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more about #osx more comments → chocolatebanana: So this doesn't really have anything to do with hackintoshes, but rather any slow PC and any operating system in general, yes? #flash101hacktintosh more » JackTheTripper: I have the same wind model. This is great news. I'll try it tonight. #flash101hacktintosh more » soggy_cheerio: It absolutely boggles my mind that one could adamantly support both Net Neutrality and the DMCA. Someone explain this to me. Why does Apple get to d... more » PotteryBarnClearanceSale: I hate Psystar. Not for breaking the law, but because they know the hardware they sell will fail the user in the long term. Mac OS upgrades will cau... more » dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: This article offers a version of their side of the argument: [www.miaminewtimes.com] Hey if you don't like a law, change it. That's what they are att... more » Kaiser-Machead: I don't quite understand the righteous outrage over this issue. It's pretty simple. If you want a hackintosh, make one yourself. If you want to sell h... more » Kaiser-Machead: This is what happens when you treat your business like an experiment than one out to simply turn a profit. They could've sold perfectly good hackintos... more » valkilmerisawful: @OMG Ponies!: I'm waiting for the theee most good response...... Don't hold out on us brother. #apple more » The Lab: It seems like this case will settle the issue that has often come up in the comment section about the legality of making hackintoshes. Some have argu... more » Sir Gibler: i love the morons tag on this article #apple more » -
#hackintosh
Flash 10.1 Is Good News for Hackintosh Netbooks
High-Def Flash video is a stretch on some hacktintosh netbooks, but Flash 10.1 brings it into the realm of possibility. I just installed it on my MSI Wind running Leopard, and damn: HD YouTube and Vimeo videos were almost watchable. More » -
#psystar
Psystar Is Royally Screwed
Yet another bad day for Psystar. After both Apple and the shady hackintosh company filed for summary judgements, the rulings are out, and Psystar is looking pretty screwed. More » -
#microsoft
Microsoft Disowns Manager For Suggesting That A Mac OS Inspired Windows 7
Poor Microsoft Partner Group Manager Simon Aldous. His Microsoft brethren is calling him uninformed and practically disowning him for the quotes he threw out earlier about Windows 7 basing its UI on the Mac OS. More » -
#apple
Confirmed: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update Is Missing Atom Support, Breaks Hackintosh
If you're using a Hackintosh then you might want to hold off on the OS X 10.6.2 update, because for all its bug fixes, it lacks the Intel Atom support necessary for our beloved Hackintosh netbooks. Update. More » -
#hackintosh
Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again
Enough with the back and forth already, Apple. If you're going to kill Atom support then just kill it. Don't toy with us, taking and giving like some sort of merciless god. More » -
#btw
All Of Snow Leopard's Hidden, Secret Settings Laid Bare
Screencap formats, secret dock animations, previously unseen menu shortcuts, login screen backgrounds: These are the hidden settings the Apple doesn't want you to see (or just forgot about) and that Secrets, a free, super-simple app, helpfully wrangles into one place. More » -
#imagecache
Reality Check
Windows 7 rolls past Snow Leopard in just a week, almost everyone still runs XP, and Vista, which didn't even crack 1/3rd of its predecessor's install base, is doomed to be forgotten. This is the world outside Gizmodo, people. [Ars] -
#mediastreaming
Orb Media Streaming Finally Available For Macs
Orb's been out for a while, but now there's OS X 10.5 and 10.6 compatibility. Mac users can finally use the app to stream all sorts of media from iTunes to nearly any internet-connected device. Oh, and it's completely free. More » -
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#psystar
Surprise! Psystar's Rebel EFI Software and Customer Service are Shady
Psystar's Rebel EFI software promises that you can install OS X on any PC with a Core 2 Duo, Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem processor for $50, but we are discovering that you will probably end up getting screwed royally. More » -
#hackintosh
OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe
It appears that Atom support has resurfaced in the latest developer build (10C535), so users running OS X on Atom netbooks are safe, for now. Although, anything can happen between now and the final build. [Stell via 9to5Mac via Crunchgear] -
#snowleopard
Parallels 5 Runs Windows 7 Right Next to Snow Leopard With Full Multitouchiness
It's a virtual war: VMWare Fusion 3 for Snow Kitty and Win7 popped out last week, and now here's Parallels 5. It's also fully 64-bit, with Windows apps that behave like native ones, including full multitouch gestures, and more zoomzoom. More » -
#apple
Is Apple Trying to Kill Hackintosh Netbooks? OS X 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support
Coders have confirmed that the developer build of Snow Leopard 10.6.2 nixes support for netbook Atom processors. Nothing's final yet, of course, but given Apple's lame fight with Palm over iTunes compatibility, are hackintosh netbooks next in the firing line? More » -
#questionoftheday
Do You Use a Mac Or a PC As Your Personal Home Computer?
