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This is my MARCHintosh 2025 project post. My goal was to get the physical hardware of a "classic" Mac online and connected with the other folks participating in GlobalTalk. I'm very happy that after years of trying, I actually have a working solution this year.

When we last saw our mighty SE/30, we had a fully working system. Unfortunately, there are still long-term stability issues with the machine. I ended up re-capping the analog board in an attempt to help with video jitters. I also swapped out the power supply as well.

Two years ago I found a clean SE/30 locally on Facebook Marketplace for $200. The case wasn't too yellowed and it powered up so I thought it would be a small retro computer project to do with my son. It turned out to be

Wow. My phone beat out my upgraded, 8-core Xeon Mac Pro in both single core and multi-core performance. Yes, the computer is 10 years old. But it's still hard to believe. That computer weighs over 40 pounds. That computer is painful to lug around. My iPhone X weighs 0.38 pounds.

Back on July 4th the video card in my 2008 Mac Pro died. Luckily the card was an Nvidia 8800 GT and was completely replaceable. Unfortunately it took a week to receive the upgrade ATI Radeon 5770 HD card. In that week I

Between being busy at work and home it’s been harder to keep up with education and certifications. Luckily Apple makes recertifying a painless process. As I mentioned when I took the OS X 10.7 test, the annual release cy

Earlier this year I updated my Apple Certified Technical Coordinator to the latest version of OS X. Lion came out in the sumer of 2011 and days after I took the ACTC update test OS X 10.7.3 was released. 10.7.3 was a hug

So far I’ve been able to take one test a month this year. In March I passed the Apple server essentials test. Just as with the support essentials test, my experience made the test easier. I’ve been testing and working wi

I recently took my second certification test of this year. I am challenging myself to accomplish as many certifications as possible in 2010. This test was the Support Essentials test for OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). It was