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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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Working Ethernet (Wired) For All HackBooks

November 6th, 2008

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At the office I expierence a lot of wireless frustration. Mainly due to the fact that we’re running on less than ideal home equipment ($29 Netgear Router), but moreso the layout of the building and massive amount of other wireless signals in the area. I probably “lag” or disconnect from our wireless hotspot at least […]

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Your Own HackBook Pro Banner

September 17th, 2008

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Show your love for all things Apple with your own signature banner. Well, it’s mine but I’m nice enough to let you use it. If you look closely, you can even spot one of my previous Leopard screenshots inside the Dell Inspiron. This unique graphic coupled with the infamous Mac Button and Apple Wallpaper, who […]

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Upgrade Your Hackintosh To Mac OS X 10.5.5!

September 15th, 2008

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Get ready to unleash the fury of your inner Leopard with one of Apple’s biggest updates, Mac OS X 10.5.5. Weighing in at 321MB (Cool, huh?), there are dozens of bug fixes and additions to make this a real “worth while” update for your fully licensed official Mac or your Hack. You may start the […]

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