The Tech Loft

This is the PROPER way to clone a hackintosh hard drive. I had my hackintosh built with an 80 GB hard drive. The reason for using such a small drive was because it was of no cost (pretty much). I recently acquired a brand new Western Digital 1TB Cavier BLUE hard drive from $69.99. It was a decent price, so I jumped on the deal so I can clone my 80 GB drive to the 1TB drive. At first I thought it was a matter of using a cloning application and that was it, but it wasn’t THAT simple. Cloning software copies everything but BOOT files. So what does this mean? It meant I had to write BOOT file to the drive so it can BOOT UP! Chameleon has a GUI installer which did not work and others have reported that Chameleon has failed for them too…so Chameleon is SHIT. Sorry to say, but it’s true. Here’s what I did: Download, installed and ran Carbon Copy. Copied the entire HDD to the new Western Digital drive Download MULTIBEAST. Opened and drilled down to the Bootloader section...

It’s an old trope, one that has almost entirely lost its meaning over time, but there’s another Linux distro that is designed for the average (or slightly below average) computer user. This one, however, is about as close as any have come to creating an idiot-proof Linux distro. Pinguy OS (www.pinguyos.com) is based on Ubuntu and is mighty fun to play with. A Little Background Pinguy OS was built by a fellow named Antoni Norman who wanted a Linux OS that he could give to friends and family – without haing to constantly provide tech support. He’d been recommending Ubuntu but grew frustrated with how stark it was. Even though it’s relatively easy to add software, codecs, and the like with Ubuntu’s repositories, he found that many novice users were still having trouble finding everything they needed to make their system work as they wanted it to. What’s somewhat amusing about Pinguy OS is that it has a certain Mac feel to it. It’s pretty, it...

Great news, PlayStation 3 game save are moving ‘ to the cloud ‘! If you have suffered from the dreaded Red Light of Death (RLoD) or Yellow Light of Death (YLoD) like I have, this is welcome news from Sony! The only catch is that ‘ game saves to the cloud ‘ is available through a PlayStation Plus subscription. Now like I have mentioned, I have suffered data loss from the RLoD and I lost ALL my game saves..it SUCKED! Presently, I’m not a PlayStation Plus subscriber, but the cloud based service is definitely making PlayStation Plus a very attractive service. Another ‘plus’ about PlayStation Plus game saves is that you can login to any PlayStation 3 (PS3) and access your game save and continue your game from ANY CONSOLE (PS3 of course)! Yes, it looks like a lot of people may be joining PlayStation Plus, especially with the fear that their console maybe failing soon! Come to think of it, I think it’s just wrong for PS3 owners to accept the fact...

Hey Call of Duty: Black Ops fans, want to upload gaming clips from your online action in Black Ops? Look no further than the video below. The video will show you how to upload your Black Ops gaming clips thanks to the built in Theater Mode in Black Ops. So a video capture card/device is not required. The video goes on to show you have to piece together your video clips with the help of YouTube’s video editor. Please enjoy and SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel: SalsTavern httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm-fHYsL_l4

Canada was left out when Google Voice launched, but thanks to Talkatone, iPhone users can make calls over 3G/WiFi using using Google Voices’ services for FREE! Talkatone is FREE and available NOW in Apple’s App Store. All you need is a GMail account and to use Google Talk at least ONCE. Here’s what I grabbed from Talkatone’s website: Talkatone is truly social . It helps you to chat, talk or exchange location with your GTalk friends and it’s extremely lightweight. We designed and created it for ourselves. We wanted an iPhone GTalk client to communicate freely and instantly. And our friends loved Talkatone. That’s why we want to share it with you. Exchange messages on your iPhone or call your friends if you need a voice communication. Invite your friends to Talkatone, they will love it. Talkatone is free . It’s a Social Phone , pure and simple. How to setup: 1. Login to your GMail account on Mac or PC and sign in to chat there 2. Make at least one...

Well it’s released and it’s FREE! “i” devices such as iPhone, iPad and iPod Touches can now print to Windows shared printers! I did it and it WORKS! VERY simple to do. Download the AirPrint Activator , install (as admin) the corresponding version (32bit or 64bit), share your printer via Windows, turn ON your Guest account, have your iPhone, iPad and or iPod Touch on WiFi and send your job to PRINT! When you print for the first time, you’ll be prompted for a username and password, simply enter ‘Guest’ as username and leave the password field blank. So simple, it takes one sentence to describe the whole process. NEW DOWNLOAD LINK, ENGLISH VERSION: https://rapidshare.com/files/457837624/AirPrint-Activator-EN.rar GERMAN TRANSLATION: Step1: Choose the operating system you use. Step 2: Open “printer” in the control panel. Rightclick on your printer and choose “properties”. Choose the [something like] permission tab and permit t...

If you’re just getting your feet wet with Photoshop Plug-ins and Actions, here are a few resources to get you started. Below you’ll find links to some of the very best Actions and Plug-ins found on the interweb. Please enjoy and post a comment if you use any of the posted links. I’ve posted both ‘free’ and ‘paid’ Actions and Plug-ins for Photoshop. Now start getting creative!! Enjoy!! Free actions: Actions Central –  http://www.atncentral.com Adobe Photoshop Exchange –  http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?s=5&from=1&o=desc&cat=190&l=-1&event=productHome&exc=16 Action FX –  http://www.actionfx.com/pstools-photography.html Deviant Art –  http://browse.deviantart.com/?order=9&q=photoshop+actions Free plug-ins: OnOne –  http://www.ononesoftware.com/free/ (Free versions of some of their popular plug-ins) Auto FX –  http://www.autofx.com/freeplugins/dreamyphoto.asp?id=4 Paid plug-ins (Most of these companies offer tr...