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Month: November 2008

November 4, 2008 Fred Smith, News, Random

Exercising the basic function of democracy

This afternoon I walked down the alley and across the street to my local voting center. I gave them my name, took my ballot, and enjoyed the privilege that so many men and women have died to protect. I voted. Freely, without fear of repercussion, I cast my opinion into the sea of Americans who…

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November 4, 2008 Aaron Nelsen, HP TouchSmart, News, osx86, Video

Video: HP TouchSmart Running OS X

Ahh, sweet success! I finally managed to get OS X loaded on my HP TouchSmart IQ507. Here’s some proof. I’ve also posted instructions if anyone’s interested in trying it out.

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November 3, 2008 Aaron Nelsen, HP TouchSmart, News, OS X, osx86

Closer to OS X on the HP TouchSmart

I’ve managed to get OS X installed on the HP TouchSmart IQ507, however I’m still having serious issues getting it to boot fully. Seems to hang right before it gets to the IOACPI phase of the boot process. There is good news though! I was able to get the touchscreen working under the OS X…

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November 3, 2008 Aaron Nelsen, Apple, Hardware, News

Replacement Computer Ordered

Over the weekend the insurance paperwork finally cleared, so I went ahead and ordered a replacement computer. I got a little less from the insurance company than I expected, so instead of a new MacBook Pro I went with the new aluminum MacBook to save a bit of money. The processor (2.4GHz) is the same…

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November 2, 2008 Aaron Nelsen, How-to, Linux, News, Tips

Repairing Your Grub Bootloader

Last week a friend of mind tried to install Windows XP on his system after installing Ubuntu, and of course the result was that he lost his bootloader. Don’t panic though, just boot off your Live CD and open up a Terminal window. Then execute these commands: sudo grub root (hd0,0) setup (hd0) Close out…

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