Filed under: Hacks, How-tos, Apple TV
Skinning Front Row to look like Apple TV
You say your Intel Mac has Apple TV envy? It's understandable, as the Apple TV is suddenly everyone's favorite gadget. Boost its ego a bit with this trick for "skinning" Front Row to make it look more like Apple TV's UI.
It's quite simple, really, as it's just a matter of replacing Front Row's image files with those from the Apple TV. You can even edit the default menus to display the "Apple TV" title. You can download all of the files you'll need - as well as the instructions - here (remember: Back up your resource files first!). When you're finished, it will look like the image above.
![TUAW [Cafepress]](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/tuaw-cafepress-promo.png)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
WillGonz said 2:23PM on 3-27-2007
I would be more interested in the other way around.
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Gregory Andrew said 4:22PM on 3-27-2007
This works great!! And it's so easy!!
PS: All of the backup files are included.
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Goobimama said 2:47PM on 3-27-2007
I bet that Apple will release FrontRow 2.0 along with Leopard and it will look just like Apple TV...
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Adam said 2:57PM on 3-27-2007
One of my pictures appears on tuaw? How grand!
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Andre said 3:00PM on 3-27-2007
@Adam: I was thinking a similar thing - one of my posts appears on tuaw? How grand! :P
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Goobimama said 4:37PM on 3-27-2007
Works for me too. And now I know how to change those startup sounds to something else (maybe Vista's 19 months in development startup sound??? Just kidding)
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Andre said 5:04PM on 3-27-2007
An hour after this was posted I got a C&D. Sorry guys.
Do note that there's still mirrors on Digg in the comments, though. ;)
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Callum Alden said 5:26PM on 3-27-2007
damn it Apple legal team. get your priorities right; we are MAC fanboys (ouch, i just admitted that for the first time) and we're having a little fun with our computers. amongst friends... no one's being ripped off, your not loosing any 'cred or money. utter arseholes.
was the C&D nasty?
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Andre said 6:58PM on 3-27-2007
It was demanding and to the point. I think I developed a new dislike for lawyers. :)
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william said 10:08AM on 3-28-2007
Yes, Front Row in Leopard will look like the AppleTV UI. An employee at Macworld confirmed this as I was testing out the AppleTV. Usually, I wouldn't expect a lower level employee to know, let alone divulge, unreleased info, but he seemed sure, he'd been told by someone above him is my guess.
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Callum said 3:51AM on 3-28-2007
humph :(
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Goobimama said 3:45AM on 3-28-2007
Thank god I got it while it was still up. I guess I'll torrent it or something...
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Macjunk said 5:30AM on 3-28-2007
Pleas mail it to me, i was to late! mac@jelle.nu
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sebastien said 4:48PM on 3-28-2007
Could someone email it to me plz ?
babas152@gmail.com
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john Brame said 10:10AM on 6-17-2007
Can someone please send me it:
john88@gmail.com
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