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    Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again

    All Of Snow Leopard's Hidden, Secret Settings Laid Bare

    Reality Check

    Orb Media Streaming Finally Available For Macs

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    Image of newgalactic newgalactic
    01:40 AM

    In reply to Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again
    Honestly, is there any reason to go beyond OSX 10.5 with an Atom powered netbook? #apple
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/07/09

    In reply to Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again
    Technically, there is no mess, at least no real mess. This is only an issue for people who play/test with pre-release software updates.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 11/07/09 8:51 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of PotteryBarnClearanceSale PotteryBarnClearanceSale
    11/07/09

    In reply to Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again
    The video reminds me of all the times I tried to put Linux partitions on my Mac drives and use a boot loader. Works for a while, only a little while. Eventually you'll do something to kill it.

    I've recently become a fan of VM's for alternative OS's. So much easier to experiment with. Doesn't help with the Mac OS though, sorry. #apple
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again
    The OS developers at Apple don't give a ragged ass about unsupported setups, if you're using any system off book you're lucky anything works the way you want it to when it is in test mode. The final release will meet broader standards but that still doesn't mean they are debugging for Hackintosh systems. #apple
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    I wouldn't say Windows 7 is doomed to be forgotten because it's adoption rate is so low at this point. You have to remember to take into consideration the difference between Mac and PC users.

    Mac users tend to be more technologically savvy consumers who will go out of their way to upgrade, whereas many Windows users are just run of the mill folk that really don't give two shits about what OS they're on. They upgrade when they buy a new computer. As time goes on we'll see the numbers grow as people buy new machines with 7 preinstalled.

    As far as Windows XP though, that will probably continue to be high with all the netbooks out there. #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @Benguin: I think the language is ambiguous, but I think he's saying that Vista is the one that's doomed to be forgotten. #osmarketshare
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/06/09

    @Sunfire-: Ah. Well thanks all of you for pointing out my failure of comprehension. Haha. #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @Benguin: Haha, in your defense, there are a ridiculous amount of commas in that sentence. #osmarketshare
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    Image of MANCREEP MANCREEP
    11/06/09

    @Benguin: I disagree. I think the heading of the article was spot on: REALITY CHECK. These Apple Fanboys have been bouncing off the walls about how they have 30%+ of the OS market share and how windows is going downhill. Well, knock knock? Who's there? 92%. 92% who? Well, allow me to reintroduce myslef---my name is HOV, nigga*, H-to-the-O-V. #osmarketshare
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    Image of Aphex Ninja Aphex Ninja
    11/06/09

    @Benguin: I whole heartedly agree. Coming from working for apple tech support I can tell you that most mac users are up to date on their systems and know what's coming out and when it's coming out.

    Microsoft as a whole is much much larger than apple, and thus the sheer amount of computers to compare could be completely throwing off the comparison. #osmarketshare
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/06/09

    @MANCREEP: I don't think I've ever heard anybody ever claim that OS X had anything even close to 30%. I'm glad you're so proud of your OS's market share though.

    @Bs Baldwin: But what percentage of Windows users are coders and programmers? Definitely not the majority. I never said all Mac users or all Windows users, but by and large in my experience it's the Mac users who have been more aware of the state of tech. #osmarketshare
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    Poor Millenium Edition... #osmarketshare
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    Image of AkkiRonin AkkiRonin
    11/06/09

    In reply to All Of Snow Leopard's Hidden, Secret Settings Laid Bare
    Secrets pref pane works by scraping a public database at [secrets.blacktree.com] on start up to populate its GUI. Feels a bit chaotic to me. YMMV. #snowleopardhiddensettings
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    11/06/09

    In reply to Orb Media Streaming Finally Available For Macs
    Welcome to 2007! #orbformacosx
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/06/09

    In reply to All Of Snow Leopard's Hidden, Secret Settings Laid Bare
    There's also a secret dipswitch setting which allows you to use Boot Camp to run early versions of Windows if you have 10.5.10 or higher installed.

    Right now, I have a partition for running DOS 5.0 with Windows 3.11 with Norton Desktop for Windows as well as a separate partition for Windows 95.

    The dipswitch is located underneath the fan assembly. You just removed the fan (although you'll have to resolder it back into place). Once there, you'll see a dipswitch panel. Change switches 3, 5, and 9 through 12 to up and then lower 14.

