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Adding Linux File System support to Leopard (ext2 & ext3)

February 26th, 2010

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This is yet another guide in my rewrite rampage.
Note: This software is incompatible with Snow Leopard.
With it now easier than ever to dual boot Linux and OS X, you might be considering giving Linux a try (or even more favorably, Ubuntu). Linux in general is great due to its stability, many customizable looks, and ability [...]

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Backing Up Your Data: The Where, The Why, and The How

February 14th, 2010

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Most of you out there (hopefully all of you, actually) have heard of the importance of backing up your data. Some reasons are universal between Macs and PCs while others are not. PC’s need to be backed up because of the possibility of hardware failure and the chance of getting Viruses, Spyware and the like, [...]

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Updating to Snow Leopard 10.6.2

February 12th, 2010

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Note: This update requires you to be running 10.6.1. If you aren’t already, you can download and install the 10.6.1 update from here. And don’t worry, just install and restart when prompted and you’ll be good to go.
Snow Leopard has been available to the public for almost 6 months now, has received 2 updates, and [...]

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Re: 10 reasons I’ll be passing on the iPad

February 5th, 2010

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This is a response to the article “10 reasons I’ll be passing on the iPad,” where Debra Shinder details how the iPad isn’t for her. I’ve criticized Deb before. I read her blog and I’m subscribed to her Win7 News mailing list, and I’ve noticed that whenever she talks about Apple, she somehow gets in [...]

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Make Your iPhone/iPod Touch Look Like an iPad

February 2nd, 2010

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You like the way the iPad looks right? I mean, who doesn’t. Now, imagine you can make your iPhone/iPod look like that. Yeah, it’s possible. Only bad thing is it requires a jailbreak (I recommend Blackra1n).
Basically, all you need to do is download the following from Cydia:

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A Great Moment in Hackintosh History: Running OS X on a Phone

January 31st, 2010

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No, not iPhone OS. I’m talking full-fledged OS X, 10.3 Panther to be exact, running on a Nokia N900. Toni Nikkanen has done it, becoming the first person to run OS X on a phone, using PearPC and a lot of patience. It takes about 90 minutes to start up and it runs like molasses, [...]

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