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PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac Clones

PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac ClonesHistorical revisionismApple killed the clone market because it d@mn near killed Apple as a business. Or don't you remember that Jobs was brought back on to save the company from bankruptcy?This stupid old Apple should become an OS vendor argument raises it's...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, OSx86, Apple Inc., PC Industry Episode II, hardware, EFI emulator, PC, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-04-21

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How-to: Hackintosh the HP Mini 1151NR

The HP Mini 1151NR arrived in Verizon Wireless stores in May 2009 for $199.99 (after a $50 mail-in rebate and new two-year data plan). The CNet review liked its "whisper-thin design and large edge-to-edge keyboard" but not its "total cost of ownership with two-year data contract."...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Verizon Communications Inc., Ethernet, Modems, Apple Mac OS X, Roi/Tco, Microsoft Windows XP, Network Technology, Networking, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Microsoft Windows, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-03

Poor economy saves Mac community from clone crap

Poor economy saves Mac community from clone crapRE: Poor economy saves Mac community from clone crapOh you'll enjoy my response to this, David. :)Can you point me to the reliability data you used......in order to reach the conclusion Psystar computers were more failure prone than Apple computers. Thanks.RE: Poor economy...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mac Community, Poor economy, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

BREAKING: Apple 'suing Wired' for tutorial on 'Hackintosh' netbook tutorial, author says

BREAKING: Apple 'suing Wired' for tutorial on 'Hackintosh' netbook tutorial, author saysWell there is the notion that its apples fault...They deliberately chose to ignore the fact (esp. when moving over to the Intel platform) that people want to run the OS, but do not want to pay for the "Apple...

Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Inc., operating system, Apple Mac OS X, Wired Inc., netbook

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

DIY Mac OS X netbook

While it would be nice if Apple released a small, light and cheap netbook, it doesn't appear to be likely any time soon. Not only is Apple not announcing any new hardware this year, when asked about netbooks during November’s Q4′08 earnings conference call Apple CEO Steve...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-15

Is Apple pricing itself out of education?

Is Apple pricing itself out of education?Apple is destinedto remain a niche 'elite' market player.o Their O/S is proprietary, o Their iPOD is proprietary,o Their iPhone is proprietary,o Their Mac is proprietary,o Their Hardware is proprietary and locked to their O/S.Apple has essentially 'locked' itself into a limited market for...

Tags: Desktops, pricing strategy, Apple Inc., education, Microsoft Windows NT, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

Parallels Desktop 4 for Mac or how I lost my socks

Parallels Desktop 4 for Mac or how I lost my socksAgreed...My Dell desktop "stopped working" about a month ago, and although I'd been planning to move to an "all Mac" environment in my home office/studio, I was reluctant. I work from home, and use MS Word--the PC version, not the...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Parallels Desktop 4, operating system, Apple Macintosh, sock

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Highlights from NetApplications data for October - Linux market share drops

Highlights from NetApplications data for October - Linux market share dropsIn coming!!! Linux zealots' Mass Weapn of Denial. Dodge!NT.Can you please talk about other thingsThis post is boring. It doesn't really matters if nobody want to use Linux as long as they happy. I use it and I don't really...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux Zealot, Linux, NetApplications, NetApplications data

Discussion threads 2008-11-01

Apple is not the real enemy of open source

Apple is not the real enemy of open sourceGodwin's Law is now in effectGodwin's law: whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress.Loser.Apple is the official NAZI PARTY of Open Source.Where is http://opendarwin.com? It's GONE.Apple SUPPORTED the whole OSx86 project, then THEY reneged- There...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Linux, Digital media, Godwin, Apple Inc., open source, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Apple releases Mac OS 10.5.3 software update

Apple releases Mac OS 10.5.3 software updateWOWOh my, so many fixes... Feels so nice to have system that gets better and better with each update.Thanks for the post.RE: Apple releases Mac OS 10.5.3 software updateSo, now it just works like they say in the commercials?RE: Apple releases Mac OS 10.5.3...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Mac OS 10.5.3 software update, Mac OS 10.5.3, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, software update, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-28

Psystar offers 13 non-Apple Software Updates

Psystar offers 13 non-Apple Software UpdatesPsystar a Mac Cloner?It is common to label the Psystar Open PC a Mac clone. But this labeling has no justification what so ever. Psystar did not copy proprietary Apple hardware. As long as apple used Motorola and Risc Power PC CPUs it had its...

