JT: Just a quick note – this article is a bit long in the tooth and uses some possibly archaic processes. If you want up to date info – look to the OSx86 Project.
Apple just recently came out with 10.5.4 of their OS. Since I’m running a Hackintosh that I’ve come to depend on, I thought I’d let others apply the new version of the OS to their machines and see what comes out. After reading all the threads on the subject at insanelymac.com, I decided last week to go ahead and take the plunge.
Well that went relatively painlessly. I just added an old HP 17inch LCD panel to my existing 28 inch ViewSonic. Both monitors are powered by a EVGA GeForce 8800GT. The Viewsonic is running at 1900×1200 and the HP at 1280×1024. Coupled with Spaces with 6 workspaces, I have effectively 12 monitors!! Woot!
I needed a way for me to quickly change my audio input/output from the standard “internal speakers” configuration to my USB headset. On a Mac you basically have to manually do this by going into the Sound application in System Preferences and select the appropriate choice. Now – this isn’t much work – but I’m really lazy. I just want to hit a button and have this done. Rogue Amoeba’s SoundSource is the tool that solved my issue.
I wanted to document my first impressions with learning how to program in Cocoa. As I had posted previously, I’m using Aaron Hillegass’s book Cocoa® Programming for Mac® OS X, Third Edition on Safari Online’s site. Due to other commitments, I’ve only covered the first six chapters of the book.
Woohoo! Found out from one of my favorite stops, TUAX.com, Evernote just went to 1.1 beta and includes a number of new features.
Version 1.1.0 Beta (05/11/2008) build 29438:
I’ve just downloaded the program now. I really like the Spotlight integration feature – that could prove very useful.
-JT