The greatest game on earth!

I know this has nothing to do with computers, but I am national chess champion :D I love this game so so much! It's pretty fun, and you have to use your brain. There are websites such as chesscube and chess.com that offer free chess games online. (They work on PowerPC Macs XD ) Just a short post today, I have a big chess tourney!

I'll post more tomorrow, I promise that.

Recommended PowerPC blogs

I personally love people who make an effort on sharing information!

Here are a few blogs that deserve some attention :

PowerPC Luddite!  A great blog! I would read everything if I had more time.

PowerPC Access! Another blog that has tons of posts, from browsing to buying, you can learn a lot from PowerPC Access!

Mac PowerPC! This blog has A LOT of posts. Most are useful, some you might not need. But give a look at Mac PowerPC!

I hope this helped you. There should be plenty of information! Hope you find something good :)

Leopard app store!

This is very exciting, I found a very very cool app for powerpc.

There is gonna be a beta for "Leopard app store" this will be for powerpc apps only!!! Seems very cool. They will archive all of the powerpc software (OS X Leopard).

You can download free apps or pay for paid apps!

Here is the link : http://ppcarchive.dyniform.net/leopard-market.html

It's still not in beta :/ but it will be soon!

Long time :/

Hey guys, it's been a long time since I posted something.

Today is gonna be about add-ons!

1. clicktoflash, a awesome add-on! You can block flash advertisements, lower CPU usage, lower temperature, increase battery life not to mention faster web browsing! I would highly recommend you using clicktoflash!

2. clicktoplugin, it disables plugins, I guess it does the same thing as clicktoflash but disables plugins instead.

3. flashtohtml5 is a great way to stream youtube videos! It turns the youtube videos to html instead of flash.

4. youtube5, this is a life saver for me!! I get to stream youtube videos at 360p! It runs a 25~ fps! Its awesome!!

I hope you enjoyed!

How to connect to internet on the road with PowerPC macs and Intel

Do you want to use your PowerPC mac when you are on the road? There is a simple solution, you will need a Apple iPhone (you can do it with android devices but I'm not sure how, google :) ) 

1. Go on your iPhone and enable personal hotspot.

2. Go on your Mac, and you should find your phone on the wifi network.

3. Connect and enjoy.

I wouldn't recommend watching videos on your computer :/ Your pretty much using your iPhone as a router. Any problems? Just comment me :)

Music on PowerPC macs

Well for those of you who have thousands of songs and have it on your PowerPC mac, well you might not like itunes that much because it's not performance friendly. I got this quick trip to show you how to play music while web browsing.

1. Download VLC PowerPC version, although you might think it only plays video, it can also play music very well, it barely uses any performance compared to itunes and I think its the way to go with PowerPC macs.

2. Where to download your music for free? Easy, we all know that youtube does not run well on PowerPC macs, so the quick fix is to get the link of the music you want to listen, and convert it to Mp3 by going to youtubetomp3.

Another nice feature that was on VLC, was that I could actually put the volume on my iBook G4 speakers higher! It's so much louder then before.

I hope you enjoyed, thanks for reading

How to calibrate your battery

To calibrate your battery is very simple.

To calibrate your battery, I will give you a few steps

1. Charge your battery until the tip of your charger is green. (until your charger is full)

2. Get a timer (stop watch) record how long it takes to drain the battery.

3. Look at how much your system says how much your battery lasts.

4. Disconnect your power cord, then let your power drain. Ignore all warnings of low battery.

5. Once your battery is drained, note how much it took for it to drain

6. recharge your battery completely, your battery should be calibrated!

7. hope this helped you!

8. have a good day!

How to make movies on PowerPC Macs

Family vacation? Youtube video? Or just making a screen recording.

