Tag Archives: Mac

Honest Abe Lincoln

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Joe

I came across this famous photographic portrait of Honest Abe and decided to play with Adobe Photoshop’s new Neural Filters. With the touch of a button and maybe a two second delay, black and white photographs are automatically colorized.

Posted in photo manipulation, Photography | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Apple, coloririze, computer, digital, Mac, Neural Filters, Photoshop | Leave a comment

OK, Now We’re Done

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Joe_Williams

With the addition of 16GB of RAM (four matched chips of 4GB RAM) my used/new-to-me Mac Pro is ready to go!

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, bargain, computer, graphic design, Mac, used | 4 Comments

Swimming in the Low End

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Joe_Williams

I just purchased a used 2009 Mac Pro to use as a replacement for my recently departed dual G5 Mac Pro which I also purchased used. It served me well as a graphic design and digital illustration production machine, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged adapter, Apple, computer, DIY, Mac, Mac Pro 2009 | 1 Comment

Affinity Designer

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Joe_Williams

I’ve been playing with a ten-day trial of what for me is going to be the Adobe Illustrator killer. It’s called Affinity Designer.

Posted in Illustration, News, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique | Tagged Adobe Illustrator, Affinity Designer, computer, digital illustration, graphics, illustrator, Joe Williams, Mac, USA, vector | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, computer, Cooler Master Elite 130, DIY, Hackintosh, i3, Mac, mini-itx | Leave a comment

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

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.

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged computer, CustoMac, DIY, hack, Hackintosh, Mac, OS, PC | 2 Comments

It’s ALIVE!

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Joe_Williams

It was around Christmas time when Apple was rolling out their modern marvel of industrial design, the black and beautiful Mac Pro, and my good friend Dan was starting to get an itch for a new toy. He liked the … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, DIY, Joe's Garage | Tagged build, CustoMac, Hackintish, Mac, Mac Pro, PC, Tonymacx86 | 2 Comments

More thoughts on the Hackintosh

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Posted in Computers, DIY, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, computer, CustoMac Mini, Hackintosh, Mac, PC | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, build, components, DIY, Hackintosh, Mac, Macintosh, PC, processor, x86 | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, Hackintosh, Mac, PC, Think cheap, workaround | Leave a comment

The Dual G4 1.25 GHz Power Mac

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Recently I told you of the sad passing of my son’s Gigabit Ethernet G4 Power Mac and last week we decanted its replacement. Today, I’ll take a closer look at the Dual G4 also known as the Mirror Door Drive.