Apple Device Names

I’m not sure why I started, but I’ve been incorporating my actual name, “Nick” into the device name for all of my Apple devices. Currently I have:

  • NickBook – first generation black MacBook
  • nickPhone – first generation 8GB iPhone
  • iNick – 10 inch iMac purchased as soon as Leopard was released
  • nickTV – Apple TV purchased last week

I need to figure out what to name my first generation 4GB iPod nano. Maybe the iNick nano.

Remove Mac OS X System Preferences Pane

In Mac OS X, some applications will install as a System Preferences pane. You can’t drag these to the trash like most applications. So how do you get rid of them?

Hold down the control key and click on the preference pane. This will display a menu with one option, Remove “Name of Application” Preference Pane. Click on this menu option (the only option) and the pane will be removed from System Preferences. Voila!