I have to add a shout out for virtualbox.
Tried it the first time about 4 months ago to install w7 on a MBair. Virtual box is the most graceful polished piece of open source software I've ever encountered.
Absolutely brilliant!!
On Dec 1, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Ed Gray <graynotgrey@gmail.com> wrote:
> You can run OS X on non-Apple hardware. It is commonly referred to as a
> Hackintosh. Unfortunately the list of compatible hardware is very narrow.
> Your best resource is the OSx86 Project:
> http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>
> Odds are that your home built Windows compatible desktop will not be able
> to run OS X, however there is another solution called FreeNAS, a popular
> free open source project that solves a couple problems for you. One, it can
> be a iTunes server via the included FlireFly media server and it can be a
> dependable file server for multiple platforms. It has numerous features, a
> web interface, support for file backups, and extensive documentation. The
> hardware requirements for v.8 are more demanding, whereas, v.7 will
> probably run on your existing system without further modification. Learn
> more at http://www.freenas.org
>
> If I were you I would ditch Windows and replace it with FreeNAS. You can
> install Windows, if you need it, on your MBP either with Boot Camp or,
> better yet, in VirtualBox, an excellent free open source virtual machine
> application. I have run Ubuntu, and Windows Vista/7/8 beta without any
> problems. Learn more at virtualbox.org. Do not waste your money on
> Parallels or VMware.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> *Ed Gray
>
> *
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Robert <rpmazur@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Ok. So, I might be new to the MBP, but not new to the whole networking
> > idea, except it's under Windoze. That being said I have a few questions
> > regarding networking and file sharing in a home network environment with
> > the Mac OS X.
> >
> > (1) I would like to centralize mu iTunes library so my wife and I can
> > share the same set of files, but I'm wondering if iTunes will then look for
> > the MP3s on that file share all the time, even when the MBP is not
> > connected to the home network. If it would look for the file share, is
> > there a way to setup iTunes (or another software package) to cache the
> > playlists locally on the MBP.
> >
> > (2) Can another computer running Mac OS X (either Leopard or Snow Leopard)
> > be setup as a TimeCapsule, much in the same way you can purchase either the
> > 1 or 2TB TimeCapsule. I don't need to purchase the TimeCapsule as I have
> > more WiFi access points than I really need.
> >
> > (3) I have a "homegrown" desktop that is currently running Windoze, how
> > hard would it be for me to put a copy of OS X on it with the hardware that
> > is currently installed in it? Micro$oft has a hardware compatibility list
> > for their OS, does something like that exist in the Apple realm and how
> > hard is it to get drivers for the hardware that is out there currently.
> >
> > I ultimately would like to convert that desktop to OS X and use it as a
> > file server to store pictures, music, video and eBooks as well as use
> > TimeMachine to backup our MBPs.
> >
> > Thanks for all the help!!
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> >
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