Tag Archives: Hackintosh

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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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.

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, computers, CustoMac, DIY, DRM, Hackintosh, iTunes, Mac, Mavericks, problem, video | 2 Comments

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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Making it a Mac

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Joe_Williams

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.

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Love is Lovelier…

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Joe_Williams

…the second time around!Here are the two Hackintoshes or CustoMacs I’ve built. They are PCs I’ve put together, and on which I’ve installed Apple’s OS. For most all intents and purposes, they act and operate just like Macs. On top … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on the Hackintosh

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Joe_Williams

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Taking it for a spin…

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Joe_Williams

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 | 11 Comments

Did it work?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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Assembling the PC that will become a Mac

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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Get a Hack

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I finally took the plunge and built a Hackintosh. For those of you not in the know, a Hackintosh is an assemblage of PC components that will run the Mac operating system with the help of a few hacks and … Continue reading →