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[drgrudge]

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How to hide dirty stuffs in OS X?

 

[gxsaurav]

Guys, look here:
Porn in Windows and Linux


How to hide dirty stuffs in OS X?

Simple, make an encrypted password protected expanding Disk Image & save movies in it. When you want to watch just double click on the DMG file & enter password. It is nothing but a big file on your harddisk which mounts & opens up for all access, once unmounted it gets locked again.

You cannot hide that DMG file in Finder though, so better name it something like "Pics of Vaishno Devi"

 

[jamesbond007]

Guys, look here:
Porn in Windows and Linux


How to hide dirty stuffs in OS X?

I personally use hide folders, pretty simple and straight forward!!
Man your dirty MOOOVIES folders is giving me goosebumps, I understand asian, black, white but WTF is horses ???? God what is it ???

@gx
I liked your solution, can you elaborate ??

 

[aryayush]

I am trying to run an windows app that requires quicktime, in crossover. But it gives me a prompt saying that I should click yes to do to quicktime website and download it now or click no to exit. any workaround?

Have you tried installing the Windows version of QuickTime using CrossOver? Don't expect it to work with the one already installed on your Mac.

Which Windows application is it, by the way?

@Jamesbond: The thing is with rentals (in the US, which is what apple caters to nowadays), the internet connections are fast enough that you can watch the movie 30 seconds after clicking the rent button. Even in India if we had an unlimited 2mbps broadband connection, we could do the 'free rental' thing for movies, watch a 700MB within the hour.

You could watch them within ten minutes, even in India, on those 2Mbps connections. You can start watching it even while it downloads. No need to wait for the whole thing to finish downloading. Just like YouTube.

It's just that our internet sucks out here which makes us burn those DVDs.

That is the one major problem with India. India is lagging behind all those USA-type nations in the field of technology just because of this one problem. If only we had an unlimited broadband connection with decent speeds, this country would be right up there with everyone else. We would have had an iTunes Store out here.

I would gladly pay Rs. 2,000-3,000 per month for an 8Mbps unlimited broadband connection. Airtel gives you a download limit of eight gigabytes.

 

[jamesbond007]

@gx

I googled and got the elaborated version for your solution

@yash

I thought QT only plays videos, so what app is it that you wanna play ??

 

[aryayush]

You cannot hide that DMG file in Finder though, so better name it something like "Pics of Vaishno Devi"

Think before you speak, man! Even though I am an Arya Samaaji and don't believe in so many different Gods and idol worship, etc., your comment still sounds very offensive to me. I can only imagine how pissed those people would be who believe in the "Goddess".

Simple, make an encrypted password protected expanding Disk Image & save movies in it. When you want to watch just double click on the DMG file & enter password. It is nothing but a big file on your harddisk which mounts & opens up for all access, once unmounted it gets locked again.

I can suggest even better methods elaborating on this one but damned will be the day when I help someone with any pornography related query. It's worse than helping someone try to install Mac OS X on a PC, and that's an unpardonable crime!

Leopard continues to surprise me. Goobi/other people had to tell me 80% of the things. But it's cool to discover things after some time even if you're using it for a long time now.

That's the best thing about Mac OS X. Though it has thinned down to a trickle after having spent one and a half year with the machine, OS X still continues to surprise me every now and then.

 

[goobimama]

You could watch them within ten minutes, even in India, on those 2Mbps connections. You can start watching it even while it downloads. No need to wait for the whole thing to finish downloading. Just like YouTube.

Was talking about the 'free rental' thing. You know, the rental services offered by torrentleech or one of those kinds...

 

[aryayush]

took me 5 seconds to get the joke..lol

LOL! Took me 15 seconds to get the joke! Here I was, cursing my dial up!

Probably took me half a second. You guys are pathetic.

Was talking about the 'free rental' thing. You know, the rental services offered by torrentleech or one of those kinds...

Ah. Should've known.

 

[goobimama]

@jamesbond: Open disk utility. Then click on "New Image". It will give you a dialog box asking for image size and such (if you select Sparseimage it will be ever expanding in size). Specify whatever size you want for your files. Give it 128bit protection and save it wherever. Click create. I think at this point it will ask for a password

Once it's done, just double click it, when mounting it will ask for a password. Enter the password and it will show up as a regular disk image on the desktop. Drag whatever files you want of it there, and when you are done, unmount it.

Ah. Also, (I think) you can fire up the terminal, make a new folder (mkdir .dirtypictures) with a '.' (period) in front of it. I'm not sure where it makes the folder, there should be some way in the terminal to control that (I think it's mkdir "users/jamesbond/dirtymovies/.dirtypictures". Now whenever you want to go to the folder, right click finder icon, "Go to Folder", and enter that folder name (if it's inside somewhere, enter it's path).

