
• Command + Control + Shift + 4, then space bar: Allows you to select a window and saves it on the clipboard

Aside from using those key combinations, OS X has its own utility for taking screenshots called Grab. It supports several features like timed capture and the ability to change the pointer type when taking the screenshot. The application is located at /Applications/Utilities/Grab.

The entire list of updates follows right after the bump.

Active Directory

• Addresses issues which could hinder or prevent binding Mac OS X 10.5.x clients to Active Directory domains.

AirPort

• Improves connection reliability and stability
• Includes 802.1X improvements.
• Resolves certain kernel panics.

Back to my Mac

• Adds support for more third-party routers, as detailed in this article.

Dashboard

• Improves performance of certain Apple Dashboard widgets (such as Dictionary).
• Addresses an issue in which Dashboard widgets may no longer be accessible after switching to or from an account that has Parental Controls enabled.

Dock

• Updates Stacks with a List view option, a Folder view option, and an updated background for Grid view.

Desktop

• Addresses legibility issues with the menu bar with an option to turn off transparency in Desktop & Screen Saver preferences.
• Adjusts menus to be slightly-less translucent overall.

iCal

• Improves iCal so that it accurately reflects responses to recurring meetings.
• Addresses an issue in which a meeting may remain on the calendar after being cancelled.
• Addresses stability issues related to .Mac syncing of iCal calendars.
• Resolves an intermittent issue in which editing an event with attendees would cause the event to shrink and not register that the event was updated.

iChat

• Addresses an issue with simultaneously-logged in accounts in which iChat sounds generated from one account might be heard in another account.
• Fixes an issue in which iChat idle time is affected by Time Machine backups.
• Improves connectivity when running iChat behind a router that doesn’t preserve ports.
• Enables logged chats from previous versions of iChat to open faster and more reliably.
• Addresses an issue with text chats in which users may be unable to receive messages from the sender.
• Addresses an issue that may prevent rejoining an AIM chat room without reopening iChat.
• Addresses video chat compatibility issues with AIM 6 and third-party routers.
• Fixes an issue with case-sensitivity of AIM handles.

iSync

• Adds support for Samsung D600E and D900i phones.

Finder

• Addresses an issue in which Finder could unexpectedly quit when displaying folder contents in Column view.
• Addresses an issue in which Finder could unexpectedly quit when accessing Users and Groups in a Get Info pane.
• Resolves an issue that prevented setting permissions on a folder alias.
• Resolves an issue in which the Eject command could write to a disc in the optical drive.
• Fixes an issue in which the scroll bar might disappear when deleting a file within a folder that includes files that are out of view.
• Fixes an issue in the Sharing & Permissions section of Get Info windows, in which the gear icon appears to be gray/disabled after authentication.
• Addresses an issue in which the Show Icon Preview preference might not be not saved when turning it off.
• Fixes an issue that could occur when trying to print an image from the Finder.

Mail

• Addresses an issue with Message menu’s Mark > As Read choice.
• Fixes an issue in which duplicate On My Mac folders may appear in the sidebar after upgrading to Leopard.
• Improves the accuracy of the Data Detectors feature.
• Resolves an issue with scrolling through a Note that is displayed using the split view in the message window.
• Fixes an issue with deleting messages located in the Drafts folder.
• Fixes an issue in which dragging the icon in the Safari URL field into a Mail message creates an attachment instead of a link.
• Addresses an issue found when opening a item in the Notes folder that is not a Note.
• Fixes an issue that may prevent RSS feeds from being delivered in Mail.
• Resolves an issue in which a selected message could “flash” from blue to gray when in Organize by Thread mode.
• Fixes an issue with scrolling between multiple To Dos in an email message.
• Fixes an issue in which the body of email messages with certain MIME structures may not be displayed.
• Improves performance with America Online (AOL) account-based messages in Mail.
• Addresses issues with some ISPs during automatic set-up in Mail.
• Addresses an issue in which Mail might not send mail on some networks to some SMTP servers.
• Mail now automatically disables the (unsupported) third-party plugin GrowlMail version 1.1.2 or earlier to avoid issues.
• Adds an option to view large icons in the Mailbox list.

Networking

• Addresses a hanging issue that may occur when connecting to an AFP network volume.

Parental Controls

• Improves stability when opening the Parental Controls System Preferences pane.
• Fixes an issue that may prevent changes to the email address for permission requests.
• Addresses an issue with printer administration for a guest account enabled with Parental Controls.
• Addresses an issue with setting printer administration privileges from another Mac on the local network.
• Fixes an issue that could prevent certain applications from being allowed.
• Addresses accuracy issues with the web content filter.

