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Near Perfect Audio With Latest AppleHDA

March 12th, 2009

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So there have been many updates to the audio since the 1525_codec and the AppleHDAPatcher that were included in the ever-so-popular drivers pack. Since then the Internal Microphone has been enabled as well as the External Microphone, switching to both the left and right headphone jacks for headphone use (just not both at the same […]

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Permanent Bluetooth For All HackBooks

March 7th, 2009

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A few days ago my Wife and I were at Walmart of all places and I noticed this almost microscopic generic-looking Bluetooth USB dongle. It’s even advertised as “Never Remove.” Can’t argue with that! It’s called the IoGear Bluetooth 2.0 USB Micro Adapter and it’s for sale here in the United States for under $25. […]

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Security Update 2009-001 and Safari 4

February 25th, 2009

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Yes, yes, and yes. It works! Without a hitch I might add on my new “XxX” install. Please note I’m using the vanilla kernel and Chelmeanion. Your milage may vary on other installs or configurations but I’m getting reports of flawless upgrades across the board in the Hackintosh community. This one is safe! Now you […]

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The Hack Is Back!

February 11th, 2009

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The tie-wearing idiots over at Best Buy’s Geek Squad finally received my Dell Inspiron 1525 back from warranty. The guy who examined it after it arrived was very surprised that they replaced the whole LCD screen. He opened it up as he was explaining how rare it was for them to replace the whole thing. […]

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HackBook Running Mac OS X 10.5.6

December 15th, 2008

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Note: You can fix all your broken hardware that results from this update with this handy guide. It looks like another release of our favorite Operating System is out: Mac OS X 10.5.6. Has anyone tried to upgrade yet from 10.5.5 (Kalyway)? I’m hitting the update button now. Wish me luck! UPDATE! Downloaded fine but […]

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