Mac OS X Leopard: Apple Remote Pairing

An Apple A Day Gallery – 2007.11.10
Mac OS X Leopard: Apple Remote Pairing

Apple Remote Pairing custom icon
Apple Remote comes with every Intel-based iMacs, MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. To prevent other Apple Remotes controlling the your Mac, you can:

  • Disable remote control infrared receiver. Open System Preferences > Security. Check the “Disable remote control infrared receiver. OR,
  • Pair an Apple Remote to the computer.

To pair an Apple Remote with your Mac:

  • Press and hold the “Menu” and “Next” buttons for a few seconds until the Apple Remote icon flashes on the screen.
  • After doing so, the your Mac can only be controlled using the paired Apple Remote.

To unpair the Apple Remote:

  • Open System Preferences > Security.
  • Click on the “Unpair” button.

System Preferences Security Apple Remote Pairing

Mac OS X Leopard: Finder Path Bar

An Apple A Day Gallery – 2007.11.09
Mac OS X Leopard: Finder Path Bar

From Apple:

Path Bar
See the path of a file when you view it in the Finder. Just choose Show Path Bar from the View menu and the path is visible at the bottom of the Finder window. You can also drag files to any location in the Path Bar

One feature that has been missing in Mac OS X. In Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.x) an incarnation of the Path Bar can be found in Spotlight enabled search.

Finder - Show Path Bar

iPhone Software 1.1.2

iPhone Software 1.1.2
UPDATE (2007.11.12): It is now available through iTunes. Connect your iPhone, launch iTunes, and “Check for Update”.

There is no radically new features added in iPhone Software 1.1.2 which is now made available on Apple’s software download server.

iPhone Software 1.1.2 (160.1MB) | iPod touch Software 1.1.2 (157.9MB)

Custom ringtones are separated from standard ones.
PLUS: You can use the .m4r method to add your own custom ringtones to the iPhone.

How to add your own custom made ringtones to the iPhone:

  • You need iTunes 7.5 and iPhone Software 1.1.2
  • Encode the file into 128kbps AAC, smaller file size is preferred. I use GarageBand to edit and convert the audio file.
  • Rename the file extension from “.m4a” to “.m4r”; for Mac OS X “Get Info” the file, then change the extension name there.
  • Add the now “.m4r” file into iTunes, preferably have iTunes to copy the files into the library.
  • Connect your iPhone, go to the “Ringtones” tab, and check the ringtones you want to send to the iPhone.

There is now iPhone battery indicator on iTunes (tested using iTunes 7.5).

iPhone Software 1.1.2 - Power icon in iTunes 7.5

Right after iPhone Software Update or Software restore, the iPhone is flashing “Slide to Unlock” in different languages (French and German).

more to come….