Articles Archive for September 2008
Mac talk, Tech unveiled »
By now, I presume you have assembled your PC hardware and are just raring to try your hand at installing the Mac OS. This tutorial follows on from Part 1 – Choosing the parts – do watch it first if you haven’t assembled your machine.
Your parts may be different from what I’ve prescribed, and it’s alright. You may have success with what you have already, but in the event you do not, then go watch the video and buy the recommended parts.
Other resources that are handy while building your hackintosh …
Mac talk, Tech unveiled »
THIS TUTORIAL IS BASED ON THE ASUS P5K PRO MOTHERBOARD.
YOUR SETTINGS WILL DIFFER IF YOU ARE NOT USING THE SAME HARDWARE.
Before you commence the installation of the Mac OS on a PC, there are some settings in the BIOS you’ll have to configure. As your PC boots up, hit the key that is stated which takes you into BIOS – it’s normally the [DEL], [F1] or [ESC] key that will work for you.
(It’s amazing… this guy, Michael Stevens set up a page on most BIOS types and what key to …
Blog speak »
Now that you’ve got your blog installed, what do you do next?
You don’t want your blog to look like a plain Jane one, so get cracking, and select a happening design theme, download it and install. Here’s an introductory chat about themes and plugins.
This clip does not cover the process of installing themes, but here’s a video clip by Steve Dougherty that illustrates in step-by-step form how to do it.
As for installing plugins, you could take a look at a step-by-step guide I’ve written on how to do so. It’s …
Blog speak »
Plugins for WordPress are created to enhance your site and add extra functionality to it. For instance, you might want to have the ability to allow your readers to rate your posts, or to create an image gallery, or get WordPress to do your laundry (yeah rite!).
Most plugins are free – a good place to start downloading them from is http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
Step-by-step walkthrough to install a WordPress plugin
1. Download the plugin you wish to install. Unzip it on your machine.
2. Open your FTP client (Filezilla – highly recommended, and free!)
3. Connect …