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Category: Apple

  • Goodbye Mac mini…

    After 2 years of solid, reliable, trouble-free operation, my Mac mini suddenly experienced a hard drive failure. Yesterday around midnight I was busy working on a school project in Pages on my Mac mini G4. The songs I were playing were skipping like crazy and the computer gradually slowed to a crawling pace. I restarted…

  • Speaking of the iPhone, it turns out I might actually be able to buy one when it comes out. According to Verizon, my cellular contract expires on 07/07/07… perfect timing for the June release of the iPhone. Awesome!

  • iPhone Ringtone

    So, how about that iPhone? I watched the keynote last night and I was amazed at all of the features. Who couldn’t be? If only it was available outside of Cingular… When I’m at work, blasting Red Hot Chili Peppers when I get a call is a bit annoying to other people, so I use…

  • Hackaday!

    Wow! I’m on the front page of Hackaday! My recent article on Linux on the 2G iPod mini was accepted as a Hackaday post… very nice. Thanks guys! Check out the Hackaday post if you haven’t already.

  • iPodLinux on 2G iPod Mini

    Update: (2005-08-17 5:05 pm) This story has made news on Hackaday! WARNING: This procedure is unsupported by Apple, the iPodLinux project, or myself. I, Reid Burke, can not accept any responsibility for any damage this procedure may cause to your iPod, your computer, or your sanity. I hosed my firmware the first time I tried…