Instinctively, everyone is afraid of Linux – the big, bad open source operating system. They don’t like that its not Windows or Mac, and shy away from it. However, in reality, Linux, and specifically Ubuntu, are quite easy to get used to if you are willing to give it a shot. The first thing people [...]
As promised in my Hackintosh post, here’s a guide for the Asus P5N-7A motherboard. Unfortunately, I don’t have any pictures of the install process, but Ufdah over at insanelymac was nice enough to let me borrow some from the original install guide – head over to there if you have any problems here. I’ll also [...]
Living with 11 other people, 8 of whom have actual Mac’s has got me thinking whether I would want to get a Mac for my next computer – I mean, I use the OS constantly, just not on a legitimate system. The first factor that weighs in is the “Apple tax” as Steve Balmer once [...]
Here’s a step-by-step guide to get a working Z96J hackintosh install, plus multiboot with Windows and any number of Linux distributions. All credit for the Leopard portion of the install goes to rickdekart from insanelymac.com. Currently, my wifi and camera are not working, but I’ve purchased a Dell 1320 mini pci-e card off ebay for [...]
My friend recently got a HP Mini 1020NR that he said I could play with. Naturally, I immediately wanted to install Leopard on it. Some quick google searching lead me to this guide. In addition to Leopard, I wanted to keep the original Windows XP installation. In the end, the system is going to have [...]
Now that I’m finally all settled back in Bing, its time for an update. Classes started yesterday, and I’ve had all 5 of them so far – all Computer Engineering classes. They all seem interesting in their own ways already, but its definitely gonna be a tough semester. First things first though – here are [...]