I don't know about the background color, but I did update my quartzdisplay editing tutorial with information about editing the Tiger startup progress bar. http://lonestar.utsa.edu…

Very nice!!! Thanks!!

If WaitingForLoginWindow is an app, does this mean it can be replaced with a custom-built app? The name implies that it simply waits for the login window to open, then quits (prog…

WaitingForLoginWindow is an "application" with graphics inside it, yes. The graphics inside can be replaced with a custom made. For a detailed walkthrough, including the restrictio…

Has anyone figured out how to customize the login screen (not the login/boot panel) in Tiger. In 10.3 you could edit /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgentPlugins/loginwindow.…

If anyone is interested, modifying the login screen in 10.4 is very similar to modifying it in 10.3. It turns out the file to edit is /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgentPlu…

I followed the guide you made, but when I open it in resorcerer I don't get the same hex and numbers. I don't get 36840 (10), I only go up to 112EC, then it stops. Any idea where …

I'm admittedly ignorant when it comes to Resorcerer, but my file looks like Kitsune's (lines/offset only up to 112EC). However...I did find the %PDF at line/offset 9000. The hex …

Quote: Originally Posted by Abhi Beckert If WaitingForLoginWindow is an app, does this mean it can be replaced with a custom-built app? The name implies that it simply waits fo…

Does anyone know if there is a way to "hook" the running app WaitingForLoginWindow. That way we could run our own custom app over the login window using whatever sized graphics we…

I tried all this weeks ago - I actually just replaced WaitingForLoginWindow with a script to just call loginwindow - it worked and you didn'ty get any progress bar at all.

Alright, I'm on the whole digital lifestyle kick. I've gone through vonage for the phone, itunes for music, iPhoto for pics. and all that... now I'm looking at Eye TV 200 instead …

EyeTV is great. There is another current topic with more details, but, in summary, it is worth it. As far as the Tivo comparison, you have more control and flexibility with EyeTV…

I am looking to see if anyone has come across or has interest in helping with developing a Web Based Mac OS Simulator. I work for an Internet Service Provider type company in the …

Why not just ask the company to buy a Mac? :-/

Yeah, come on. The eMac and the Mac mini are well within the budget for pretty much any company, and especially one with 100+ employees.

um, it's gonna be cheaper to buy a Mac mini than to pay for the man hours needed to develop a web-based "mac simulator". And the bonus is, you have a real Mac. *boink*

^^^^^^^^^^ what they said. get a mac and be proud... i am

We already have 5 Powerbooks. But what I am looking for is something that I can build instructions into as a tutorial. It is great to use the machines, but it doesn't mean they w…

Maybe make a demo movie with Snapz Pro? That seems like the quickest way to do what it sounds like you want to do.

I have been considering doing something like that. What I was considering was assembling multiple video captures into a Flash and then building a Text instructions over lay and vi…

yea that would work. but i would search for a better video taking program maybe.

Quote: Originally Posted by ThePhoenix We already have 5 Powerbooks. But what I am looking for is something that I can build instructions into as a tutorial. It is great to us…

There's a "Help" menu in Mac OS X, it's pretty useful. You could direct your users towards it and that ought to solve most problems. If your users can't figure out the interface,…

Quote: Originally Posted by registered_user There's a "Help" menu in Mac OS X, it's pretty useful. You could direct your users towards it and that ought to solve most problems.…