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Track This Blog With Dashboard!

March 13th, 2009

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I know, I know. Windows users have been left out — for now. I’m working on an iGoogle gadget, but for now you can stick our RSS Feed somewhere. Let’s get on with the show. For Mac users, I’ve created a Dashboard Widget that lets you keep track of the absolute latest posts here at […]

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Dell HackBook Media Keys Working

March 13th, 2009

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After reading up on some information from Google and InsanelyMac, I decided to take a dive into getting the media keys working myself and now I’m writing about my success and how you too can get s to play nice with your touch sensitive media keys on the Dell Inspiron 1525. For this tutorial, we’re […]

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Mac Startup Sound On Your Hackintosh

March 13th, 2009

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For those of you who have a real Mac, you’re probably familiar with the “Sosumi” sound; that cheery “BONG!” that greets you when you boot OS X. Unfortunately, for those of us intrepid hackers who use OSX86, the sound is unavailable. Apple has baked the sound into their EFI firmware, which as of yet doesn’t […]

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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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