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[How-To] - Quickly Empty Trash on MacOS X

So, I often end up in situations where there is just too much data in my Trash and emptying Trash on a Mac can take ages. The annoying bit is – while Trash is being emptied – you can not delete anything else meanwhile. I ran into a situation today where I needed to reclaim my disk space on my internal disk and the only way to do so was to empty trash which had about the same size of stuff in it. Deleting via the Finder window can take ages as it counts the files and deletes them, it almost seems like an endless process.
Apparently, you can do so via the Terminal window

cd ~/.Trash

rm -rf *

That command recursively and silently deletes everything in Trash within minutes.

FACETIME iPhone 4 - Waiting for Activation Error

It seems quite a number of users a facing this problem.
In Malaysia, there are many cases especially for Celcom subscribers. Officially - only Maxis and Digi are selling iPhone 4. Celcom has yet to officially launch their iPhone 4.
My theory for those who are not able to get their Facetime activated is probably either due to the SMSC is unable to send the activation code to the users or Celcom is intentionally blocked this activation for the time being.
Blocking Facetime activation is a way to deter customers from buying Celcom's competitors iPhone 4.
That's my 2 cents worth of theory.
I purchased the iPhone 4 months ago and have no problem activating Facetime on my Celcom line. I think this problem just recently occurred for the new users.

[WARNING] - Untethered Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 with Redsn0w 0.9.7b1

Unfortunately the Beta release of Redsn0w 0.9.7b1 is still buggy.
Several have reported some problems.
Personally - I have not tried it yet until Dev Team officially posted the Jailbreak on their website.
At the moment, if you are not the Redsn0w tester - stay away!

Updated:

Some of the known issues as posted here:

Netflix App Crashes
Mobilesubrate Crashes
Bluetooth disabled
App Switcher crashes device
YouTube doesn't currently work
AirPlay does not work
Videos on camera roll do not work
iPod Player doesn't work on iPhone 4 or the iPad
Some App Store Apps Not Working
Some devices getting stuck in boot loop

[How-TO] - Download iOS 4.2.1 ipsw

You could update your iPhone 3G/3GS/4 or iPod Touch 2G/3G to iOS 4.2.1 using iTunes. You could download iOS 4.2.1 IPSW files from the below given direct download links by Apple.

[HOW-TO] - Untethered Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 Using Redsn0w 0.9.7

Breaking News! Thanks to the Source below!
Finally the waiting is over! You can now get your Untethered Jailbreak solution today!
Got the news from the Tweets...and its still Twittering like mad now!
Full details as shown in Redmond Pie website. Even the Dev-Team website has not been updated yet!

The iPhone Dev-Team have just released their “backup plan” (Redsn0w 0.9.7) for untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak. The just released beta version of Redsn0w will enable you to jailbreak (untethered) iPhone 4, iPad and iPod touch 4G on iOS 4.2.1.

Here’s what you will need to know before proceeding:

iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 4.2.1
iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with SHSH blobs saved for iOS 4.2 Beta 3.
Mac OS X
Access to iOS 4.2 Beta 3 firmware file.
If you rely on Ultrasn0w unlock, STAY AWAY from this version of Redsn0w.
Currently limited to iPhone 4, iPad and iPod touch 4G only.

The best thing about this “backup plan” is that it doesn’t require you to restore or re-jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Warning Note:

This is a beta tester program. Things can go very wrong, so please don’t even consider testing if you have pictures or other media on your device that you haven’t backed up!
Until we fix some sandbox issues with bluetooth, the bluetooth functionality is disabled.

Here’s how to do it:

Note: Skip to Step 2 if you have previously jailbroken (tethered) your iOS device on iOS 4.2.1 with Redsn0w.

Step 1: Restore your iOS device to the official iOS 4.2.1 firmware and jailbreak it using Redsn0w by following our step by step guide posted here.

Step 2: This untethered jailbreak completely relies on SHSH blobs saved for 4.2b3 (iOS 4.2 Beta 3). To check whether you have SHSH blobs saved for iOS 4.2 Beta 3, start Cydia and wait for it to completely load the main page. You should now see “SHSH: 4.2b3” on top as shown in the screenshot below:

Step 3: Download Redsn0w 0.9.6b7 and connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with Mac.

Step 4: Now download usbmuxd from here and extract it on your computer. Start Terminal inpython-client directory and then run the following commands as shown in the screenshot below.

chmod +x tcprelay.py
./tcprelay.py -t 22:2222

Step 5: Start Redsn0w and point it to the official iOS 4.2.1 firmware file.

Step 6: Now click “Next” and select “Jailbreak Monte” option, followed by selecting iOS 4.2 Beta 3 firmware file.

Step 7: Now make sure your device is both OFF and PLUGGED IN to the computer before you click “Next”.

At this stage you will be presented with a screen where you will have to quickly hold “Power” button and then while holding the “Power” button, you will now have to hold “Home” button too. Now after few seconds release “Power” button but keep holding “Home” button until installation begins.

Step 8: Sit back and enjoy while Redsn0w will do all the rest for you. Once done, your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch will restart automatically and you will find it fully jailbroken (untethered) on the latest iOS 4.2.1 firmware.

Download iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G, iPad, iPod touch
Download Redsn0w 0.9.7b1 for Mac
Download iTunes 10.1.1 for Mac

SOURCE: Redsn0w 0.9.7 Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 Released ! Here’s How To Do It !

Another HOW-TO Guide --> HERE.

UPDATED:
New Source to help you install the usbmuxd.

[HOW-TO] - Install Adobe Photoshop CS5 for MAC

Photoshop CS5

You can download the Photoshop CS5 from here.
And find the instruction to install here.

onOne Plug-in CS5

You can download it form here.
And find the way to activate it from here.
This plug-in works in 32-bit mode. Thus, see here to run your CS5 in 32-bit mode.
Check this youtube on how to use it.

A Mini Just Joined the Leopard Family

A new Mac Mini just joined the family yesterday (Dec. 18, 2010)
Purchased at Machines KLCC.
Specs: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor , 2GB RAM (SO-DIMMs), 320 GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 320 Graphics Processor 256MB DDR3
Price of Mac Mini: RM 2399.
Purchased RM 99 Mini-Display Port to VGA cable
Purchased RM 219 Multi-touch Trackpad
The Mac Mini came with OS 10.6.3. After the installation, do a Software Update to 10.6.5.
At the first the trackpad icon is not visible at System Preferences but the software update the Trackpad can now being configured.
Coupled with Wireless Keyboard and Wireless Trackpad with only a small but powerful USB speaker on its side, my Desktop has become cleaner and simpler.
A more powerful speaker/amplifier is now connected to the Airport Express where I can stream my iTunes music.