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The Risks of Selling an Item on Ebay – Taliesin Graff iMac G4 Edition

Posted on June 2, 2018

This is a learning lesson to everyone out there, beware of buyers on ebay. Some will try to take advantage of you and put the blame on you. This is my warning to everyone out there, doesn’t matter if you … Continue reading →

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2018 Updates!

Posted on May 23, 2018

Obviously I’ve been slacking if my last post on here and the facebook page was well over a year ago 🙂 So what has been going on? As far as my personal life goes I am still attending college, working … Continue reading →

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LeopardRebirth Theme… and what happened with the PPC Challenge

Posted on March 17, 2017

I’ll start off with the challenge. So about halfway through the week I was making good progress on the macOS Sierra theme for Leopard, and then I found that a member of MacRumors released a theme called “LeopardRebirth” which ultimately … Continue reading →

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Updated iOS 7 Screensaver for Leopard

Posted on January 2, 2017

Almost two years ago I wrote a post about an iOS 7 style screensaver for Leopard. After realizing the link was hosted on a server that is long offline, I found a version I had stored on Google Drive. That … Continue reading →

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PPCC 2017 – Day 2

Posted on January 2, 2017

Alright. Since yesterday was rough today goes smoother! I needed to finish installing some software I didn’t get to yesterday, so at this point I am all set with what I need, and if something comes up I’ll install it. … Continue reading →

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PPCC 2017 – Day 1 – Configuring the G5 Quad

Posted on January 2, 2017

So before I even start the challenge, I need to set up my Macs. I didn’t get home until 6pm this evening, I feel terrible after a long new years night as well as snow wheeling in my truck, and … Continue reading →

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PowerPC Challenge 2017 – Introduction

Posted on January 1, 2017

If you follow either the PowerPC Centre facebook page (give us a like while you’re at it!) or ponder the PowerPC subforum on MacRumors, you might be aware of the PowerPC Challenge. This challenge takes place for the first week … Continue reading →

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Ex-College 17″ Studio Display Rescue

Posted on October 4, 2016

Not many people agreed regarding my comments with the Mac mini G4 on the last post, but this is a bit more promising 🙂 So last week I drove up to the college with a friend, and there is this … Continue reading →

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How Useful is a Mac mini G4?

Posted on August 26, 2016

I purchased a 1.42GHz model off ebay a few months back for less than $40, and at the same time questioning myself why I bought it in the first place. In the past, I owned a 1.33GHz mini and thought … Continue reading →

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Trying this again – Purchased another G5 Quad

Posted on July 6, 2016

Well I did not plan on this purchase, but… I was at work yesterday looking at craigslist to see if there was anything good and with my luck, there was a 3 day old posting for a G5 quad and … Continue reading →

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