Now that Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are both out in the wild, it is time, once again, to take stock of the state of home computing. That is to say, are you using a Mac or a PC? More » -
#snowleopard
VMWare Fusion 3 Fuses Snow Leopard and Windows 7 With Full 64-Bit Power
VMWare's Fusion 3—with full support for Snow Leopard and Windows 7—is out today. Besides being natively 64-bit in Snow Leopard, it lets you migrate a PC to your virtual machine, launches Windows apps like native apps, and more. More » -
#apple
Apple Kills ZFS Plans for Snow Leopard
Don't hold your breath for the ZFS filesystem to appear in any future Snow Leopard updates. A message yesterday on the project's homepage very clearly acknowledges that development has stopped completely. More » -
#psystar
Psystar's $50 Software Lets You Put Snow Leopard on a Non-Hacked PC
Not content with waging a crazy legal battle with Apple based on just selling hardware with Snow Leopard on it, Psystar is now selling software that lets you put OS X on any new PC. More » -
#apple
Apple Applies For Free Ad-Supported OS Patent
Some of Apple's patents become real products, but many more don't. So who knows if the "visual or audible" ads in this unearthed 2008 application will see the light of day. More » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Why Stuff Crashes (And Why It Happens Less Often Now)
You're working on the most important document you've ever typed and suddenly—boom: Blue screen. "A PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED." What the hell just happened? More » -
#apple
OS X 10.6.2 Beta Addresses Hard Drive Killing Bug
We know that Apple is aware of the data-annihilating Guest Account bug in Snow Leopard, and it looks like a fix is on the way. The latest 10.6.2 beta seeded to developers specifically addresses the issue, and throws in a few other tweaks for good measure. If you're staring at that Guest Account on the login screen with fear and loathing, sit tight. Hopefully this will all be resolved soon. [9to5 Mac] -
#psystar
Final Round of Psystar vs Apple Might Be Called Off
I'm pissed. For months, I've been waiting for the Psystar vs Apple trial to hit the court. And now both companies are filing motions for summary judgments and potentially denying me a show? More » -
#imagecache
The Truth Part II, Dear Readers
Last week, a Venn diagram made us face the harsh truths of early adoption. This week, we face unfortunate realities of Macs, Windows and Linux. You may disagree, but you'd be wrong. Multi-chromatic overlapping circles never lie. [GraphJam Thanks Eric!] -
#apple
Apple OS X Snow Leopard Outsells Tiger and Leopard Combined
At the two week mark, OS X Snow Leopard—despite having few user recognizable features—has sold more than twice the number of copies that Leopard did, and four times the number of copies that Tiger did. That makes sense given the $29 price and Apple's higher percentage in the market these days. [NPD via Loop Insight] -
#snowleopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Complete Guide
Though you might mistake Snow Leopard for plain old Leopard when you first boot it up, there's a lot of subtle stuff happening on screen and under the hood. Here's our guide to everything new in the latest Mac OS. More » -
#snowleopard
First Snow Leopard Patch Released To Developers
As rumored, less than a week after the release of Snow Leopard, Apple has already dropped the first patch on developers for testing. The 71.5 MB download includes several fixes related to 3G modems, the Dock and Motion 4. More » -
#photoshopcontest
56 Redesigns of the Snow Leopard Box
Not blown away by the box Snow Leopard comes in? What a life you must lead to be bothered by such things! Allow me to soothe your soul with a veritable tsunami of redesigns, most of them much, much worse. More » -
#snowleopard
15 Snow Leopard Tricks You Have to Try
Snow Leopard is finally reaching the masses. As much as we like it, though, the interface feels awfully similar to its predecessor. Here are 15 tricks to check out that are undeniably new—and even a little exciting: More » -
#snowleopard
The Other Snow Leopard Review You Should Read
Twenty. Three. Pages. Ars' deeply technical review of Snow Leopard ain't for the faint of heart, but if you want to dive deep inside Snow Leopard's guts, after our comparatively breezy take, the entry point is here: [Ars] -
#apple
Most Complete Snow Leopard Compatibility List Yet
Apple recently published a small Mac OS X Snow Leopard application blacklist. Now, some users have set up wiki with an exhaustive directory of Mac OS X 10.6 software, each with their compatibility status. [Snow Leopard Compatibility—Thanks Traviscat] -
#questionoftheday
How's Your Battery Life and Hard Drive Space With Snow Leopard?
