Hackingtosh FTW

August 27, 2009 ub3rg33k

A couple of years ago I discovered, it was possible to run the mighty Mac OSx operating system on hardware that wasn’t Apple. As the versions of Mac OSx have come out, newer of the custom install disk have been released, the community has grown, and custom drivers have been written for the non-Mac hardware. Over the last 2 years, I’ve tried multiple disk and had varied success….however, I’ve finally cracked it ! Last week, using the disk iATKOS_v7, and after 6 attempts, I was finally able to install, and run Mac OSx version 10.5.7. The issue that I’ve had … Continue reading Hackingtosh FTW

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Broken my iPod Touch again

July 21, 2009 ub3rg33k

Well another week goes by, and I break something else. This week it’s my iPod Touch again. Over the past couple of days, it’s just been hanging and I’ve had to manually restart it a number of time, however tonight it finally broke…big time ! While syncing my podcasts this evening, it flash on and off a few time, and then all I got was the Apple logo…and this is how it stayed for about half an hour…oops. So, as I’ve locked up my iPod before, I knew that if it locks up, all I need to do it hold … Continue reading Broken my iPod Touch again

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iPod Touch OS3.0 First Impressions

June 17, 2009 ub3rg33k

Ok, I’m a little sad, ever since the WWDC I’ve been counting down the days until the version 3.0 software for my iPod Touch. Today as most of you are aware is d-day. I’ve spent the day checking the net to see if it’s out, but to no avail. 5.30pm came, I got myself home in record time, sync my iPod, hit Refresh of the update page….and got the, the latest firmware is 2.2.1…Booo ! Had a quick look on twitter, and and there was a tweet from TrekkyGeek to suggest the firmware wouldn’t be out till around 9pm. Great … Continue reading iPod Touch OS3.0 First Impressions

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iPhone Dilemma

June 9, 2009 ub3rg33k

As some of you may know, the new iPhone 3GS has been announced, and due for release on the 19th of June 2009. Currently I have a 32Gb iPhone Touch 2G and a Nokia E90 running JoikuSpot so I have an internet connection wherever I go, however this does mean carrying 2 devices around with me. So I’ve been eagerly awaiting the new iPhone announcement as it’s been rumoured for months now. The new hardware specs are for the 3GS are Improved performance 3-megapixel autofocus camera Video recording Voice Control Digital compass Cut, Copy & Paste MMS Spotlight Search Landscape … Continue reading iPhone Dilemma

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Doh, Ipod Touch broken

February 3, 2009 ub3rg33k

As mention in my post (Gear4 AirZone FM ‘Follow Me’ ), It seems my Ipod Touch can’t power external accessories. Spent an evening googling, reading forums, restoring the Ipod to defaults, Restored via ITunes, updated to version 2.2.1, but still no joy. Decided I’d have to goto the Mecca in Leicester (Apple store in HighCross), and seek guidance. The guy ran through what I’d already done, and booked me in with a techy, unfortunately I had the option of 5.30 on the day as it was early afternoon, this was no good, so booked in for this afternoon at 1pm. … Continue reading Doh, Ipod Touch broken

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

January 10, 2009 ub3rg33k

To be honest, I was hesitant of spending £54 on a pair of earphones, when I already had a prefectly good pair of Sony ones. The problem being that I use my Ipod Touch the most at work, which means that I have to keep pausing my podcasts. Now this wouldn’t normally be a problem, but as my Ipod Touch or Iphone user will tell you, if you set the power saving, pausing your music can be a lengthy task. You have to unlock your screen, enter your pin, goto the music, and then hit pause, dependant on how tired … Continue reading Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

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The Universal Dock Adaptor

January 10, 2009 ub3rg33k

Well, I have to say I’m impressed with this doc. I like most people tried to do things on the cheap, and bought a dock from Ebay. It was a genuine Apple dock, however not for Touch 2nd Gen. It did work, however fitment was sloppy and the doc adapter didn’t fit. This one just works, plugged it in, dropped my Ipod Touch on it, and it synced straight away, the good thing is, if I don’t use the dock adapter, it fits with the case on 🙂 Finally, the remote control that comes with it, also controls the MacBook … Continue reading The Universal Dock Adaptor

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Apple Mighty Mouse Unboxing

January 10, 2009 ub3rg33k

The Mighty mouse is a very elagant design, no visable buttons on the top and the “squeeze” buttons on the size. The scroll wheel is a 360 degrees rollerball. In the box Unboxed The underneath and that’s all there is to show really ! I’m still getting used to the mouse, I don’t think it’s as responsive as my PC mouse (however that is a Razor 2000DPI Gaming mouse), but the 360 degree scroll wheel does make up for it. Continue reading Apple Mighty Mouse Unboxing

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The MacBook Pro Unboxing.

January 10, 2009 ub3rg33k

Gotta love the apple packaging What’s underneath the MacBook Pro The stylishly designed document holder The multi ended power supple cable (which if you didn’t know is held onto the Mac with a magnet, so no fear of breaking off the end of the power adapter if you were to trip over the cable, Clever I know !) Well, in true geek style, I thought I’d take shots of the unboxing of the MacBook Pro. btw, forgot to mention in my previous blog “Apple Day, Hurray !” , that we went to the Apple store, because the one I had … Continue reading The MacBook Pro Unboxing.

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Apple day ! Hurray !

January 9, 2009 ub3rg33k

Well, as planned, we went to the Apple store in Leicester after work today. If you’ve never been to an Apple store before, then I can highly recommend it. If you asked me to describe what heaven looked like, it would be an Apple store. We walked though the …… looking for the store as we’ve never venture to …. before. Walked through the carpark, through John Lewis (the store, not a person, LOL)….saw next, new look and the I saw it, no words outside the shop, just a huge 10 foot illuminated apple logo above the door. I swear, … Continue reading Apple day ! Hurray !