A lot of writers, including me, suspected the Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt meeting in public was a PR stunt . After some research, and info on background, I’m more sure it wasn’t. More

Screencap formats, secret dock animations, previously unseen menu shortcuts, login screen backgrounds: These are the hidden settings the Apple doesn’t want you to see (or just forgot about) and that Secrets, a free, super-simple app, helpfully wrangles into one place. The hidden tweaks are a mix of features that didn’t quite make the final cut or were deemed too slight to deserve their own tick-box, and deep system changes that normally call for terrifying terminal commands. And they don’t stop at Snow Leopard : Secrets, which has been around in one form or another for a while now, has collected a huge library of “gray” settings for other apps too, from Apple’s various software suites to civilian apps like Skype and NetNewsWire. The app is free, and installs as a PrefPane. [ Secrets via TUAW ]

There are few things cooler than having hidden passageways in your home. And unless your home is a castle of some kind, you probably don’t have any. If you’ve got the scratch and motivation, however, that could change. Steve Humble of HiddenPassageway.com will stick a secret passageway and lair anywhere you want. Under some stairs? Sure! Behind a bookcase

There’s really no doubt about it: secret passages are totally awesome. Which is why I can’t help but be smitten by this homemade hidden door that exposes a messy, messy office. Constructed using a pair of Ikea Billy bookcases, a piece of fiberboard and some hinges. Sure, it would be easier to just clean the office rather than hide it away. And yes, you’ll be worrying about knocking stuff off of your bookshelf every time you open and close the door. And light leaks from around it when the light is on in the office