You've had the weekend to play with Snow Leopard and have stuff run faster, apps break and all the other glories of a new OS. But how much extra space did you get, and how's your battery life? More » -
#questionoftheday
Are You Worried About Snow Leopard's Quirks?
It's not a completely new OS in name or aesthetic, but the guts of Snow Leopard are radically different enough you may or may not be worried about upgrading right away. More » -
#reviews
10 Takes on OSX Snow Leopard: Furry and Ferocious
You may or may not be lining up for Snow Leopard today, but enthusiasm barely matters. Eventually, all Mac users will learn to live with it (or a successor). But what did the critics think, just for the record? More » -
#apple
The Mac OS X Snow Leopard Applications Blacklist
Looks like Snow Leopard was indeed blood thirsty. So much that it kills some applications. And not only third-party, like Parallels Desktop or EyeTV, but also Apple's own software, like old versions of Aperture and Keynote. Check the full list: More » -
#photoshopcontest
Design a More Appealing Snow Leopard Box
Jesus is not a fan of the Snow Leopard box art. It's mere clip art! The latest version of Apple's OS X deserves something better than that! So let's come up with it for them. More » -
#review
Snow Leopard Review: Lightened and Enlightened
OS X Snow Leopard seems to do nothing really new. And yet, it could be their most important OS since 10.0.0. Updated the Bad Stuff section. More » -
#snowleopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail Build Confirmed
If—like us—you were wondering if the Mac OS X Snow Leopard you got from Torrent is the same as the retail one, wonder no more: The build number of the retail bloody cat is 10A432. [MacRumors—Thanks Bigdave] -
#imagecache
Genius Bar Suffers Brief Moment of Panic
The good news is that there were plenty of Genius Bar employees around to inform the Atlanta Apple Store that its warranty was out of date. [Thanks Jason!] -
#rumor
Snow Leopard Has Hidden Antivirus Talents
Well, this is int-er-est-ing: Early testers have come across what looks like a new antivirus function within Snow Leopard. Or to put it another way, Macs don't need antivirus! Wait. More » -
#review
Openbook Nano Review: The Lazy Man's Hackintosh Netbook
I'm a little torn. In even acknowledging the OpenBook Nano, I ensure that Apple will shut down Macwind, the company selling stock MSI Wind U100s preloaded with OS X for $399. But that's not the worst of it. More » -
#snowleopard
So What's the Real Final Version of Snow Leopard?
So what is the build number of the final version of Snow Leopard shipping in boxes next week? Is it 10A432, as had been widely speculated? Or is it this new-fangled 10A435 some people have been talking about? More » -
#apple
Snow Leopard Shipping August 28th
The Apple Store has come back online and its pretty obvious announcement is confirmed. Snow Leopard will ship out starting August 28th as a $29 upgrade. The Friday launch should make for a wild, crazy weekend. [Apple] Full press release:
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