Hackintosh Updates Like a Charm to 10.6.3

It seems that the update to 10.6.3 works without a hitch if you followed the Lifehacker tuto. via Lifehacker

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Create an iTunes App Store account for another country without a credit card

There is a nice article on Apple.com explaining how to create an iTunes account without a credit card. This means that you’ll be able to create an US account even without a valid US credit card in order to download some of those free US-only apps… This seems to be completely legal and avoids hopping through hoops as we had to in the beginning…

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Learn how to create your own DSDT (Updated)

UPDATE: I just re-released a modified and much improved version of the tutorial. This video tutorial gives you the basics for creating a custom DSDT file that matches your configuration (eee PC model, amount of RAM and BIOS version). The version of DSDT SE that goes with the tutorial can be downloaded here. This is for advanced users only, so you’ve been warned if you shoot your...

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How to disable waking-up the MacBook when opening the lid

For some this is a big problem when running on a bus or traveling, the lid ever so slightly opens and it turns on. On your arrival you’ll find it overheated in your bag, without juice left for this terribly important presentation (and no power outlet in sight) and in the worst case with harddisk heads that have gotten to know the surface of the disks themselves – all data lost (believe me if I tell you that I had this happen twice to me)… This video shows in less than one minute how to avoid your MacBook waking up when the lid is opened. This is  the first video tutorial...

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OSX 10.6.1 SnowLeopard on the eee 1000HE – Part 2

Please refer to the first part for comments, installation notes and news on compatibility. Comments are closed and moved to part 1. This video is the second and last part of the two part video tutorials on how to install OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.1 on the Asus EEE PC 1000HE. This should work similarly for the other models of the eee family. WARNING: Even though I don’t experience any problems, there are some reports that the graphics performance under SnowLeopard may be quite slow for some installs (around 30% of Leopard). You can follow this topic here. UPDATE: I just updated the Video for...

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OSX 10.6.1 SnowLeopard on the eee 1000HE – Part 1

This video is the first part of a two part video tutorials on how to install OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.1 on the Asus EEE PC 1000HE. This should work similarly for the other models of the eee family. Watch part 2 The new install package can be downloaded here. Update: New installation package Fixed: Sleep should work now Brightness fix Bluetoth fix Ethernet fix Existing users just replace /Extra folder with the new one. Notes USB boot problems AFAIK, if you only get a blinking cursor (no boot0 or boot1 failed) then the boot0 file has not been correctly written. Otherwise it is probably the...

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