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Moving the Home Folder

Sun, 9 Jan 2011 11:57:54 +0900

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 r

SSD in a PPC Mac

Sun, 9 Jan 2011 11:01:56 +0900

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 the

OS X: Replace a Folder with an Icon

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:03:02 +0900

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 yo

Radeon 9800 XT Disassembly

Sun, 2 Jan 2011 17:52:26 +0900

This article focuses on the Radeon 9800 XT. The same procedure applies to Radeon X800 XT and Radeon X850 XT cards. Prerequisite Reading: Graphics Card Cleaning and Thermal Compound Replacement A

Radeon 9800 Pro Heat sink Disassembly

Sun, 2 Jan 2011 17:13:35 +0900

This article focuses on the Radeon 9800 Pro. Prerequisite Reading: Graphics Card Cleaning and Thermal Compound Replacement After removing the graphics card from the machine, use compressed air a