Adam Pash, former lead editor of Lifehacker, reports that Apple has acknowledged a problem we’ve heard reported before: text messages continue to be converted to iMessages and forwarded to an Apple ID even when that ID is no longer in use. This means that any text messages sent from an iPhone are reported as delivered while actually disappearing into the ether.
[The AppleCare rep] explained:
This is a problem a lot of people are facing.
The engineering team is working on it but is apparently clueless as to how to fix it.
There are no reliable solutions right now — for some people the standard fixes work immediately; many others are in my boat …
Lifehacker has conducted a series of tests to see which is faster: Lion or Snow Leopard. As you can see in the video above, the two operating systems do about the same in almost every category tested, but Snow Leopard weasels out the win almost every time. To be fair, most categories were won by a very small margin. Lifehacker summarizes:
Boot
1:32
1:25
Compress a ~900MB File
0:51
0:59
Decompress a ~900MB File
0:10
0:09
Duplicate a ~900MB File
0:09
0:09
Encoder a Movie for iPhone in Quicktime X
0:56
0:53
Launch 9 Applications
0:59
0:37
Open 10 Tabs in Safari
0:15
0:17
Total Time
4:43+
4:29
Snow Leopard was built for speed and Lion was built to add functionality. It’s great to see Lion isn’t exactly slipping away on the speed end of things. How’s the speed on your end?
Lifehacker has posted a nifty guide to building a Hackintosh, Mini style. This Hackintosh is very similar to Apple’s Mac Mini in price but more burly in specs. Hackintoshes offer a great way to learn about the innards of computers and how they work.
The end product ran up a price tag of $599.65, which is a very fair price for what you’re getting.
OPTIONAL: OCZ Agility 120GB SSD$199.99 (note: this is optional and not included in the total cost of the machine)
The squad over at Lifehacker used tonymacx86’s CustoMac Mini tool and a good suite of hardware. While this isn’t as small as a Mac Mini, it is very close and is a lot faster. Check out Lifehacker’s video above on how to set this up and visit their post for a list of hardware. We have to warn you, this isn’t for every computer user, because you need to know how to build your own computer and do a little tinkering.
If a Hackintosh Mini isn’t for you, check out tonymacx86’s guide to making a Sandy Bridge Hackintosh. Intel’s Sandy Bridge processor is rumored to be included in many of the new Macs. Why not go ahead and build one on the cheap? Tonymacx86 has all the answers.
