7 Jan 2011

Our 2011 Starts With A Bang!

I was reading the papers this morning when a big bang came from somewhere within the house.


For a moment, I thought my new Hackintosh (more on that below) exploded.


An intitial search all around the house found nothing amiss.


Finally we saw it - Cheryl's glass splashback in the kitchen has shattered completely, but was held in place on the wall by it's adhesive.



A close up of the point of origin.



I think our house insurance covers glass breakages. Will have to put in a claim.


And the Hackintosh?


My Mac mini is getting old and slow for some new applications. I wanted a new Mac but not the hefty bill that comes with it, so, just before Christmas, I got son no 2 to build me a computer hacked to run Mac's OS X, commonly known on the net as a Hackintosh.

It works perfectly, except for one thing: it can't go to sleep.


So this is what I christened it:





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