Mac Pro Pixlas Mod, is it really needed?

Mac Pro Pixlas Mod, is it really needed?

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Reading Time: 11 minutesA few things have bothered me about the reasons for recommending the Pixlas Mod. 1. The mini 6-pin connector can only provide up to 75W of power. 2. The traces in the Mac Pro’s logic board are too thin to have more power demanded than 75W. I needed definitive proof (at least definitive for me) of these two claims so I decided to really dive into this. I’ve gathered all the relevant information and put the puzzle pieces together, along…

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The iSchmutz is back!

The iSchmutz is back!

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Reading Time: 3 minutesYears ago in 2013 I wrote about this awesome little Mac Pro dust filter called the iSchmutz. Unfortunately a few months after that Trans Intl. stopped selling them and I have been sending them emails for years asking if they have old stock, when it would be back in stock etc. The last reply I got was early 2018 saying they’d be in stock soon but as I had heard that a few times before, I was not holding my…

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The future of Mac Pro is here

The future of Mac Pro is here

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Reading Time: 5 minutesApple today announced the new Mac Pro. The entire keynote was a snoozefest for me as all I gave a damn about was to hear the new Mac pro being announced. One hour and 20 minutes in… finally! The new Mac Pro! Is it hideous? Meh, kinda. Were some compromises made? Yeah. Is it a worthy successor of our beloved Classic Mac Pro’s? Absolutely. Let’s take a quick look at how the new Mac Pro is everything Apple promised and…

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Louis Rossmann’s MacBook Buyers Guide. In plain English and with my take on it.

Louis Rossmann’s MacBook Buyers Guide. In plain English and with my take on it.

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Reading Time: 7 minutesLouis Rossmann released a video where he covers the MacBooks he recommends and those he doesn’t. The video is fast paced and I don’t expect anyone that isn’t well versed in logic board numbers or model information in general to keep up. You can watch the video several times, pause and rewind while you lookup the info and take notes but I figured I’d help you out a little here. It’s noon at the time of writing, he released his…

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Donor Exclusive – Xserve Cluster Power Test

Donor Exclusive – Xserve Cluster Power Test

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHello Donors! I thought it was time for you all to get a little exclusive! Today I fired up every Cluster Node XServe to see if my power circuit could handle it. First time patreon gets an exclusive, I’m sure I could do a better job of presenting it but in time I’ll learn 🙂

All done!

All done!

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI finally finished recapping all of the Xserve G5 power supplies this weekend. 100% success rate! Every PSU that was recapped is in full working order! I was a little too careless with the pliers while working on one of them and ended up destroying a coil 🙁 Until I find a replacement part for that, it will be out of commission. Now I can move on to the next stage of this project where I had hoped to be…

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Why everyone should have a Blu-ray burner

Why everyone should have a Blu-ray burner

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Reading Time: 5 minutesPower Mac G4 or the latest Intel MacBook Pro, everyone should own a Blu-ray burner. I figured a claim like that needs some explaining, which I will attempt to do in this article. Apologies in advance, this article has been in my drafts folder for months, has been touched up a few times and was now wrapped up quickly just to get it out of my drafts folder. So why Blu-ray?: – Much more resistant to damage from sunlight (UV)…

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Recapping progress

Recapping progress

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHey folks! I am still working on recapping the Xserve G5 PSU’s. I try to get one done every few days but it’s not been going as fast as I had hoped. After working all day there is limited time to work on projects and some days other things just take priority. Recapping is still ongoing though! 3 done (and working), 1 in progress and 3 yet to recap. If all goes well this should be wrapped up in a…

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The Classic Mac OS Challenge – Day 5, 6 & 7

The Classic Mac OS Challenge – Day 5, 6 & 7

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe report for the last 3 days of the challenge is very short and boring. I did a ton of website work, listened to tunes, handled my email and browsed the web. UT’99 runs great now with the 7200rpm hard drive so I got a few games of that in as well. During the day job my G4 iMac ran iTunes non stop and my 3 year old son loved watching the iTunes visualizer so he came to visit me…

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The Classic Mac OS Challenge – Day 4

The Classic Mac OS Challenge – Day 4

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDay 4 of the Classic Mac OS Challenge went very smooth. The new hard drive is performing as expected and the iMac is finally behaving as it should. I spent most of my time working on my website and might even make this my default web work rig! Wow does Dreamweaver MX run smooth!! Dreamweaver MX is not the bloatware that today’s Dreamweaver is and you can tell by how fast it runs, pulling up massive pages in a split…

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