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Why I won't be buying a "hackint0sh" system

Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" systemHow Soon We ForgetEven WITH Apple consent and lots of sales Power Computing and its Mac clone line is long gone. Apple does not need to disable hackintoshes; benign neglect will do the job quite well, thank you.Putting it another way, if one...

Tags: Professional development, Blogging, Psystar, Apple Inc., career, Hackint0sh, PC, science experiment

Discussion threads 2008-04-23

Why I won't be buying a "hackint0sh" system

A few people have been asking me why I've not gone to the Psystar website, whipped out my wallet, blown the moths out of it and bought myself an OpenComputer. Well, here's why ... The idea seems to be that if I slap down my cash and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Hackint0sh, Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-04-23

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Video: Psystar unboxing

In the blatant eye candy department, here's a video of the Psystar unboxed. It exists...really it does. Just don't try to update the software. More reading: Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack? Why I won't be...

Tags: Video, Corporate Communications, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-30

News to know: Apple; Windows updates; Google mobile ads; Denial of service attack 101

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light by design? Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" system Forbes: Apple Buys Chip Designer...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Google Inc., Advertisement, Microsoft Windows Update, Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Security, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-24

SP1+brings+with+it+a+softer%2C+gentler%2C+naggier+WGA+-+Day+3

SP1+brings+with+it+a+softer%2C+gentler%2C+naggier+WGA+-+Day+3Message has been deleted.IE for only 60 minutes at a timeMS really shouldn't reward bad behavior.Seriously, it does appear that MS has been listening to the complaints about Vista and is making an effort to remedy them. Still waiting for the performance comparisons with XP.RE: SP1+brings+with+it+a+softer%2C+gentler%2C+naggier+WGA+-+Day+3Gates and the rest...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, SP1+brings+with+it+a+softer%2C+gentler%2C+naggier+WGA+-+Day+3, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-09

Checking in with Apple: Price cuts boost iPhone sales units; Mac sales level out

Checking in with Apple: Price cuts boost iPhone sales units; Mac sales level outI wasn't so much trying......to put a negative face on this, as point out the way these guys always put a positive spin on Apple. If a PC company had shown that kind of "leveling out"...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Apple iPhone, sales, anti-Apple Zealot, Apple Inc., back-to-school, Apple Macintosh, Leopard

Discussion threads 2007-10-04

Software unlocks your Apple iPhone -- for free

I debated over and over about adding AT&T and the iPhone since I am locked into T-Mobile USA for another year and have been closely following the iPhone unlocking stories. I was ready to pay the US$50 to the Australian site for the iPhoneSimFree solution in a couple of days...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, T-Mobile, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-09-12

iPhone firmware available for download

Let the hacking begin - iPhone restore package on the web.I found the link to the 91MB download via Hackint0sh.org.The .dmg image is password protected but I don't expect this to deter hackers wanting to find out what the restore file contains.  I expect that unauthorized restore files will hit...

Tags: Apple

Blog posts 2007-07-01

Apple TV on MacBook

Semthex from the hackint0sh.org forums has provided a detailed tutorial on how it's done. AppleTVHacks.net was able to patch to the Apple TV Finder.app, and now has an operating Apple TV, but notes:We are evaluating the legalities of releasing a patch file for the Finder, but currently we are too...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple MacBook, Apple TV, Apple Computer Inc., TV

Blog posts 2007-03-27