My HackPro, It’s Alive.

3 days and some $900+ later, I have a functioning Hackintosh. The build was not easy — not because tonymacx86′s excellent blog doesn’t give you step-by-step instructions for the build, or because parts are hard to come by, thanks to the interwebz and Amazon. No, the build was difficult because the builder, that would be moi, …

Project Hackintosh 101.

1) Assemble computer with Mac OS X compatible hardware 2) Install OS X and UniBeast 3) Enjoy OS X. Simple, except: 1) NZXT H2 case’s front USB hub creates a short in one of the ports, resulting in a) 2 busted USB flash drives, b) 1 busted external DVD drive, c) almost burnt fingers after …

Raspberry Pi + Arch = “Winning!”

Finally got Arch Linux running on Raspberry Pi the way it should. Initially I thought of keeping the first Pi (yes, there’s one more coming) under CLI only, running as a NAS/file server. After a few times around with Samba setup, SSH’ing from Fedora main box, I’ve given in to a more or less full …

Raspberry Pi, part deux.

After yesterday’s minor setback with a power source and/or SD-card problem, all is well in R-Pi land. I decided to go to a box store for a Samsung SD-card, more specifically an 8GB Class 10 (MB-SP8GA). While I was at the store, I invested in an extra wall charger to satisfy the 5V/1000mA requirement my …

Some R-Pi for my birthday. Almost.

So the day did finally arrive: I received my R-Pi 3:20pm PST, exactly on time for my birthday. What a treat! Like everyone before me has mentioned, it is indeed a very small and light board, yet feels remarkably solid. And not just “$35-board” solid, but sturdy enough to feel like you can leave it …

America’s Cup live on a web browser

Long gone are the days of watching America’s Cup on TV, with Dennis Conner et al battling the elements some 10-15 nautical miles offshore. Today’s AC is all about live streaming “stadium racing” done only a stone’s throw from the pier, straight to your web browser, with cockpit and aerial views of the wing-masted 45′ …

Oh Nokia…

Hey Nokia, here's an idea: why not call your buddies at, I don't know, Intel or something, and join forces with other big players on the field, develop an open OS, and then take advantage of an already dominating app ecosystem, and slap the said OS on a phone with your quality hardware. You could …