Front Row

Front Row is Apple’s embryonic media center software, currently bundled with the new iMac G5 and all Apple Remote-enabled Macs:

• Links to the AC3, XviD, DivX and 3ivX QuickTime codecs required to play those formats.
• Patching it to run on older Macs (see the comments for a detailed description of what it patches).
• Getting back your menu bar icons if it goes wrong.