Forums are great resources. If somebody got a dollar for every time I had a problem and found a solution on a forum, well… if that dollar came from my pocket, I’d be broke, and they’d be filthy rich.
Anyway, there’s one aspect of forums that really bothers me. I’ve seen this oh so many times. You’ve undoubtedly seen it as well, and it goes something like this:
Person 1: How do I …insert question here…?
Person 2: It’s been asked a hundred times. Use the search.
…and that’s it. Read more…
Those familiar with the OSX86project might know that semthex has been releasing new kernel updates on a fairly regular basis. If you barely muddled your way through the initial install, well… updating the the kernel isn’t exactly a piece of cake. Nevertheless, here are some instructions that might help you… Read more…
In previous posts, I explained my experiences installing Mac OS X on a regular PC. This has of course been using copies in which individuals have made various “hacks” to make it work on non-apple-branded computers. In fact, rather than wipe my Windows install every time I wanted to experiment, I ended up dedicating a 2nd hard drive to playing with the Mac OS. For the most part though, things were pretty dull for the majority of the year. Ever since the individual known as “Maxxuss” disappeared (the guy who “cracked” the kernel), there really hadn’t been anything major brought to the scene. “JaS” and “Myzar” were both able to create new releases to co-incide with Mac OS X updates, but they were still based on an old kernel. In the hardware-compatibility area, there were also gains, but for the most part, progress was the slow time-consuming thing that you’d expect, and there weren’t really any major breakthroughs to excite the community. A large part of this was because the old kernel was still in use. Those running OS X on a PC didn’t get the performance enhancements, support for new hardware, etc.
In recent times however, things have begun to get a little more exciting. Read more…
