Mozilla’s Firefox has a theme that is easy on the eyes and just as functional, however, everyone’s taste is a little different and default isn’t always beautiful. So today we come to you with out three favorite Firefox themes.

Up first, Tylerc’s Chromifox. Chromifox, as you may have guested from the name, is a coat of Chrome for Firefox. It is a very clean and professional theme that is super intuitive and very nice to look at. If you haven’t given Chrome a try yet, this theme may perk your intrest. (also, give tylerc’s other theme Camifox a try if you dig Camino‘s theme.)

Secondly, we have gigeher’s Purity. It’s simple and straight forward design make for a great clutter-free interface. It’s white design with light accents of blue make it a very stylish choice. This theme is still in beta but it is fully functional.

Rounding up the list is Spewboy’s Strata40. Inspired by Firefox 4, this theme is very reminiscent of the default Firefox theme but improvements have been made and it definitely trumps what is shipping with as the default now.

This is a documentation of my project to mod a Powermac G4 into a hackintosh.
Very little effort went into the research of compatibility. I was shopping on a budget and I knew if they didn’t fit I could just get a cheap pc case.
So, $470 dollars later my tigerdirect shopping cart is full of mostly everything I need.

• Thermaltake Pure-Power 430-Watt power supply. – $39.99
• 250GB SATA 3.5″ HDD from Seagate. – $49.99
• 4 Gig of OCZ SLI-Ready PC6400  800MHz DDR2 RAM – $19.99
• Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 wolfdale @2..8GHz and a 1600MHz FSB – $119.99
• LG 22xDVD-R and  16x DL-DVD Burner – $29.99
• Gigabyte EP43-UD3l Motherboard.w/ 1600MHz FSB. – $84.99
• XFX Ultra-Silent GeForce 9400GTw/ 512MB DDR2 RAM – $49.99
• I also got a NetGear WiFi Card and a Wireless Logitech Keyboard/Mouse set- $19.96/$34.99

As of now I have been able to install the new Hard Drive, DVD Burner, and Power Supply into the G4.

Read on for pics,. Read the rest of this entry »

iFixit.com has a great do-it-yourself bundle that allows you to upgrade your Mac Mini’s storage all the way up to 1TB. Mighty impressive, even if you do loose your optical drive.

Buy the Package here: ifixit 1TB Mac Mini Package

or, if your just interested to see who they do it, check out the how-to link here. 1TB Mac Mini installation Guide.

When I had my MDD G4 PowerMac I had both OS X and Fedora Linux installed on it. Now, with my MacBook Pro, I have Linux Mint installed. Is one OS enough for you, or do you have another one piggybacking on your Mac?

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What did Apple do the week of Febuaray 15th – 21st? Read on to get the goods.

• New 17″ MacBook Pro starts arriving at doorsteps

• Possible sneak peak of new MacMini -Video

• Apple discontinues 20″ cinema display

• Apple buying up all the RAM it can get its hands on

• Apple opens two new retail stores in France

• Turning the Dell Mini 9 into the Ultimate OS X Netbook

Keep your eyes open for my upcoming review of Linux Mint 6 (64bit) on the MacBook Pro as well more Apple tips, rumors, and news!

Interested in what I do when I’m not blogging? Follow me on Twitter to stay up to date. Twitter.com/lwestlie

Not to long ago I attempted to install Linux Mint 5.0 on my MacBook Pro. It went okay but things like the display driver and wireless just didn’t work right. Fast Forward to the release of Mint 6.0. Slick, the one word that sums up this new release. Automated driver retrieval and installation makes everything much much easier. The WiFi and ATI Control Center installed without a hitch. Combine all of this with Apple’s built in boot camp feature and you have the easiest and fastest dual boot system.

Here are the pics:

Although Apple claims they can only support 4GB max, those shiny new MacBook and MacBook Pros can support up to 6GBs of DDR3 memory. For the casual user, installing a 4GB and 2GB module in your MacBook or MacBook Pro may seem like a bit of overkill. Especially with a $600 price tag. But if you are looking for shear performance on the go, its good to know you can always add another 2GBs. Keep in mind though, that as of now, 6GBs is the absolute limit. 8GBs apparently gives the system issues.

Not so long ago I wrote about changing the login screen on OS X.  It was a detailed post about navigating through system folders and some copying and pasting and such. But today I bring you a better and more powerful way to customize your login experience. Introducing Visage.

Visage allows you to edit the login panel and the login background. It also brings the ability to enable desktop effects to your finger tips. Just install the Preference pane and you are good to go. Simplicity is always good.

Customizing my mac has always been a good way to make your computer more personal. You’ll know what I am talking about next time you start up your mac and look are newly customized mac.

Hit up keakaj.com/visage for the download link. OS X 10.1+

Growl has always been a great app. It simplifies everything I do, and now, it’s becoming even more useful

Richard Stelling of EchoTech put together this deceivingly simply How-To for integrating Twitter with Growl.. It involves some terminal work but please don’t let that scare you away. Its very simply copy and paste stuff.

1. Installing the Modules

You will need only 3 modules Mac::Growl, Net::Twitter and Date::Format, if your lucky Date::Format might even be already installed. Type the following commands into terminal. Read the rest of this entry »

So, if you like Appleaddiction.net as much as me, I know your looking for some rad wallpaper to liven up your computer screen. At the moment I don’t believe anyone else has made any. So, I took it upon myself to create some smooth, elegant appleaddiction.net wallpaper/backgrounds.

All the files are in 1600×1200 so you are going to be getting very clean, crisp pics. The preview of the zipped folder containing 8 created images to the right doesn’t really do it justice so I strongly suggest you check the rest of them out.

Download: Appleaddictionbackgrounds.zip