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Category Archives: Joe’s Garage
Out, damn’d spot!
Tina, my wife and partner in crime, has come to rely rather heavily on a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS9 for all of her photographic needs. It is a point-and-shoot camera, but with it’s Leica lens Tina managed to take some wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage, Photography
Tagged clean, dust, Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS9, photo manipulation, photography, Photoshop, repair, sensor
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The Broad Street Blues
Playing around with Photoshop alternative Acorn on my Hackintosh.
Posted in Computers, Illustration, Joe's Garage, photo manipulation, Photography, Technique
Tagged Acorn, Illustration, Joe Williams, Philadelphia, photography, Photoshop
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Dumpster Denied
I’m celebrating an anniversary of sorts this month.
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged HP, HP Pavilion ZD8000, laptop, Linux, Mint, Ubuntu
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More thoughts on the Hackintosh
Posted in Computers, DIY, Joe's Garage
Tagged Apple, computer, CustoMac Mini, Hackintosh, Mac, PC
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Taking it for a spin…
It could be argued that building a CustoMac mini represents a false economy in that time is money and a lot of time and frustration could have been saved by just going to the Apple store and buying one of … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, DIY, Joe's Garage
Tagged Apple, CustoMac, DIY, Hackintosh, Mac, PC, x86
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Did it work?
Last time I told you about assembling the PC from the list of parts provided by Tonymacx86. I have worked on and torn apart Macs and PCs before, but this was the first one I ever built. There was some … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged Apple, build, computer, DIY, Hackintosh, Mac
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Assembling the PC that will become a Mac
Originally, I thought I would painstakingly and carefully document the construction of this small PC and this post would be a visual guide to newbies such as myself. That did not happen. The obsession with the process and eagerness to … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged Apple, build, components, DIY, Hackintosh, Mac, Macintosh, PC, processor, x86
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