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  • Install Mac OS X v10.5 on EEE netbook

    Netbooks are the rage du jour among the geeky set: small and cheap, geeks have been figuring out how to tear them apart and modify them, even to the point of installing OS X on certain models by using modified install discs that are distributed as torrents. The technical problem with this (to say nothing of the legality) is that since the modifications alter the kernel; every time Apple upgrades the OS, it breaks the…

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Run the Spore Creature Creator in Mac OS X v10.4.11

by Mark Rowland on Jun 23, 2008 at 04:15 PM

For those of you who want Spore, but are still running Tiger, we’ve got the fix for you. With some simple .plist editing, you can be on your way to making strange looking aliens in no time! Read on for the fix. Continue Reading »

OS X’s huge out-of-the-box security hole, and a fix

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Jun 19, 2008 at 09:07 PM

An enormous Mac OS X selling point has been it’s rock solid security, so one would be pretty enraged to find there is a gaping hole sitting in the operating system that has been reported many times and marked as “behaving normally,” while enabling anyone with GUI access to run… Continue Reading »

Video: What to do with your soon-to-be-outdated iPhone

by Mark Rowland on Jun 4, 2008 at 07:23 AM

With the imminent release of the 3G iPhone, I thought it may be helpful to provide some suggestions on what to do with your soon-to-be-outdated iPhone. YouTube user willgorman also seems to be having the same thought. In a recently posted video, he demonstrates how to turn an iPhone into… Continue Reading »

How to Fully Erase all the Info on your iPhone

by Mark Rowland on May 22, 2008 at 03:13 PM

In a recent post, I talked about how a recipient of a refurbished iPhone was able to uncover sensitive data from the past user with a little searching.  I also talked about how there is currently no known way to actually clear the info on your iPhone.  Turns out I… Continue Reading »

Psystar Breakdown: From Announcement to Video Proof

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Apr 24, 2008 at 10:17 PM

With so much mayhem surrounding Psystar, the company that announced last week the availability of what are essentially Mac clones, I thought it a good idea to give an easy-reader breakdown of all the fuss. It all started April 14th, when Psystar came out of nowhere claiming to be selling… Continue Reading »

Whoops: Radio Shack and Circuit City Advertising Jailbroken Touches

by Mark Rowland on Apr 16, 2008 at 12:49 AM

Yesterday, a funny yet careless thing happened.  In both Circuit City’s and Radio Shack’s weekend newspaper circulars, in their iPod Touch Ads, the Touches shown were Jailbroken.  It is very surprising that this slip was able to get through the art department for both companies.  Maybe they should ban Google… Continue Reading »

Found Footage: iPhone firmware 1.2 hacked

by Stephen Chinnadorai on Mar 18, 2008 at 11:03 AM

The iPhone hackers just won’t take a break; it appears iPhone firmware 1.2 has been somehow found and hacked already. It has all of the features that Steve demonstrated in the iPhone SDK Roadmap event. The features you’ll notice in the video include: New calculator design with squared buttons The… Continue Reading »

Video: Running Mac OS 1.1 - 7.5 on your Intel Mac

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 18, 2008 at 11:00 AM

In this Appletell video, Adam shows you how to run any version of the Classic Mac OS (from System 1.1 all the way to 7.5) on an Intel or PowerPC Mac OS X-running Mac. It has never been difficult, but there is no easy to find place that teaches you… Continue Reading »

iJailBreak 0.6 Released: Support for all iPhones and iPod Touches

by Nicholas Montgomery on Mar 17, 2008 at 08:40 AM

13 Year old developer AriX has just released version 0.6 of iJailbreak. This amazing and simple app automates the process of jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch. iJailbreak is a free download and makes jailbreaking your iPhone and now iPod Touch as easy as clicking a few buttons. 0.6, the… Continue Reading »

Mac Mini modded into a Mini Mac Pro

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 17, 2008 at 06:55 AM

In perhaps the best Mac mod I’ve ever seen, Hideo Takano took the Mac Mini and made it into a mini Mac Pro. Perhaps this is the midrange tower we’ve been waiting for? Takano took a 2.33 GHz Mac Mini with 2 GB of RAM, outfitted it with a 500… Continue Reading »

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