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Apple Killing Atom Compatibility - Hackintosh Woes

With the upcoming release of Apple's Mac OS X 10.6.2 update, there have been reports that it will break compatibility for the Intel Atom processor which is very common in low-cost PC netbooks. This is very disturbing for the growing number of netbook hackintosh enthusiasts (myself included).

It has yet to be seen whether or not these compatibility problems are an arbitrary crippling by Apple or if there are real performance changes that make the Atom no longer a viable vanilla processor.

The Atom, by nature, is a low-cost but relatively capable 32-bit processor. With Snow Leopard, Apple is moving toward a new 64-bit foundation while maintaining 32-bit compatibility. And since no Apple hardware that uses the Atom, I is still in question whether this is intentional or collateral damage.  

In and case it should not slow down the hackintosh community that much, since running OS X on unsupported processors has already been overcome in the past (AMD pwned). Although it is interesting either way because this is consistent with Apple's handling of third-party hardware support (e.g. Psystar). However the intentions behind this compatibility change my shed some light on some of the new infrastructure enhancements and new developmental directions in OS X Snow Leopard.

My New PC Draft 2 - NewEgg Wishlist

Wish List: Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price 1 Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KHX1333C7D3K4/8GX Item #: N82E16820104163 Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy $209.99 1 Nexus RX-8500 850W ATX 2.2 SLI Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply Item #: N82E16817610003 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $159.99 1 ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard Item #: N82E16813131404 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $149.99 1 Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860 Item #: N82E16819115214 Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy $289.99 1 MSI N260GTX-T2D896-OCv3 GeForce GTX 260 896MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card Item #: N82E16814127426 Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy $199.99 1 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives -Bare Drive Item #: N82E16822136284 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $109.99 1 LIAN LI PC-A05NA Silver Aluminum ATX Mini Tower Computer Case Item #: N82E16811112219 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $99.99 1 ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler Item #: N82E16835186134 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$3.00 Instant $36.98 $33.98 1 LITE-ON Black 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support Item #: N82E16827106335 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $33.99 If you have any questions, please use our LiveChat function or visit our Contact Us Page. Once You Know, You Newegg. Your Newegg.com Customer Service Team CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication is only for the person(s) named above. Unless otherwise indicated, it contains information that is confidential, privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the person(s) named above, or responsible for delivering it to that person(s), be aware that disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this communication is strictly PROHIBITED. If you have received this communication in error, or are uncertain as to its proper handling, please immediately notify us by sending us a message here to let us know.

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Browser Bug Bulletin - Flash Bug on Snow Leopard 10.6.1

I encountered a bug in Mac OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard that can cripple your browsers by causing them to crash every time you attempt to load a page some heavy Flash content like video (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) or audio (Pandora, Last.fm, etc.).

This is a very sad because as we all know, without Flash, the Internet becomes a much more boring place...

From what I have uncovered, the bug is intermittent and presents with the most up-to-date versions of Flash, FireFox, and Safari. However, I have traced the root of the problem to Flash installation prior to the Apple 10.6.1 update.

Solution

Step 1) Uninstall Flash Player using the Adobe tool here.

Step 2) Reapply the Apple 10.6.1 Update located here.

Step3) Reinstall Flash located here.

Hope this helps everyone, and remember that FireFox users should also use the NoScript Extension for a faster, more secure, and stable browsing experience.

Ultimate Web 2.0 Synergy - A LOL Moment

I took a minute to integrate all my web services I subscribe to so that I can easily post and propagate content to all my little corners of the web. It took a little effort from all ends and when I was done I was left kinda confused as to how it will really work. In practice for far it seems fine but when I put pen to paper and looked at the relationships I established, my eyes began to cross. Check it out.

Restarting the MAC Lab Podcast - Episode 10/22/09

An old podcast that my coworkers had started last year is under new 
management and attempting a comeback. Check it out at:

The Hive

Hope you find it enjoyable and please excuse the volume levels, we are 
still in beta =P

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