    It's pretty fun to see people's reactions to seeing Word 2.0 for Windows running on a MacBook Pro. #snowleopardhiddensettings
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    11/06/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Oh man, I want to play with Windows 3 again. #snowleopardhiddensettings
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    Image of AkkiRonin AkkiRonin
    11/06/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: That would be the dip switch alright. #snowleopardhiddensettings
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    Image of notfred notfred
    11/06/09

    @tomsomething: Virtual machines are your friend... #snowleopardhiddensettings
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    11/06/09

    @notfred: Anyone can do a virtual machine. Modding it is where it's at. People who are afraid to crack open their MacBooks are people with no sense of adventure. #snowleopardhiddensettings
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    Image of notfred notfred
    11/06/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: (I've actually had to replace the fan on my MBP, does that count?)
    I thought you were joking on the dipswitches. Google has been no help. I am intrigued, but still dubious. #snowleopardhiddensettings
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/06/09

    In reply to All Of Snow Leopard's Hidden, Secret Settings Laid Bare
    Legend has it that Steve embeds nude shots of himself as easter eggs, which this may unlock. Download at your own risk.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 11/06/09 12:35 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of AkkiRonin AkkiRonin
    11/06/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Been watching the IT Crowd? #snowleopardhiddensettings
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    Image of Identity (reclamation) Identity (reclamation)
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    Yesterday I spent quite a few hours in Windows 7 testing all of my apps, custom-built programs, and other things. It was nice, and surprisingly fast. It "feels" faster than Snow Leopard, which is quite surprising to me. Though, I did have a few problems in Win 7; especially with connecting my Apple wireless keyboard, and having my display settings saved after a shut-down.

    I'm no fanboy either way, but seeing the worldwide market share is interesting.
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    Image of Ryanrule Ryanrule
    11/06/09

    @Identity (reclamation): If you want to use an apple bluetooth keyboard, you need the driver from the bootcamp cd.

    Apple does not distribute this driver, because in their eyes, FUCK YOU! #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @Ryanrule: Oh believe me, if it was only a driver thing, that would have been simple. Getting the driver was the easy bit. Insert Bootcamp dvd and ... Boom! #osmarketshare
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    Image of Ryanrule Ryanrule
    11/07/09

    @Identity (reclamation): Well I use that keyboard on my windows 7 box. Had to get it off a torrent. #osmarketshare
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    I honestly don't think the XP usage value is going to change much. Companies already bought their volume licenses for XP, and I don't think they'd want to shell out cash for a flashier OS.

    Honestly, Vista and Windows 7 aren't really necessary in the business environment. They look and feel great, but they offer almost nothing "functional" as far as business is concerned. #osmarketshare
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    Image of bradydoll001 bradydoll001
    11/06/09

    @Xagest: You are completely wrong about that. Windows Vista and 7 have much greater security and more importantly they have a greater ability for management. Using Group Policy you are able to lock down and control Windows Vista and 7 machines to a much greater level than you could with XP. There may not be anything specific to end users, but for IT they are significantly easier to manage.
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    11/06/09

    @bradydoll001: I guess it depends on the work environment. In many companies, each employee owns 1 workstation (usually a laptop), so stuff like user groups isn't all that useful (only 1 user). Because XP is being pushed to netbooks and such, security patches are still strong.

    Ah well, we'll see how it pans out. #osmarketshare
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    Image of rDub rDub
    11/06/09

    @Xagest: What industry are you in that uses all laptops? Some small start ups might sport that happy situation but most big companies are still rocking the old school desktops.

    I have 3 pcs (all running xp) a linux dev box and a mac pro under my poor crowded desk ... only place i use a lap top is in the lab

    but hey ... that's just me #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @rDub: IBM. We all have Thinkpads with XP on it. #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @Xagest: and @SSgtTEX: Ahh well thats really good to know ... i happen to currently work with the military, thus my situation. It's been a while since i worked for a purely civilian company so this is all good news to me! I will gladly make the switch to a laptop when they let me! #osmarketshare
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    This chart lacks the truly important number: how many people are still running Amiga? #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    Thanks for the confirmation of what we already knew:

    That Windows has bits of corn in its shit that is bigger than OSX' install base. #osmarketshare
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    Image of MaWeiTao MaWeiTao
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    This doesn't mean much since Mac users, especially in the design industry, which comprises a huge part of the base, jump onto the latest version the second its released.

    And for the record, 10.5 is crap, especially compared to 10.4, unstable and performance isn't as good. So I expect people will eagerly jump to 10.6 #osmarketshare
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/06/09

    @MaWeiTao:
    Wow 10.4 almost sounds like OSX Vista #osmarketshare
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    Image of SysRq SysRq
    11/06/09

    @MaWeiTao: 10.5 was fine for me. I just wanted 10.6 because I'm an Applefag. Most Mac users share this sentiment. #osmarketshare
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