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Installing Mac OS X Lion – Hackintosh

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Firstly – what is a Hackintosh?  

It is a standard PC running Mac OS

Why do it?

Well it will save you a heap of money amongst other things (fancy a £2500 Mac Pro for £500?) – and you get to try something new…

What will I need?

Really you need an Intel based recent PC (such as Core 2 Duo/Quad or i3/i5/i7 CPU)

What else is important?

You should have a good idea of how computers work – this will require you to change some settings on your PC’s BIOS (system board software) and also risks losing your Windows installation if you haven’t got the knowledge to place the install in the right place.

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Stopping Safari Opening Up Last Site

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Well having installed OS X Lion on my MacBook and also my Hackintosh MacPro – I have to admit the one thing that has annoyed me more than anything is the persistence that Apple have decided I need in Safari and other Apple apps.

What does this mean – well lets say for example I visit Flickr/BBC News/NY Times in 3 separate tabs – then I close Safari with Apple-Q and log off/shutdown my Mac.

Next time I open up the Mac you’d expect a fresh session in my Safari browser or even the TextEdit apps right? Wrong… it will reopen all the windows again….

Now firstly I see 2 problems with this approach which is why I disabled it – firstly you might be searching for a present for a loved one, etc – shutdown the Mac – then they reopen your browser and ta-daa – surprise ruined. Secondly – resources and time – it does take slightly longer for the apps to appear with the persistence enabled.

So how do I disable it – the answer is simple…

Simply go SYSTEM PREFERENCES -> GENERAL then de-select the option shown below:

 

 

SynergyPlus – 1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse, Mulitple PC’s.

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Have you ever been working at your desktop and using your laptop at the same time; and then tried to control your laptop with your desktop mouse? (No? Maybe it’s just me :p)
This little program is designed with such scenarios in mind.

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