Celso Martinho Here’s a story by this guy who enjoys a good hack, crazy for all things tech vintage, who needed a new computer. He wanted a new OSX based system, he decided to build his own. Yes, it’s yet another hackintosh how to guide and yes, it’s me. I have a ton of Appleish gear in my life. You name the device, I probably have it. Heimdall What is Heimdall? Heimdall is a cross-platform open-source tool suite used to flash firmware (aka ROMs) onto Samsung mobile devices. How does it work? [GUIDE] EVGA X58 Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6.6 (10J567) Installation - InfiniteMac OSx86 Building your own Mac OS X computer (Hackintosh) requires specific hardware selection to make each part work seamlessly with the Mac OS X operating system for a fluent experience. Selecting the right hardware has never been easier than it has become now thanks to ongoing efforts by the joined forces of the OSx86 Community. Your Mac OS X custom build begins here. Highest quality hardware selection provided by tonymac's renowned CustoMac builds. CustoMac Budget mATX
Remotely Control Your OS 9 or OS X Mac Remote control of your Macintosh allows you to access a remote (host) computer across a network or the Internet from a local (client) system. The screen of the shared host computer appears locally, and you use your mouse and keyboard to control the other system from afar. Historically there have been fewer options to accomplish this for Macs than PCs, but the situation has been improving steadily. Part 1 of this covers general considerations and Apple-supported methods available for remote system control that will generally work on any version of Mac OS X (Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, and Leopard). Part 2 will address some commercial solutions that also support multiple OS versions, along with how to force-reboot a remote Mac.
GNU/Linux Timeline After a short essay on methodology we’re curious to find out whether there are any master-snoops among our audience. We present exhibit M, a rare specimen we know nothing about but for the fact that it was compiled from bits of Gentoo. Hence we call publicly for any hints or leads regarding this elusive distribution! Meanwhile, a gentle reader has drawn to our attention the fact that Damn Vulnerable Linux is currently listed as a Slax derivate by the major pundit places, while it certainly boasted a Damn Small Linux pedigree in it’s very beginnings.
tonymacx86 Blog People who know me know that I always recommend Apple laptops. I am convinced that they are the best laptops on the planet and worth every penny. However, a few weeks back, I picked up the HP Probook 4530s to review and monkey around with. Software to Remotely Control and Reboot Your Mac Part 1 of this article covers general considerations and Apple-supported methods available for remote system control that will generally work on any version of Mac OS X (Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, and Leopard). This page addresses some commercial solutions that also support multiple OS versions, along with how to force-reboot a remote Mac. Part 3 will focus on new options provided by Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. LogMeIn Free PC users have long enjoyed a variety of web-based services (free and paid) to control their desktops from afar, including the popular GoToMyPC service (a product of Citrix, the corporate remote PC giant). Fortunately some services are now Mac friendly: LogMeIn provides web-based remote control for PCs and Macs without needing to know the IP address of either machine or do any special firewall configurations.
Mac Remote Control Options Built into Leopard Part 1 of this article covered general considerations and Apple-supported methods available for remote system control that will generally work on any version of Mac OS X (Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, and Leopard). Part 2 addressed some commercial solutions that also support multiple OS versions, along with how to force-reboot a remote Mac. With the introduction of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Apple upped the ante on Mac remote control. All of the previously covered methods still work, but new options now exist in the operating system or via associated services. Screen Sharing.app SHR Project What is SHR ? SHR is a GNU/Linux based operating system for smartphones and similar mobile devices. It integrates various Free and Open Source Software projects into a versatile platform - flexible enough to run on a vast selection of mobile hardware such as the Openmoko Neo Freerunner, Goldelico OpenPhoenux (GTA04), Nokia N900 and more. The SHR build system is based on OpenEmbedded - well known from the Yocto project. For telephony, networking, etc. the freesmartphone.org framework is used. On top of that an easy to use graphical interface centered around the Enlightenment libraries is used to provide phone calls, messaging and pim.
Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users « The Warne Account The Unofficial Apple Weblog has posted a short story on the top five mistakes made by new mac users. It includes closing an application window, thinking it has quit, downloading software and then running it from the disk image (runs slowly, can't eject disk image), Windows .EXE files littered around the desktop after they've tried to download software and install it. The comments attached to the article are entertaining, and pick up many other common mistakes. The thing that strikes me is that most of these problems could be resolved by Apple. For example, when a user downloads an EXE file, Safari could easily give the user a quick warning that it's a Windows program and won't install on Mac. (Before you say, "ha!