Well the best video editor is obviously Final Cut Pro. The latest version does not run on PowerPC... Final Cut Pro 5 runs smoothly on my iBook, the 6th version is still runs on PowerPC, but I'm not sure if it would work smoothly on my iBook. I wanted to edit my youtube videos on final cut pro... but it was more complicated to do then I thought. I would take time to watch a one hour video, but I'm just too lazy.

iMovie is very popular as well, but iMovie 8 requires a G5 machine. But iMovie 6 seems to run very well on my iBook. I would still recommend final cut pro more then iMovie but iMovie has a good newbie interface.

For audio recording, I find that Audacity is the best program to do that. It had a very ease to use interface.

Now for screen recorders, the best one is Screenflow, but it is very expensive (I found a copy stored in my basement for some reason...) there is a trial version, but there will be annoying big SCREENFLOW DEMO letters on your recording :/ Screenflow records the full screen as well as sound, I found that is hogs my CPU :( For those of you who do not want to spend money, there is something called Copernicus, it is a good screen recorder, except it does not record sound.

I hope you have good night's sleep ;)))

The new family computer!!

Does your family need a computer? But you don't have the money to buy a new Mac? Well thats were PowerPC macs come in, they are relatively fast, and most importantly, they are CHEAP. I bought my iBook G4 for 85 dollars. Pretty cheap huh? Well now I'll just give you a few reasons why your family could use the PowerPC mac!

Is your family sick of getting viruses? Well, a mac will do some good. Either you can't afford a new iMac or just want to test out the operating system, well PowerPC macs will do the trick. They are very affordable, you can get a very decent PowerPC desktop or laptop for under 100 dollars.

Is your family low on computers? Are your computer (s) always in use? Well buying a PowerPC Mac is a very cheap substitute for a new computer. It can browse the web, play light games, edit photos and videos, even watch movies!

Does your family need a file server? But don't want to spend hundreds on a new computer? Well PowerPC macs would be perfect for this job. They can be easily transformed into a file server computer. It shouldn't be hard. A quick google search will find what you need.

Are you a student and you are in a search for a computer? But your budget it very limited, well PowerPC is the way to go!! It can run Office 2008 (Which is just a good as 2011 in my opinion) iWork 09' and iLife 08'. Web browsing is no problem, watching flash based videos is a problem, but you can find handy apps such Youview to stream youtube videos.

Well thats about it! Thanks for reading!!

Why would I want a PowerPC?

This is the main question from around the PowerPC community, what's the point of getting a powerpc mac? Well, there are many reasons why. I will list them.

1. Web browsing, PowerPC macs are marvelous machines for web browsing! Flash might not be very good, but a higher end G4 or G5 can manage streaming youtube at 360p (not bad) my iBook can go 240p :(. Even with the limitations of flash, web browsing on PowerPC machines are relatively fast. Not as fast as Intel machines but still will do the trick for the average citizen. Online games are not bad on PowerPC macs, Andkon and Armor games run so-so. Don't expect anything like Netflix or facebook games, although putlocker seems to run pretty well with the flash 11 hack (wait 15 minutes for it to buffer)

2. Secondary machines, these are great machines as backup, especially if your main computer is not working or is not available. PowerPC laptops are the best honestly, they are relatively portable (4.5 pounds is not bad, a bit heavy but who cares?? You can also use PowerPC macs as time machine backup or torrent 24/7 (a old PC usually is more useful for that) You can use a mac mini for example as a "Apple TV". Just saying I use my iBook as my main machine and I'm very satisfied :)

3. Transition from PC to Mac, there are plenty of people who want to transition from PC to Mac, but what if you buy a brand new iMac and don't like it? That's when PowerPC computers come in use, you can check out the operating system first and then buy the Mac you want.

It's getting pretty late :( I want my sleep ;) I'll make a part 2 tomorrow.

PowerPC clean

Someone like me, who really cares about my PowerPC, we all love our PowerPC macs. When I heard some weird noises from my Hard Drive, I got very worried. This is what I mean by caring about your computer! I mean, everyone should do this. Clean your computer, clean your hard drive and have good habits of shutting down your computer when not using it.

For those of you who have a dirty Laptop, I would use Windex on the plastic, as well as alcohol. Have a light spray on your screen with Windex, don't scrub hard on the screen but feel free to scrub as hard as you want on the plastic.

