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Paul Thurrott’s Spotty WWDC Coverage

June 26th, 2011

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Windows blogger Paul Thurrott has a long track record of saying dumb things when it comes to Apple, but it’s still fun to point out where he’s wrong. Reading his coverage of WWDC and OS X Lion, I found a lot of things to take issue with. Let’s get started. On why people buy Macs: […]

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Beautifying Chameleon with two lines of code

June 19th, 2011

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Chameleon is undoubtedly the favorite bootloader among hackintosh users and dual-booters alike. With native support for OS X, Windows, and Linux, an eye-catching selection screen, and support for advanced boot flags, Chameleon does it all. Version 2 saw vast aesthetic improvements over version 1, ditching the command line for a graphical user interface (GUI). One […]

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Updating your Hackintosh/Hackbook to Snow Leopard 10.6.7 + 10.6.7 SleepEnabler.kext

March 21st, 2011

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Earlier today, Apple released the 7th update to its Snow Leopard operating system. The update boasts a few minor bugs that most are likely unaffected by, though it’s worth updating, even if only for the satisfaction of running the latest version of the OS. Much like the previous Snow Leopard update, 10.6.6, the update is […]

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Updating your Hackintosh/Hackbook to Snow Leopard 10.6.6

January 6th, 2011

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Update: A few users have reported the App Store becoming unresponsive when attempting to install apps. I was able to install the Twitter app without issue, as have a few other users. Feel free to report any issues in the comments below. Hackintosh users rejoice! 10.6.6 was released for Snow Leopard users earlier today (Kernel 10.6.0), adding […]

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Updating your Hackintosh to Snow Leopard 10.6.5 + 10.6.5 SleepEnabler.kext

November 10th, 2010

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As the fifth update to Snow Leopard, 10.6.5 was released earlier today. 10.6.5 doesn’t really bring any noteworthy changes, though it’s wise to run the latest version of the OS. Apple also often requires the latest version to run certain software, so an upgrade should be performed for compatibility reasons.

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