Technabob » leopard http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:31:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hey N00b, Here’S How You Install Os X on an Sd Card http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/28/install-os-x-on-an-sd-card/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/28/install-os-x-on-an-sd-card/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:39:39 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=15785 Macworld Senior Editor Roman Loyola posted a video guide showing how one can install Apple’s OS X Leopard on an SD card. The new Macbook Pros (save for the 17-in) come with an SD card slot, so you can install apps on the SD card and boot from it if for instance you want to perform repairs on the internal hard drive. It’s a very straightforward guide,  a format-this-and-install-that affair, but nonetheless helpful for non-techies.

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Without fiddling with a Leopard installer’s disk image and throwing some stuff out, you’ll need at least an 8 Gb SD card to make a portable Leopard installation.

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Wasn’t that easy? Now all you need to do is wreck your internal disk so you’ll have a reason to boot from the SD! I’m kidding. And before anyone asks, no, you can’t boot a PC with this card.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/28/install-os-x-on-an-sd-card/feed/ 1 Download a Very Early Build of Google’S Chrome Browser for Intel Macs http://technabob.com/blog/2009/04/10/google-chrome-for-mac-os-x/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/04/10/google-chrome-for-mac-os-x/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:40:43 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=11353 A blogger/developer has compiled a very very early build of Google’s browser, Chrome that runs on a Mac. I tested it myself a couple of days ago and it’s fast alright.

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It’s so fast that it left most of a browser’s functions at Google’s labs: plug-ins don’t work so it can’t play Flash videos. There’s no History, no Bookmarks, no Preferences, no Find, and you can’t even open a link to a new tab. But it’s fast.

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If you want to try Chrome on your Mac, you can download the application at said developer’s blog; the compiled app is for Intel Macs on Leopard only (10.5 and up). Don’t delete your current browser yet because Chrome is sure to have lots of bugs. But it’s fast. Perfect for blog speed-reading.

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Whether you’re going for a jungle theme or fifties kitsch, they’ll definitely get looks when you have your friends over. Before you even ask, no actual animals were harmed in the making of these fuzzy faux fur accessories.

Available from Totalconsole for $18 to $19 respectively, the Talismoon Evolve360 fur faceplates come in cow and leopard prints (what, no lions, tigers or bears? oh my!) They could have at least included a liger in the menagerie. There’s even a matching replacement cover ($17 to $18 each) for your 360 controller if you want to go all out with the animal theme.

[via Hawty McBloggy]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/10/xbox-360-faceplates-get-furry/feed/ 3 Wwdc 2006 Keynote Coverage http://technabob.com/blog/2006/08/07/wwdc-2006-keynote-coverage/ http://technabob.com/blog/2006/08/07/wwdc-2006-keynote-coverage/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:58:04 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2006/08/07/wwdc-2006-keynote-coverage/ Apple’s 2006 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today… 9:50am (Pacific): The Apple Store is temporarily down for maintenance, so clearly something new will be released today… 10:03am: Steve Jobs has taken the stage. 10:05am…: 50% of new Mac purchasers]]> wwdc2006logoHere’s the latest news from Steve Jobs’ keynote address at Apple’s 2006 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today…

9:50am (Pacific): The Apple Store is temporarily down for maintenance, so clearly something new will be released today…

10:03am: Steve Jobs has taken the stage.

10:05am: 50% of new Mac purchasers are new Mac adopters, and over 17 million visited Apple stores in last quarter. Shipped 1.33 million Macs this quarter. Over 3/4 of the shipped Macs were Intel-based.

10:10am: New PowerMac replacement the Mac Pro. These will contain Core 2 Duo “Woodcrest” processors. Each with 2 dual-core Xeon processors performing at up at up to 3GHz and 4MB L2 cache. Estimated to run 1.6 to 2.1x faster than a G5 quad machine. Real world increase should be around 2x faster than prior machines. Since the machines require less power, there is less cooling required, and more room for hard drives (up to 4 per box). These machines will feature the same case design as prior PowerMacs, but the interior is totally redesigned. Drives will “snap” into place, room for larger double width graphics cards. 4 PCI Express slots and up to 2TB of storage.

10:15am: $2499 Price for the Mac Pro with:

  • Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon “Woodcrest” processors
  • 4MB shared L2 cache per processor
  • 1.33GHz dual independent frontside buses
  • 1GB memory (667MHz DDR2 fully-buffered DIMM ECC)
  • NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics with 256MB memory
  • 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7200-rpm hard drive
  • 16x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD
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