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e32 – System Hacking with ResEdit

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After looking through all the files in the System Folder last episode, we couldn't help ourselves and had to open up some of them in ResEdit. We realized that a lot of classic "hacks" are now standard features…and we found a few Easter eggs along the way.

Links for this episode:

  • e31 – The System Folder
  • Voodoo Mac [Amazon]
  • MacAddict issue #5
  • Apple's official ResEdit Reference
  • icon customization utilities
    • IconDropper [WayBack]
  • iControl [WayBack]
  • Candybar (now unsupported freeware)
  • Kaleidoscope
  • 'Maura' menu live updating
  • ttro ReadMe files
  • Ukelele OS X keyboard editor
  • removing ZoomRect via hex editor
    • Lion's always-on zooming animation
  • John Gruber laments the death of creator codes
    • ...more
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    Simple BeepBy Ed Cormany and Brian Sutorius
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