Whacking to a new Mac app Video

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Whacking to a new Mac app
Created: 07/18/2006
Video description: The "SmackBook Pro" is a hack for Mac computers that takes advantage of a hard drive motion sensor, letting you smack a machine to switch to a new desktop or app. Watch the video, from a blog by Medallia Feedback Solutions, to see it in action.

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