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Podcast #64: MacBook nano, Apple Laptops Over the Years and Ray Buys an eMate While Podcasting

Roberto Baldwin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:31:54 -0600

This week we marvel at the workmanship of a Hackintosh netbook, share our thoughts on the best, and worst, Apple laptops and peer pressure Ray into buying an eMate off of eBay. Plus, we wish we all had a sweet name like Papermaster, we just don't want to be sued by Big Blue because of it.

MacBook nano Hackintosh

Danny Estrada — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:27:44 -0600

Steve Bobblehead: Cool and Creepy at the Same Time

Roberto Baldwin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:11:14 -0500

PowerBook Sit-Down Arcade Cabinet

Lisa Weddle — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:21:51 -0500

Macintosh DS

Cooper Parsons — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:29:13 -0500

Ken Fager posted the mod of the week on his Flickr stream with his Nintendo DS running Mac System Software 6.

I Shall Call Him, Mini Mod

Roberto Baldwin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:06:13 -0500

<a href="/article/i_shall_call_him_mini_mod"><img src="/sites/future.p2technology.com/files/imce-images2/0314_takano_300.jpg" width="300" height="300" /></a>  Case modder, Hideo Takano, placed his <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://hanabusa1.blog29.fc2.com/blog-entry-93.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://hanabusa1.blog29.fc2.com/blog-entry-93.html%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3D32D" target="_blank">Mac mini into a custom built case that resembles the Mac Pro tower</a>. The side of the case even opens to reveal the enclosed hard drive. Takano also added a USB port and power button to the front of his mini tower.  If you think you have the mad skills to recreate this masterpiece, Takano has posted a <a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://hanabusa1.blog29.fc2.com/blog-entry-66.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://hanabusa1.blog29.fc2.com/blog-entry-93.html%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3D32D" target="_blank">how-to to create your own</a>. The original directions are in Japanese, but the power of Google Translate could get a few brave souls on their way. Our favorite translated step: And this is part of the hole in the earth and many offer a table in the front part. <img src="/sites/future.p2technology.com/files/imce-images2/0314_takano_450.jpg" width="380" height="386" />