Tags: Desktops, Patches, software, Here Psystar, Psystar, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-21

Gallery: Installing a WiFi draft-n card in the Psystar

As I've mentioned before, one of things that I should have ordered with my Psystar Open Computer was a WiFi card. For the low price of US$399 the Open Computer doesn't come with WiFi and my office is on the other side of the building from my cable modem â€"...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Card, Draft-N, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Gallery: Psystar unboxing, innards, maiden boot

I posted a gallery of 23 pictures of the Psystar Open Computer unboxing. Pictures include the shipping box, the innards and the maiden boot. Some notes: The fan is quiet. Much quieter than is heard initial video of the Psystar someone posted. I think...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Innards, Wireless LANs, Modems, Cable, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Components, Hardware, Personal Technology, Telecommunications

Blog posts 2008-05-06

PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac Clones

As I am sure like many of you, I watched the entire Psystar imbroglio unfold last week, snickering under my breath with unabated amusement while I imagined the collective blood pressures of Apple executives boil to a protective fever, with armies of attorneys ready to stream out in phalanx attack...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Attack, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-04-21

Psystar: We're legit, but our merchant gateway dropped us

Psystar: We're legit, but our merchant gateway dropped usRe: VisaIts my understanding that they were a small company before that did local IT work. Now they have grown a huge amount basically overnight. I am sure they will plan on getting a credit card setup, however, that does not happen...

Tags: Sales channel, Operational accounting, E-business/E-commerce, Psystar, merchant gateway, Apple Inc., PayPal

Discussion threads 2008-04-17

Lawyer: Psystar may be 'very hard to stop'

Lawyer: Psystar may be 'very hard to stop'Now we just need to see if the company is real!Ok, so if they are real, they may be able to get away with it. And if they are real, I think i may just pick one up. If it does break down...

Tags: isse, Apple Inc., EULA, Psystar

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

Psystar's Mac clones: The pics

Psystar's Mac clones: The picsPsystar's Mac clones: The picsFor me its not about the design of a case, its about running OS X for cheap. The case doesn't matter as it will be shoved under a desk or stuffed in a corner and not looked at. Does it...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Desktops, Pics, Sounds like Psystar, Apple Inc., Psystar, pic

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Mac clones to rise again? (updated 3x)

I remember fondly the heady days of the Mac clones. Cloner Power Computing promoted their 225MHz PowerPC tower at Macworld Expo in Boston by offering free bungee jumps off a 225 foot crane tower outside the Hynes Convention Center. I took the leap over the Boston bay...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Power Computing Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Desktops, PC, Hardware, Leopard, OpenMac, Psystar Web Site

Blog posts 2008-04-14

iPhone Diary Day 8: A hacker's handbook

Besides gadget freaks, the other big group clamoring for the iPhone has been hackers. Since the Apple TV was hacked so easily it has given hackers an extra incentive to take a shot at opening iPhone's closed fortress.Here's a quick rundown of the hacks currently underway for iPhone:iPhone firmware postedIf...

Tags: Hack, iPhone, iPhone Diary

Blog posts 2007-07-06

Open spectrum is why the iPhone will fail

Open spectrum is why the iPhone will failEver Heard of WiMAXAlthough the iPhone may seem pretty snazzy at the moment, I assure you that it's littany of functionality will be trumped completely by standards-based devices that operate on WiMAX networks.Look, the spectrum/wireless ogilolopoly snaffu has been around for a long...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Open Spectrum, radio spectrum, Apple iPhone, WiMAX

Discussion threads 2007-06-20