Ever since Apple switched from the PowerPC chip to the x86 platform in 2005, I've been an Apple guy. I never actually owned a real Mac, but the closed Apple ecosystem was finally "open" enough for me to hack my way into it. I began a decade-long adventure of running OS X on PC hardware. … Continue reading Why I’m finally ditching Apple
Tag: OS X
Fix: Home Sharing on Apple TV stops working with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 and iTunes 12
Problem: Accessing your Hackintosh's iTunes library From Apple TV (any generation) displays an error "Cannot connect to media library [library name]" when you select the Computers icon on the Apple TV home screen. Solution: I can't believe it was this simple, and I only found an old Apple forums post with this idea after spending … Continue reading Fix: Home Sharing on Apple TV stops working with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 and iTunes 12
Graphics Performance in OS X Lion: The Effect of Model Selection in SMBIOS.plist
A while back, I lamented some graphics issues I experienced in OS X Lion. I didn't have any hard evidence to support my claim, but my EVGA NVIDIA GTS 250 (512mb) card choked in OS X Lion after purring along seamlessly in Snow Leopard. I don't require ungodly amounts of graphics processing horsepower, as reflected … Continue reading Graphics Performance in OS X Lion: The Effect of Model Selection in SMBIOS.plist