Well that's all I can say about the exterior of your computer... Now for the inside (Hard Drive) make sure to keep your desktop clean, clean your folder, delete unwanted apps and documents. That's about it, so have fun with your clean PowerPC mac!

Windows

Now, as you all know, I am a big Mac fan. But let's talk about Windows a bit. Windows is made by Microsoft. It has been the most popular operating system since the 80s. Honestly, Windows is NOT as good as Mac OS X for different reasons, one of the main reasons why I LOVE Macs is because they basically do not get viruses. Windows is always plagued with viruses.

My family owns 2 Windows computers. We have a HP Pavilion Elite, it's a pretty nice computer that runs Windows 7. The other one is basically my computer. It's a eMachines T3508 running XP. It is my secondary computer, my iBook G4 is my main computer. My family abandoned it after it became too noisy. I resurrected it by installing a clean copy of XP and replacing a noisy fan. It still isn't as quiet as my iBook, but its a great secondary computer.

Sometimes, when my iBook is downloading something big, or processing a movie, I will use my eMachines as my web browser. It actually is a better web browser then my iBook, but it only has 384mbs of RAM (LOL) so opening a tab or multitasking is painfully slow. Once I get my hands on a 1 gbs RAM chip for my PC, it's gonna be pretty fast. Other then that, I use my PC to play chess and burn DVDs, I also use it as my Minecraft Server :) when I play minecraft on my iBook!

Windows is a nice operating system as long as you are not with a virus. It is pretty fast, but the interface is not as good as Mac OS X. Overall I would rate Windows 6.5/10. Windows supports much more applications, but lacks a nice interface and is riddled with viruses.

But not bad. I still wouldn't use my eMachines as my main machine for 2 days. It's so slow, sometimes you just want to rip the screen off. :/

I still would recommend you getting a mac though :)

Browsers for G4 system

Today, I am going to address the browser problem for the G4 systems. Well, as well all know, G4s are not famous for web browsers. They can be very very very slow. This post is gonna give you tips about web browsing on your G4 enjoyable again.

The main problem with G4 web browsing is that our web is constantly evolving, if we were back to the 2005 internet, the G4s would be very, very fast. Now computers more power, so webs are designed more sophisticated because they could be accommodated by the more powerful computers. The only problem is that they forgot about US. The old computer users.

I will give you a list from the browsers you can choose from

-Safari
-Firefox
-Camino
-TenFourFox
-Aurorafox
-Webkit

these are main web browsers, their less known ones such as Opera

Safari and Firefox are unsupported and are very slow, I do not recommend you to use these browsers.

Camino has not been supported since 3 years, but I found that flash pretty well, (I was able to stream a movie from putlocker!) Youtube runs at around 360p on my iBook G4. I use this to play online games, watch movies, stream youtube and sometimes go on flash extensive sites.

TenFourFox is a great web browser. But it lacks support for flash and Java. It's pretty fast, but not as fast as I would like it to be. I use this as my main web browser. This for everyday stuff such as blogging, web browsing, and sometimes some youtube.

Webkit is the fastest honestly, LOVE IT. It can stream videos, it can use flash, java, javascript and everyday stuff. ONE PROBLEM, Webkit on my iBook has a LOT of glitches, when javascript is on, the browser crashes very often. When javascript is off, I can't even go on my browser. Random crashes on Webkit made me sick of it, but once the developers fix them up, I'm back to good old Webkit.

Aurorafox is claimed to be not bad, but that was a while ago. It's no longer updated (I believe) and it's slow after you have experienced TenFourFox and Webkit.

Conclusion, the combination of Webkit, Camino and Tenfourfox is awesome. It might be a little annoying switching between browser and browser, but what choice do you have? Hope this helped, give them all a try!

Have a great day!

Block those ads!

Have you ever been angry because of all of those Pop up ads?? Well I bet you that you already have been annoyed. These ads can slow your computer to a snail, especially if you a low end computer. This applies to all Mac computers. This will block those Pop Ups for good!