Preview

• Improves stability when scrolling through a PDF document.
• Fixes an issue that prevents tabbing within a PDF document after clicking on the PDF.
• Improves the Mail Document feature so that email attachments are more reliably created from Print Preview.

Printing

• Addresses an issue in which remote printers may be deleted when the computer is put to sleep.
• Improves printing performance when using some Microsoft Office applications.
• Resolves an issue with some printing options, such as landscape orientation, number of copies, two-sided printing, and so forth that may not have functioned with some printers shared by Microsoft Windows.
• Adds support for certain printers connected to the USB port of an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express base station.
• Resolves a stalling issue that could occur when installing certain Canon printing software from a disc.

RAW Image

• Adds RAW image support for several cameras, as detailed in this article.

Safari

• Addresses issues with Safari reliably resolving certain domains.

Login and Setup Assistant

• Addresses an issue in which Setup Assistant could unexpectedly appear each time Mac OS X 10.5 starts up.
• Improves stability and performance during log in.

System

• Improves the accuracy of the grammar checker.
• The computer will now shut down if an automatic disk repair does not succeed during startup.

Time Machine

• Adds a menu bar option for accessing Time Machine features (the menu extra can be enabled in Time Machine preferences). The status menu appears by default.
• Improves backup reliability when computer name contains slash or non-ASCII characters.
• Fixes an issue in which the backup disk displayed in the Finder may be out of sync with the disk chosen for Time Machine.
• Addresses issues in which some external drives are not recognized by Time Machine.

Other

• Improves general stability when running third-party applications.
• Addresses an issue in which the incorrect search results may be displayed for certain Automator Find/Filter actions.
• Addresses an issue with the Latvian and Russian keyboard layouts.
• Addresses an issue in which the backlight could turn off before Energy Saver’s backlight setting.

[Via Apple]

Today’s keynote address from Macworld has been uploaded on to the Apple website. Check it out here.

EDIT: The entire keynote is now available to watch on macBound below. Requires QuickTime.

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The speculations have indeed shown to be correct, as Apple unveiled its new notebook: the MacBook Air. Dubbed the “world’s thinnest notebook”, it runs a sleek 0.74″ on one end down to 0.16″ on the other. It features a 13.3″ LED backlit screen, full-size backlit keyboard, multi-touch touchpad with gesture support, an iSight camera, 802.11n, and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. The casing is made out of aluminum and the computer only weighs 3lbs.

Inside, there is a 1.8-inch hard drive, like in the iPod, and an optional 64GB solid state drive is also available. Apple has also asked Intel to shrink down their Core 2 Duo processors 60% smaller so that they could fit in the MacBook Air. The battery life is measured at 5 hours. One thing the Air doesn’t have would be an optical drive, and this is compensated by a USB powered SuperDrive which is priced at $99.

The MacBook Air has mercury-free and arsenic-free glass display, circuit boards are free of BFR and PVC and the packaging has 56% less volume than the regular MacBook. The Air starts at $1799 and will be available in two weeks.

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The following explains how to do an Archive and Install:

1. Insert Disc 1 of your Mac OS X install disc into your computer (it should have come with your Mac).
2. Restart your Mac (Apple menu > Restart…).
3. As your Mac is booting, hold down the C key on your keyboard. This forces OS X to boot from the disc.
4. Once the disc has booted, select your language of preference and continue.
5. After accepting the license agreement, select the destination disk OS X is installed on and click on the Options button.
6. Make sure the Archive and Install radio button is selected, and preferably the Preserve Users and Network Settings checkbox as well. This will import existing user accounts, their home folders, and your network settings into the new system.
7. Accept the settings and click on continue to complete the installation.

Once the installation is complete, there will be a new folder on the Macintosh HD entitled Previous Systems, which contains existing system files before the Archive and install. This folder can be deleted if unneeded as it just takes disk space.

A short list of commonly used programs on Windows followed by their Mac substitutes and a brief explanation:

Windows	Mac	Explantation
		Internet Browsing Safari just didn't cut it for my surfing habits so I downloaded my trusty preferred browser of Firefox, which is fortunately cross-platform.

Other programs that deserve a mention include iStumbler for NetStumbler, Chicken of the VNC for TightVNC, Google Earth for Google Earth, and IE:mac for Internet Explorer. Ok, I’m just kidding about the last one. IE:mac has been discontinued a long time ago — good riddance.

The MacBook comes in a slimmer box with the Leopard desktop background depicted on the screen.

Regular peripherals which come with the MacBook. Nothing’s changed here.

The keyboard has been updated to change the functions of the F keys in line with Apple’s recent aluminum keyboard. The second enter key and numpad have been removed from the keyboard as well.

MacBook, fully loaded.

I hope that this website will encourage the use of Windows alternatives (particularly Macs) and will one day become a big and seasoned community.