Comments on: Mac OS X Pranks http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/ All things science and technology Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:31:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Joe http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-1540 Joe Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:02:44 +0000 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-1540 Hi, A freind of mine panic daily because he thinks hackers are after him. He is 32 and his father runs a mutli million dollar business. He is currently dating a girl that he has done back ground checks on her because he thinks she is after his money. He truly thinks that hackers are getting into his phone and eleting out his emails and programs. the fact of the matter is that he goes onto every single flagged website and subscribes to anything that pops up on the screen causing all his computers with crazy pop ups and potential virus. He live in another state and I an looking for a prank to get him trough email. Again he is using MAC i have windows. He visits my office bi-weekly. Is there anything I can remotely send him or any file avaiable that when he opens it he gets a really crazy looking fake virus pop up or something of the sort. Please advise I am open to any suggestions you may have. Hi, A freind of mine panic daily because he thinks hackers are after him. He is 32 and his father runs a mutli million dollar business. He is currently dating a girl that he has done back ground checks on her because he thinks she is after his money. He truly thinks that hackers are getting into his phone and eleting out his emails and programs. the fact of the matter is that he goes onto every single flagged website and subscribes to anything that pops up on the screen causing all his computers with crazy pop ups and potential virus. He live in another state and I an looking for a prank to get him trough email. Again he is using MAC i have windows. He visits my office bi-weekly. Is there anything I can remotely send him or any file avaiable that when he opens it he gets a really crazy looking fake virus pop up or something of the sort. Please advise I am open to any suggestions you may have.

]]> By: Franklin http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-257 Franklin Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:32:44 +0000 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-257 @Ben - Try, nohup /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background & @Ben - Try,

nohup /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background &

]]> By: Ben http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-285 Ben Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:21:54 +0000 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-285 Riley, is there any way to make the screensaver/terminal prank permanent? That is, it stays when you close Terminal? Riley, is there any way to make the screensaver/terminal prank permanent? That is, it stays when you close Terminal?

]]> By: Steve http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-275 Steve Sun, 25 May 2008 11:29:35 +0000 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-275 Hey Guys, loving the pranks! Found another one that makes your screen look like it's broken?! Wicked for laptops, set it goin and close your mates laptop.. They've got most of the others on here too but the broken screen one is good. it's here : http://www.appleanarchy.com Keep it up!! Steve Hey Guys, loving the pranks! Found another one that makes your screen look like it’s broken?! Wicked for laptops, set it goin and close your mates laptop.. They’ve got most of the others on here too but the broken screen one is good.

it’s here : http://www.appleanarchy.com

Keep it up!!

Steve

]]> By: Riley http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-266 Riley Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:06:27 +0000 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-266 @Scott-That is quite an elaborate April Fool's Prank! I am glad that none of the Zaphu guys pulled that one on me. Thanks for commenting, and be sure to let us know if you create any more clever pranks! @Scott-That is quite an elaborate April Fool’s Prank! I am glad that none of the Zaphu guys pulled that one on me. Thanks for commenting, and be sure to let us know if you create any more clever pranks!

]]> By: Scott http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-265 Scott Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:35:37 +0000 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-265 I conceived this original April fools prank a couple months ago, and I've been itching to pull it on a buddy of mine. Finally got my chance today. Change the keyboard to Dvorak via System Preferences > Input Menu. Check Dvorak and uncheck US from the list. Alternately, you can leave both checked, but US might have precedence, so you can opt to "Show input in menu bar" which allows you to make a quick change between the two. Then uncheck to hide it again, or leave showing if you want to provide a little hint, or if you think the user is unsuspecting. I created a fancy riddle for mine, and I led up to it with some Confusious-like sayings about being lost in translation, references to the tower of babel, etc. It was a blast. I had my victim fooled for a while, until he found the riddle hiding under his keyboard. He was intelligent enough to solve it fairly quickly, although I spelled it out in this part of my riddle: "Fear not, don't worry, you haven't been hacked. To spell it out clearly: Tsfq.d nddl H.soavqh!" If you type that in, with Dvorak active, it spells "You've been Dvorak'd!" Fun times! Jarrt Arogp Yssp;! I conceived this original April fools prank a couple months ago, and I’ve been itching to pull it on a buddy of mine. Finally got my chance today.

Change the keyboard to Dvorak via System Preferences > Input Menu. Check Dvorak and uncheck US from the list. Alternately, you can leave both checked, but US might have precedence, so you can opt to “Show input in menu bar” which allows you to make a quick change between the two. Then uncheck to hide it again, or leave showing if you want to provide a little hint, or if you think the user is unsuspecting.

I created a fancy riddle for mine, and I led up to it with some Confusious-like sayings about being lost in translation, references to the tower of babel, etc. It was a blast. I had my victim fooled for a while, until he found the riddle hiding under his keyboard. He was intelligent enough to solve it fairly quickly, although I spelled it out in this part of my riddle:

“Fear not, don’t worry, you haven’t been hacked.
To spell it out clearly: Tsfq.d nddl H.soavqh!”

If you type that in, with Dvorak active, it spells “You’ve been Dvorak’d!”

Fun times! Jarrt Arogp Yssp;!

]]> By: Riley http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-256 Riley Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:29:24 +0000 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-256 @Jordan314-With April Fool's Day quickly approaching I appreciate learning new Mac pranks to use on the Zaphu team! Keep 'em coming ;-) @Jordan314-With April Fool’s Day quickly approaching I appreciate learning new Mac pranks to use on the Zaphu team! Keep ‘em coming ;-)

]]> By: Jordan314 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-270 Jordan314 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:45:19 +0000 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-270 Hmm the last one opens up a terminal window on the remote machine with every command you've typed, which is weird but interesting. You could use this instead: sudo osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to sleep' You can also do things like this to open a dialog box: osascript -e 'tell application "Finder"' -e "activate" -e "display dialog \"Happy April Fools!\"" -e 'end tell' Hmm the last one opens up a terminal window on the remote machine with every command you’ve typed, which is weird but interesting. You could use this instead:
sudo osascript -e ‘tell app “Finder” to sleep’
You can also do things like this to open a dialog box:
osascript -e ‘tell application “Finder”‘ -e “activate” -e “display dialog \”Happy April Fools!\”" -e ‘end tell’

]]> By: Jordan314 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-269 Jordan314 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:04:55 +0000 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-269 These are great. Can't get the screensaver one to work in Leopard. This is a way you can put the computer to sleep: sudo shutdown -s now hehehe These are great.
Can’t get the screensaver one to work in Leopard.
This is a way you can put the computer to sleep:
sudo shutdown -s now

hehehe

]]> By: Riley http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-262 Riley Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:17:37 +0000 http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/22/mac-os-x-pranks/#comment-262 Thanks, Debbie! This one is great. Notice that I added a "Reader Suggestions" section above! Thanks, Debbie! This one is great. Notice that I added a “Reader Suggestions” section above!

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