The Semiprecious Waste Repository:
i blog, therefore i am.
 
 
Moving the Home Folder
Sunday, January 9, 2011
It is recommended for optimization of system performance to keep plenty of free space on the startup drive.
 
I follow a “rule” of maintaing at least 50% capacity as free space.
This allows plenty of
 
SSD in a PPC Mac
Sunday, January 9, 2011
 
Well, the opportunity to get a SSD drive came up.
While I knew that the drive would never realize it’s full potential in a G4, I figured that I could use it until I had a machine that could allow
 
OS X: Replace a Folder with an Icon
Monday, January 3, 2011
This is a simple little trick for replacing folders with icons in OS X.
If you wish, you can use any image as replacement, but I will use an icon in this explanation.
 
First, locate the folder that
 
Radeon 9800 XT Disassembly
 
Sunday, January 2, 2011
 
This article focuses on the Radeon 9800 XT.
The same procedure applies to Radeon X800 XT and Radeon X850 XT cards.
 
 
Prerequisite Reading:
 
 
 
 
 
Radeon 9800 Pro Heat sink Disassembly
Sunday, January 2, 2011
 
This article focuses on the Radeon 9800 Pro.
 
 
Prerequisite Reading:
 
 
 
After removing the graphics card from the machine, use compressed air
 
Sunset in the Pacific from the shores of Rota, CNMI
Photo by me, Chris Shook nuttin’ to do with Macs, but I don’t care!