How To Install Leopard Onto Your PC in Just One Step!

Original Article From http://tiny.cc/cwj6o 

Here is a complete guide to install Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.1 (9B18) on your PC, in just one step that is as easy as it could possibly get. Just pop in the DVD and you are good to go, running Leopard in no time, with all the 300+ features at your fingertips.

I am writing this guide for a novice user, who doesn’t know much about the various commands  This is a one step process that almost anybody in this world would be able to follow.

Here are the basic requirements for you to proceed with the installation of Leopard  :

• A Blank DVD-R to burn the ISO.
• The ISO image to be downloaded from Mininova.

Before I tell you, how to install OSX I would like to tell you why this release by Uphuck and Eskurza is an important milestone in the OSX86 Project.

• This is the first ever Leopard DVD to come out with the amazing PC-EFI built in. If you are wondering what PC-EFI is all about, then let me tell you something about it :

With the EFI patch, the hackintosh can boot off VANILLA UNMODIFIED OS X kernel and use  vanilla kexts, which gives a more clean room and great peace of mind for future system updates.

To Know more about PC-EFI visit the OSX86 Wiki

• iATKOS (as this release is called) supports a variety of Hardware configurations, and many popular Graphic Cards, Network Cards are supported.

Now lets proceed with the installation of Leopard. Before that here are few conditions your CPU must satisfy to use this installation method..

• Non Core Intel Processors, no PC-EFI for you.
• Core Based Processors, for PC-EFI to work.
• AMD processors are not supported at this time.

Ok now, lets proceed with the installation :

Step 1: Installing Leopard

• Download the Installation ISO from Mininova. You can find it by performing a search for iATKOS v1.0i (Its about 2.09 GB).
• Once you are done, with downloading burn the ISO at very slow speeds to the DVD.
• Pop in the DVD and boot into it from BIOS and follow the Onscreen Instructions.
• Select the Appropriate Packages, based on your hardware and then proceed.
• Installation might take about an hour or so, so grab yourself a cup of coffee  while you install Leopard.

Step 2: That is all , my Friend

• Didn’t I say it was a one step installation process. Yes it really was.. Congratulations you’ve done it.

That’s it for now. If you have any questions, please drop in a comment, or ask your questions in the Uphuck Forums.

A big thanks to Uphuck and Eskurza for this amazing release. A lot of credit for all this hardwork goes to them. And ofcourse to Netkas for the development of PC-EFI. Cheers!

How To Copy a DVD with VLC 1.0

Original Article From http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2686/how-to-copy-a-dvd-with-vlc-1.0/

VLC 1.0 has gotten several cool new features, one of which is the ability to record what is playing in the screen.  Here we will take a look at how easy it is to record a DVD or other video formats using VLC.

Want to rip the DVD instead of recording? We’ve got a guide for that as well.

Record Using VLC

You won’t see the record button in the default view so we need to make it available in the control panel by going to View and selecting Advanced Controls.

Now you can see the Record button along with a couple other handy controls like snapshot and looping.

Now when you start up a DVD or other video simply click on the record button and hit is a second time to end the recording.

While it is recording notice that the record button will be blue.

The recorded video is in MPEG format and stored them in the Documents folder labeled as VLC Record with the date and time.

This is a great way to save entire movies or specific scenes you want to watch later on your hard drive.

Of course VLC won’t burn the recorded MPEG file to DVD but you can certainly use other programs for that.  This is a much different process than “ripping” and you will need to play the video while it records.

Download VLC 1.0 for Windows, Linux, OSX

Make a CD/DVD cover out of Paper!

Article from http://www.papercdcase.com/about.php

How to fold the paper case:

1. Fold the left and right sides (lines labelled “1″ and “2″).

2. Fold the bottom edge up to the line labelled “3″. Then fold it back. This part will be the pocket.

3. Fold the top edge down to the line labelled “4″ and then fold it back. Then fold the top edge down the the line labelled “5″ and then fold it back. This will make the spine and top flap.

4. Spread the sides of the pocket to the sides to create “wings”. Beginners can do this by folding lines “6″ and “7″ (first wing) and then lines “8″ and “9″ (second wing). Or, fold “6″ and “8″ and then “7″ and “9″. The fold lines may be off slightly depending on your printer.

5. Tuck the wings behind the front part of the pocket. The two letter “A”s should touch each other and the two letter “B”s should touch each other. Flatten the pocket. Your CD will go in the pocket.

6. Make little dog ears in the top flap (labelled “10″ and “11″).

7. Tuck the top flap into the pocket. Woohoo! You’re done!

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The folding instructions are based on Tom Hull’s original origami CD case instructions. We mirror his original instructions in PDF and GIF formats. Check out Tom’s site for cool origami pictures.

Need Help? Video is here:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/484334/making_a_cd_cover_out_of_a_a4_paper/