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Archive for May, 2009
Hackintosh – Dell Mini 9
Posted on May 24th, 2009 • Filed under Uncategorized • 2 Comments
I just finished hackintoshing my Dell mini 9. I’ve looked at methods described by a number of people, but settled on this method from mechdrew (Drew Mecham). It doesn’t require a Windows machine for USB formatting, or an external DVD drive. I just needed 2 USB drives, 1 for the OS X installer (I had a 5 license family pack) plus additional software from mechdrew’s download page, and the other drive for the 10.5.7 incremental update.
It’s pretty easy if you don’t do what I did. Make sure that second USB drive is inserted at the beginning of the process. I had to start all over again, but mechdrew’s instructions are very detailed and easy to follow. The only thing I didn’t understand from them, but became apparent during the process, was the command for booting in OS X safe mode. You should see “-x” on the screen. I followed his direction a little too literally and tried the command for “- -x”. That ain’t it.
Sleep works, Wifi works and seems to connect much faster than when I was running Ubuntu, and as far as I can tell…well, it just works. Thank you Drew Mecham!
Copy & Paste
I found with my Hackintosh, and then read elsewhere, that one drawback is that keyboard shortcuts don’t work. It turned out to be an easy fix. Just go into System Preferences and select Keyboard & Mouse ->Keyboard -> Modifier Keys… Then change the selection for “Control Key” from “Control Key” to “Command”. It should look like this:
survs
Posted on May 13th, 2009 • Filed under Uncategorized • No Comments
Survs is a collaborative tool that allows you to build, deploy and analyze online surveys. It is collaborative in the sense that you can cooperate with your teammates through the journey of building, deploying and analyzing your surveys. You can even share your surveys results, templates and themes online.
The Anti-Advertising Agency
Posted on May 4th, 2009 • Filed under Uncategorized • No Comments
The Anti-Advertising Agency blog is fun in a smarter-than-you kinda way. But it is smart and informative, and makes you think. Jennifer Jacobs sums it up by explaining her work; “My art is an effort to take responsibility for the effects of my exposure to popular media and provide an insightful and personal response.”
This could fast become one of my favorite sites to visit.
The Anti-Advertising Agency » The Anti-Advertising Agency.
B-Cycle: Bike Sharing
Posted on May 3rd, 2009 • Filed under Uncategorized • No Comments
What do you think? Will bike sharing catch on in the states? I know a few programs have come and gone over the years, but maybe the use of credits cards for checking out/in will force users to be responsible for the bikes and not abandon or abuse them.
A new company called B-Cycle is trying to launch Vélib’-style bike sharing systems in cities across America. B-Cycle would provide bikes for hire at automated stations around town. You slide a credit card, ride around, and return the bike at any other B-Cycle station.
via B-Cycle: Bike Sharing in the States | GOOD.
