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A Hiccup
My Independence Day project didn’t work out as I hoped.
Okay — the third and a half time!
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
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged airflow, building a PC, cases, components, computer, CustoMac, DIY, Hackintosh, mini-itx
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The Third Time Around
I’ve recently completed building my third PC which also happens to be my third Hackintosh!
Yeah, but is it a real Mac?
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
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage, News
Tagged computer, desktop publishing, Hackintosh, Photoshop
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New Home for the Hackintosh
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
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged Apple, computer, Cooler Master Elite 130, DIY, Hackintosh, i3, Mac, mini-itx
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The DRM Blues
iTunes was great.
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged Apple, computers, CustoMac, DIY, DRM, Hackintosh, iTunes, Mac, Mavericks, problem, video
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Boot Error!
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
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged 4k advanced format, bytes, computer, CustoMac, DIY, fix, Hackintosh, hard drive, PC, terminal
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Making it a Mac
The pile of PC parts that runs Mac’s operating system is referred to as a Hackintosh because you have to Hack the system with a few software workarounds in order for the software to cooperate with the non-Apple hardware.
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged computer, CustoMac, DIY, hack, Hackintosh, Mac, OS, PC
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