July – August 2009 — Vol 31 No 4
Source
Open eJournal PDF • Jul–Aug 2009 • Vol 31 No 4 • 32 pages • eJournal
Overview
MAJOR LEADERSHIP CHANGE: Cover photo is new President Jay Castillo, who succeeded Bob Jarecke mid-year. Jarecke moves to Managing Editor of the Journal (succeeding Lawrence I. Charters — "Lawrence Charters (Size 12) has been a masterful Managing Editor" per Jarecke's opening Editor's Column).
Hackintosh era: Mac OS X Leopard on a Dell Mini! (Richard Orlin, 8) — covers the popular Dell Mini 9 Hackintosh project. Run Windows On a Mac for Free! (George Hogeman, 15) — Boot Camp/VirtualBox. Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac (Third Edition) book review (Richard Orlin, 17). Mac vs Windows: Why Can't We All Just Get Along? (Ken Goldman, 6). Easy World-Wide Live Communication — Skype (Jonathan Bernstein, Len Adler, Richard Allen, 10). April General Meeting: Making a Movie, from Soup to Nuts (Lawrence I. Charters, 19). May 2009 General Meeting: Pi Photo Contest 2009 + Briefings on Past and Future (24).
Table of contents
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Editor's Column | Bob Jarecke | 4 |
| From the President | Jay Castillo | 5 |
| Mac vs Windows: Why Can't We All Just Get Along? | Ken Goldman | 6 |
| Mac OS X Leopard on a Dell Mini! | Richard Orlin | 8 |
| Easy World-Wide Live Communication – Skype | Jonathan Bernstein, Len Adler & Richard Allen | 10 |
| Run Windows On a Mac for Free! | George Hogeman | 15 |
| Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac (3rd Ed) | Richard Orlin | 17 |
| April General Meeting: Making a Movie, from Soup to Nuts | Lawrence I. Charters | 19 |
| May 2009 General Meeting: Pi Photo Contest 2009 | — | 24 |
| Comic Pi | — | 30 |
Highlights
Jay Castillo becomes President
Castillo succeeds Bob Jarecke as President mid-year. Cover photo features the new President.
Bob Jarecke becomes Editor
Jarecke succeeds Lawrence I. Charters as Managing Editor of the Journal — Charters had been Editor since at least 2009. Jarecke now serves as Editor while Castillo leads as President. Charters continues writing.
Hackintosh era — Mac OS X on Dell Mini
Hackintosh project featured prominently. Richard Orlin runs Mac OS X Leopard on a Dell Mini 9 — late-2000s hobbyist project.
Run Windows on a Mac for Free — George Hogeman
Free Boot Camp / virtualization options for Mac users.
Skype article (triple-byline)
Skype as international communication tool — three Directors collaborate on the piece.
Entities
People: Jay Castillo (President), Bob Jarecke (Editor), Lawrence I. Charters (continuing as writer), Ken Goldman, Richard Orlin, Jonathan Bernstein, Len Adler, Richard Allen, George Hogeman, Larry Kerschberg (Director) Topics: Jay Castillo Presidency, Bob Jarecke Editor, Hackintosh Era, Mac-Windows Cross-Platform References: Skype, Boot Camp, VirtualBox, Dell Mini Hackintosh
Connections to other issues
- Jay Castillo Presidency begins; Bob Jarecke continues as Editor
- Hackintosh Era reflects the late-2000s OSx86 hobbyist movement (Apple's Intel transition 2006 enabled it)
- Pi Photo Contest 2009 = full supplement: 2009-07 — V31 N04 Supplement