This is used to make an "exact replica of a disk or partition, probably for the making of bootable CDs." He used this clone option to make an image of the OS X 10.1 .dmg file to an empty partition ...

You used to be able to create a bootable USB stick by restoring a DMG file located inside the installer app to a USB stick using Disk Utility. But the last version of OS X that worked on was 10.8.

His app automates the process of making a bootable install disk for both Lion and Mountain Lion—just run the app and let it do its thing.

You should now see the normally hidden BaseSystem.dmg file in the mounted volume. Open Disk Utility and restore the source BaseSystem.dmg to the destination of your USB drive.

Boot Config 1.0 lets you control the startup items in /Library and /System/Library, allowing you to disable unused items with the click of the mouse. DMG Maker 1.1.2 is a simple front end for ...