Remember a print file list command in terminal will reveal all your folders so it's not perfect security.

 

[yash]

Have you tried installing the Windows version of QuickTime using CrossOver? Don't expect it to work with the one already installed on your Mac.

Which Windows application is it, by the way?

You could watch them within ten minutes, even in India, on those 2Mbps connections. You can start watching it even while it downloads. No need to wait for the whole thing to finish downloading. Just like YouTube.

That is the one major problem with India. India is lagging behind all those USA-type nations in the field of technology just because of this one problem. If only we had an unlimited broadband connection with decent speeds, this country would be right up there with everyone else. We would have had an iTunes Store out here.

I would gladly pay Rs. 2,000-3,000 per month for an 8Mbps unlimited broadband connection. Airtel gives you a download limit of eight gigabytes.

@gx

I googled and got the elaborated version for your solution

@yash

I thought QT only plays videos, so what app is it that you wanna play ??

they're a couple of maya tutorials. The video is encrypted and cannot be played without the player that came with the cd...which is a windows exe

 

[gxsaurav]

they're a couple of maya tutorials. The video is encrypted and cannot be played without the player that came with the cd...which is a windows exe

Is that a Flash Projector? Where did you got it from? Is it GNOMON workshop based?

 

[preshit.net]

Oh man...

Apple India has priced the MacBook Air for Rs. 96,100 + Tax !

 

[praka123]

^definitely tata nano unless u r drowned(drooling) for OS X Leopard

 

[aryayush]

MacHEADS The Movie

I know which movie I'm gonna watch next.

Oh man...

Apple India has priced the MacBook Air for Rs. 96,100 + Tax !

WTF! It's already here!!

And the price is outrageous. $1,799 amounts to around Rs. 71,000 right now. They want one lac bucks for it! Rs. 29,000 extra!!

They're freaking nuts. I'm not buying it for a paisa more than Rs. 80,000.

The description page says that it is "Ultra thin. Ultra portable. Ultra unlike anything else." They forgot to mention that it is "Ultra mind-bogglingly expensive!" I'm so pissed right now.

This will be my first regional post on MacUser, where I'll truly bring the Indian perspective to it.

 

[goobimama]

What's with people comparing everything to the Tata nano? What of all those who already own cars? Do they also have to forgo everything just cause they are priced similar to the nano?

Anyway, if and when I'm getting one, it's going to be shipped from Lala land itself. It's almost senseless buying it here. Unless it drops to around 80-85k, it's no go for me...

 

[yash]

Is that a Flash Projector? Where did you got it from? Is it GNOMON workshop based?

flash projector? what do u mean?

no, Gnomon videos work fine. this one is alias maya techniques supertoons.

 

[goobimama]

^^ Why not try it within Parallels? That should give it a much better windows environment than Crossover.

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The latest iTunes/Frontrow update screwed up things! Now, in my TV shows list, each Season is separated. This is fine in iTunes, but when I am browsing through Front Row, and if I have say three seasons of a particular show, I get three different links in the menu. Earlier it was just one link, with all the shows listed from latest episode at the top, to first episode at the bottom...

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[preshit.net]

Goobi, thanks for telling me ( us ) about Baseline

The pricing of the MBA at 96K is totally outrageous. It still says "pending agency approval" though. I'd called up the Imagine store yesterday, they said its not yet reached us, but their office says it'll be priced around 95K or so.

Aayush, I'll be looking forward to that post in that case

Query: Suppose I subscribe to some podcasts in iTunes, when do they get downloaded ? Can I schedule their time of download ?

Also, why am I not getting topic reply notifications anymore ?

 

[yash]

I can play it fine in vmware fusion. but I just don't want that extra baggage of windows software for a little tutorial. I say I should have been able to just burn the video to a dvd so that i can just pop in the disk and watch it, but its not so.

Anyways, I bought a bluetooth stereo heasdset. but the problem is, it can not be used for music and skype simultaneously. I can either use it as headphones or use it as headset... does anyone have a workaround for this?

the bluetooth menu
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sound input pref
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Sound output pref
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Skype audio pref
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[aryayush]

I'd called up the Imagine store yesterday, they said its not yet reached us

That's obvious. It hasn't even started shipping in the U.S. yet. But the fact that it is up on the India Apple Online Store means that it will be available here sooner rather than later.

Query: Suppose I subscribe to some podcasts in iTunes, when do they get downloaded ?

~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Library/Podcasts

Can I schedule their time of download ?

No, you cannot.