Possible fix for a jumpy gaming mouse on OSX
So, I have a G5 gaming mouse that I have been using for a number of years. I love it... but for some reason my mouse tends to "jump" around under OSX. The usual suspects like restarting the computer, or unplugging and plugging the mouse back in makes no difference. Weirder yet is that if I reboot into boot camp (Win7) the jumpiness goes away.
Some googling lead me to this page: http://dae.cyberic.eu/blog/mouse-cursor-skipping-jumping-bug-on-mac-os-x/
Additional googling lead to suggestions that you remove /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUpstreamUserClient.kext (Hint: Don't remove it, rename it instead. See below)
cd /System/Library/Extensions/ && sudo mv AppleUpstreamUserClient.kext AppleUpstreamUserClient.kext.old
Now, normally, I don't advocate that regular users mess with system files, but in this case, this "fix" actually worked for me. My advise is to rename that .kext file such that it is easily available if you ever need it, or if removing it causes problems. I would also advise that you not attempt this unless you have a way to restore it (dual boot OS, restore CD to access the file system, Time Machine, etc).
Anyways, the fix worked for me and the Jumpiness with my Logitech G5 is gone.
Update: Just had to do this again under OSX 10.6.7. (I suspect a system update restored the kext file). Problem solved again.
Getting more of your EyeTV Guide
Last year I purchased an EyeTV tuner for my mac. The price wasn't bad, and the software was really the best when it comes to OSX. It also included a 1 year subscription to the TV Guide service for use in the EyeTV app. All in all, I've been pretty happy with things... but I'm not looking forward to buying a new 1yr subscription, so I've been looking for solutions to how I can get around that. Unfortunately, I got no where on that. It seems no one really wants to share details on setting up a scraper and how to use that with EyeTV, nor are there any other compatible services I found.
Now, interestingly, an update to the EyeTV software came out recently and I just installed that. After installing it asked me to register, so I did... with a new email. Then I decided for consistency to update the TV guide subscription to use the same email address. And voila, a new 1 year subscription... without paying.
Update: This doesn't seem to work anymore. A recent update must have fixed the issue.