Lets get started.

1. Open terminal

2. type : sudo nano /private/etc/hosts (don't forget the space between nano and /)

3. do down the list .

4. type 127.0.0.1 + 7 spaces.

5. then type the website you want to block

6. put vube.com as an example

7. press Control + X

8. press Y

9. press enter

10. try getting on vube.com

11. It shouldn't work

12. for any more information, please look at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JbeKFdNOJo

13. enjoy

Windows Vista v.s Mac OS X Leopard

Obviously, we all know that OS X Leopard is much better of  an operating system then Vista.

Here are a few reasons why.

1. Vista is a copycat of Mac OS X,  Apple is the designer that made icons on a "dock". Vista also copied a lot more features.

2. Vista is full of bugs. Have you ever wondered why a lot of people downgraded from Vista after they upgraded from XP to Vista.

3. Vista looks horrible after experiencing the awesome looks of OS X Leopard.

4. Vista runs horribly on older computers, but OS X Leopard runs pretty smoothly on UNSUPPORTED Macs.

5. Vista is only for more powerful computers, same amount of RAM but Vista requires more VRAM. Vista runs very sluggishly with minimum requirements.

I didn't do a lot of research on this article :/ But hope you enjoyed the article anyway :)

PowerPC games part 2!

On my previous post about PowerPC games, I mostly only mentioned PowerPC FPS games. Now, I'll show you some diversity.

Here is my top 5 list of games that are NOT FPS for PowerPC (some support Intel as well)

1. Age of empires series

The best freakin' game on earth!! I was disappointed when I could not get Age of empires  3 because my video card wasn't good enough :( But I bought Age of empires 2 and I AM ADDICTED. This is such a great game, full of strategy, action, sometimes it's even funny when you have a million archers shooting at 1 person. This is game is so worth it!! I even got the expansion packs. This is the first time I am having so much fun playing a strategy game. (I had to quit my iMac for a while just to play this)

2. Pac man the X, older versions support PowerPC, probably not the newer versions though. Are you excited for something and just want to kill some time? Well Pac man the X will do the trick, just like the original pac man except with improved graphics. You might have a hard time searching this so I have the link here : http://pac-the-man-x.en.uptodown.com/mac/download/1098

3. Emulators, I'm a little of a retro gamer (especially with the old Nintendo consoles) I was in love with these games ever after playing Super Mario 64 at my friend's house. I figured that PowerPC computers are not bad for emulation. Nestopia would be for NES games. I had a blast playing Super Mario 3 with old 8 bit (?) graphics. Snes9x are for Super Nintendo gamers, I get great fps with this emulator. Put it full screen, and you get the real SNES experience. Now for the famous N64, Sixtyforce IS THE BEST!! Although it costs money, I thought of it as a rip off, sound runs HORRIBLY on PowerPC, I'm not sure about a higher end G4 or G5, but on my iBook G4 (1.33 GHZ) it's unplayable unless you remove the sound. Anyways, you can always find the great serials for rip off software :0 :)

go to Sixtyforce (top left) > about > registration > Username = HackWarester > Password > 60FORCE-9L70-H2CA-0EMD-03E7-17Q0 THAT SHOULD DO THE TRICK

I get about 30 fps on sixtyforce without sound. Good Luck

4.  TUX PAINT!!!! Does your kid like painting? Well tux paint is the way to go, when I was little, I love stamping all the stamps on the app, you can actually make hilarious images with those stamps :) It's a freeware, try it out! Great time killer as well.

5.  Chopper, another freeware, one of those 2d helicopter shooting games. This one actually has a campaign, you have to rescue people and kill hostiles. I recommend you not to play normal mode, you'll get destroyed by antiaircraft defences.

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy, any questions? Just comment.

I'm noting here that I have 20 games on my iBook G4, I'm a big fan of desktop gaming, but what if you want to go somewhere With your games? That's one of the reasons why I got the iBook, you can transport the games with you. I wish I got a PowerBook due to the 64 mbs video card. 32 vram just doesn't exactly cut it. But I still got the chance to play plenty of great games!!

