Category Archives: Computers

Not Fade Away

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Joe_Williams

I’ve sung the praises of the Roku set-top box before. For the uninitiated, Roku’s website can be found HERE or you can chase down articles I’ve written for this site HERE and HERE. The short story of the Roku is … Continue reading →

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A Hiccup

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Joe_Williams

My Independence Day project didn’t work out as I hoped.

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Okay — the third and a half time!

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I was upgrading and swapping parts and watching videos and plotting and planning, and what I thought was going to be a pretty good setup for new or at least newish rigs for my son and me didn’t quite work … Continue reading →

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Bring Out The GIMP

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Joe_Williams

N O T E I posted this back in June of 2014 when I was giving one of my Hackintoshes a test drive. I was sick of Apple’s pivot to non-repairability and distressed by Adobe’s equally sinister pivot to software … Continue reading →

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The Third Time Around

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I’ve recently completed building my third PC which also happens to be my third Hackintosh!

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Yeah, but is it a real Mac?

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I built my first Hackintosh a little over a year ago, and I recently upgraded it to the latest operating system for Apple, but it’s always been bothering me whether it was a real Mac. It is certainly speedy as … Continue reading →

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New Home for the Hackintosh

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Joe_Williams

My Hackintosh or Customac Mini as the folks over at TonyMacX86 call it was assembled inside of an Apex MI-008 Mini-Itx Case that included a 250W power supply and not a lot of room to spare. As I was assembling … Continue reading →

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The DRM Blues

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Joe_Williams

iTunes was great.

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Boot Error!

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Having completed my buddy Dan’s mighty Customac Pro, I decided to turn my attentions to my smaller but still wonderful Customac Mini and show it a little tender loving care in the form of a brand new hard-drive. The problem … Continue reading →

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