Well, engadget was sort of successful in this installation. I guess one could say that doing such a thing could be compared to sticking a Hemi into a Chevette. The motor fits, and still runs, but the suspension barely hold the front of the car up, and we can’t go past 30mph, oh and did I mention there are no brakes? It seems that they got it installed, but a lot of useful features such as the DVD player, just don’t work. The OS requires more than just a ATI Rage 128 video card, to do anything pretty. And unfortunately there are a lot of pretty things to see in 10.5. I myself, have pretty much the same computer that they tried the install on. It’s just running the original processor still, which is dual 450mhz G4s. It runs 10.4 just fine, and I’m happy with that. If anyone knows of a super cheap (free) G5 for sale, please let me know. The knew OS looks like it’s all there. Cheers!

Shortcuts

A repository for every keyboard secret in OS X. Some of these are well known, some are not. Shortcuts in the Menu category are common rather than universal. This list should continue to grow exponentially over time.
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The release of the MacBook Pro was big news: It was Apple’s first laptop with two processing cores, the first to use Intel chips, and had the feature set and price tag professional users are accustomed to. The new MacBook, on the other hand, replaces both the iBook and the 12-inch PowerBook G4 in Apple’s product line. As you might expect from a product that replaces both a consumer and professional system, the MacBook is a fascinating hybrid of high-end features and cost-conscious engineering. Now that we’ve spent several days with these new laptops, here are some answers to several burning MacBook questions.

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For a long time now I’ve been obsessed with my computer desktop and whether or not it helps me work efficiently. I find desktop eye-candy fascinating yet in the end it always seems to get in my way or distract me from doing serious work. Because I’m always worried that I’m not making the most of my desktop, I always like to ask people what their desktop looks like. In the spirit of my obsession, I thought it would be fun if everyone posted a screenshot of what their desktop looks like. Since the purpose of this idea is to see what everyone’s work environment looks like, it is only fair that you post a screenshot of your everyday desktop not one beefed to the max with eye-candy. Also, if you have an unusual setup or don’t check the site often, please include a description of what environment/programs you use.

Yesterday Apple released update 10.4.5 (delta) yesterday for PowerPC Macs. This update is 6.4mb and patches a number of bugs and “features” in 10.4. One that I find very interesting is the feature to “crash” while trying to delete AOL webmail. Personally I feel they should of left this feature in to deter people from using and subscribing to EVIL AOL.

Katy, I’m sorry, I was wrong when I told you it was AOL’s fault when Safari kept crashing last week while checking your webmail.

To update to 10.4.5 you must at least have OS X 10.4:
You can update using Software Update which is built into 10.4 or you can download one of the standalone installers:
From 10.4.4 to 10.4.5: Delta update installer
From another version of 10.4 to 10.4.5: Combo Installer

Here is a list of the patches and fixes:
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