Have a great day.

Macs beat PCs

Now, today I will tell why macs beat PCs

-Macs do not get viruses, PCs are plagued with them.

-Macs already have great preinstalled apps (newer Intel Macs) such as iWork and iLife

-Macs look much better then PCs, so elegant!! My iBook G4 probably looks better then most modern PCs

-Macs have an great looking and user friendly operating system.

-Macs are very durable!! Who still uses a 2005 PC? Well I use 2005 Mac

-Macs are so so fast!! Some top class PCs might be better, but how much does that cost? Macs are very fast at everything.

-Size, Macs are basically always smaller then PCs, the mac mini is so small!! Compared to the big PC boxes that is.

-Upgrades, need more RAM? Video card isn't up to your standards? Well with a mac, upgrades are convenient and supported by Apple.

That pretty much proves to you that Macs are so much better then PCs!!

Hope you enjoyed, have a great day!

Ressurection time

Do you have a low end G4? Or do you not have the best video card? And is your computer very slow?

Well that is nothing to be afraid of, today I will give you 5 tips about how to speed up you Mac.

1. DOCK, if you have OS X Leopard, make sure that your dock is not 3d (unless you have a video card with more then 32mbs of RAM) This will make the dock look smoother as well as speeding up your computer, don't forget to turn of the Genie effect. Don't overdue the magnification as well.

2. HARD DRIVE, always keep your hard drive clean, this applies to all computer. Don't overload the desktop, delete applications you do not need and keep your folders clean.

3. MEMORY, Mac OS X is always RAM hungry, give it more RAM to make is satisfied. The more, the better. This is for all computers, just noting, once  you get more the 8gbs of RAM, you won't really notice the difference unless you are a gamer.

4. Disable Dashboard and spotlight, Dashboard and spotlight use up a LOT of memory, unless you have a high end mac, disable both of these features. A simple google search will tell you how to do so.

5. REBOOT, rebooting your computer frees up RAM and makes a difference. I recommend you to shut down your computer during night, then you will get a fast computer when you wake up.

Thank you for reading, if you have any questions, please comment.

First Intel post

Hey guys, today I'm gonna make a post about Intel macs.

I use very often an iMac with core i5 and a 27 inch screen, I do all my gaming and movie watching on that machine. As well, I am a national chess champion, I play my chess on the iMac. I'll give some tips about Intel Machines.

Intel is a processor, Intel was first used by Windows computers, but Apple changed to Intel in 2006. Apple used Intel Macs ever since.

I will give you some tips today.

1. Don't think that you have such a superior mac compared to windows computers. You probably do have a better computer then the average windows computer. But you don't have the best computer on earth either. Don't overload your Hard Drive, keep your computer clean, don't multitask like crazy and don't go on dangerous sites.

2. Always shut down your mac time to time, this applies to all Macs including PowerPC macs. This will free up a lot of RAM, and keep your computer fast. Sleeping the computer does not make that much of a difference because the processor is running.

3. do not get antivirus programs, the chance of your mac getting a virus is very very minimal. The antivirus will just slow down your computer more then it does good to it.

4. Get more RAM!!! This is the most important part of speeding up your mac. This actually applies to all computers, PCs and Macs. My eMachines desktop would be so much faster with an extra 512mbs of RAM. Mac OS X is very RAM hungry, the more, the better.

5.  Always prevent your mac from getting too hot.  It will damage your mac by overheating its components. Overclocking your mac won't do any good either, this will destroy your mac, so please! Do not overclock.

Thank you for reading, please comment for any questions.

I will not post much about Intel Machines, I'm a big PowerPC and know a lot more about it.  The next post will be how too optimize you low end PowerPC mac. This will be for users who have a sloppy PowerPC and are struggling to make their mac faster.

