If you have an i7 based PC with an Asus P6T Deluxe V1 or V2, and either wish you could run the latest release of the Mac OS, or wish you had a Mac instead, then look no further.  Dgobe put together a nearly idiot proof way to get Mac OS X 10.6.2 (Snow Leopard) running on your PC.  It is fabulous, and you may never want to look back once you have it.  Check it out here:

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=208724

I’m going to be posting a video in the near future of mine, for your enjoyment, and so you know what the hell I’m talking about.  One recommendation, however, Dgobe puts a procedure to “fix problems” at the end of his guide… just do it before ever rebooting.  It’ll save a step, and possibly keep your britches clean.

Thanks Dgobe!  Yours is definitely the easiest and best way to go!

Everything worked on first boot.  My only issue is getting it to dual boot with the storage controller set to RAID – as my Windows 7 installation (pre-existing condition!) is on a RAID 0.  Per the guild I set my controller to AHCI for the Mac OS install.  So to switch OS’s I have to go into the bios and switch it back and forth.  A small price to pay, to be sure.  But still, I’d like to have my cake and eat it too, thank you.  :-D

OK, I tried the XP that came with my EeePC 1000HE, and it SUCKED.  I haven’t used XP in ages!  I didn’t even attempt Vista, being the resource hog that it is, so I went straight to Windows 7.  That actually was pretty decent, and it would be my recommendation for non hacker/computer geek types.  But something was missing… a certain coolness that I felt a device like a netbook should possess.  So I tried Ubuntu… eh, it was OK.  I tried Ubuntu Netbook-Remix and it was certainly cooler, a big step in the right direction, and my 2nd recommendation for normal users.  But still… not what I was looking for.  Then I found out that people have been pretty successful getting Mac OSX running on their PC, and even netbooks.  I immediately went to work researching, testing, experimenting… both on my netbook and desktops.  I have a fairly good grasp on it all now, so tonight I got Mac OS X 10.6.2 on it, which is referred to as “Snow Leopard”… the lastest edition of the Mac OS.  I now call this my EeeMac!

It is awesome!  I’m not alone though, and certainly not the first.  Search YouTube for “EeePC Snow Leopard” and you’ll find more than one video demonstrating it.  Mine is flawless so far, and I can do updates from Apple’s “Software Update” too.  For any computer geek, this is my absolute highest recommendation for netbook OS.  In fact, I’m about to redo my i7 based PC as a Hackintosh.  Need Windows for something?  No problem, run VirtualBox – run Windows 7 (or any other OS) as a virtual machine.  Problem solved!

What I like most probably is the free tools real Macs come with – namely the apps that are part of the packaged called iLife.  I’ll be doing a little demo of those things once I get my Hackintosh going.

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Although this case might seem pricey (and it is for me), in my research, it is the best for the money.  It is also one of the nicest looking cases I’ve ever seen.  Probably the biggest positive about this case is its internal design.  It follows closely the Apple Power Tower design for air flow and acoustics.  I came across an article about a Hackintosh (Mac OSX on a PC) where the builder used this case – no doubt because it fairly closely resembles the real deal.  But this case will suit most needs, and especially where cooling is important, like gaming rigs/over-clocking.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119138

By comparison, this is my case, which is about half the price:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112218

I’ll post pics of my own installation soon.

I’m starting up the old blog engine again as of the New Year!

Certain people, who will remain unnamed, think I should keep my geeky sh!t3 off the family blog, so looks like I’m going to super-duper geek out in my very own blog. Its better this way… I can really post whatever I want without having to hear it for the critics. I don’t mean YOU of course, I WANT to hear your comments… good OR bad.

So come back in January for some geek flavored entertainment!

I wasn’t going to rant about SUV’s in my blog because it has been done so much everywhere else that it seems cliche at this point.  We all know by now the issues with SUV’s, like fuel economy, rolling over, obstructing everyone else’s view, and the hazard they pose to small cars… but something I didn’t really think about has made itself painfully present in my life recently.  Read the rest of this entry »