PowerPC games

Here is my personal list of top 5 PowerPC games (some support intel as well)

1. Wolfenstein ET (free)
It's a great fps game, offering a wide variety of weapons, smooth gameplay and great graphics. you don't need a particularly powerful computer to play this game. My iBook G4 runs this game very well, I put the settings low, but I get 30-50 frames per second.

2.Battlefield 1942 (paid)
One of  the old famous WW2 shooters, it offers a massive variety of guns, tanks, vehicles and aircraft. The graphics are not that good (even at top settings) but the gameplay is awesome, it might be a bit laggy on older and less powerful PowerPC computers, but just put the settings low, and you'll be fine.

3. Minecraft!! (free)
Yes, everyone knows the famous Minecraft!! You can't get the paid version even if you have an account, but you can get cracked versions on torrent sites. I have an account myself so I'm sure I can justify getting a cracked version. It runs horribly in singleplayer, but multiplayer is relatively smooth (30-60fps). Put the graphics low and get optifine.

4. Call Of Duty (paid)
Of course, Call Of Duty runs on the PowerPC, Cod 1 runs well enough (laggy during large gunfights) with a higher end G4 and G5, you'll get great frames per second. Cod 2 is only available for G4s and G5s with more then a 1.7 Ghz processor.

5.Emulators (free, some paid)
Are you a retro gamer? No problem, PowerPC can handle multiple old gaming platforms. My favorite is the N64, I had a lot of fun with that console when I was younger. I can run sixtyforce, it is paid, (you can find some serials though ;)) Nestopia would be for NES gamers, while Gameboy can be emulated by boycott advance. I'm not sure about other emulators, Ms-DOS runs fine with dosbox but I haven't checked out other ones such as the commodore 64 or the playstation.

Well, sorry most of these are fps games. I've been having a hard time trying to find strategy games, but I'll keep you guys updated.

Just pointing out that I will make more posts about retro gaming on the PowerPC platform.

Long live PowerPC!

For intel users, my next post will be for you.

History

Hey guys,
Sorry, it's been a while since my first 2 posts.

I'm just pointing out today that I will also be posting stuff about Intel Macs, my family owns a Intel Mac 27inches and my sister owns a brand new MacBook Pro with Retina display. My mom's main computer is a HP Pavillion Elite (I barely ever used it after our iMac arrived). Now that leaves me, I own a eMachines Desktop (very low end from 2006) and I also own a iBook G4 12 inch model from 2005 with 768mbs of RAM.

I am not a big fan of Intel, it's fast, but it's like Apple said to Microsoft in 2006 : We are gonna switch to your processors now. But on the other hand, Intel can run windows software now, maybe someday macs can run windows software and windows can run mac software.

Right now, I'm very happy with my iBook G4 (I was a little disappointing when I didn't consider getting a PowerBook G4) . My friend has a MacBook Pro with Core i5, he's already bragging out how he can play big games and all of those modern bull****. But one day, he wanted to play Battlefield 1942 on his mac. Man I was happy that day :) that is only one of the reasons why I prefer PowerPC macs.

Anyways, PowerPC replaced Motorola processors in the mid 90s. Apple used PowerPC while Windows used Intel. Eventually IBM (PowerPC producer) couldn't advance in PowerPC technology, then Apple transferred to Intel core.

During the golden PowerPC era, several new computers were produced, they were in 3 different lines. 1. Laptops, PowerBooks and iBooks were in this line, iBooks were introduced later then Powerbooks, both were top class laptops. Powerbooks were higher end laptops while iBooks were more for the middle class.

2. Desktops, iMacs were the main desktops, these included the G3s G4s and G5s, they were very stylish. They looked great, they were powerful, the operating system was unique, the only flaw was that it was a bit expensive. 

3. Find the other parts! The Mac Mini and The Mac Pro were computers without screens, you had to buy them. Both computers were just as powerful as a regular mac, they were also very small, a big change from those bulky PC's.

Well this is just a short look at the PowerPC processor, there is much more to it then just this (I'm a bit lazy to type more right now).

Have a good day, I'll keep you busy ;)