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I was in the market for a new PC and, with all the hype, I thought it might be interesting to try the Mac life for a while.  I certainly wasn’t brave (or feeling flush) enough to splash out on a nice Mac Pro, so instead, with a little help from a friend, I built a Hackintosh!  For those not in the know, new Mac desktops and laptops run on Intel hardware, and with a little bit of work, you can convince OSX to run on commodity PC hardware.

I’ll post my thoughts on Leopard later, but in the meantime, I thought some might appreciate a how-to.

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Well, some may say it was inevitable, others might say its overdue, but on Christmas day, Jen accepted my proposal, and we’re now in the throws of organising the wedding! There is a Wedding Website that is currently limited to those who have been invited, but may be made public after the wedding.

[23/06/08] Update: Wedding photos are now online!  (more to come!)

A great little scenic dive to finish off the maldives holiday, and also my 60th dive. Great to finish off on a round number for some reason!  After the problems with my sinuses the previous day, I was a bit worried I’d be stuck at 59!

This site is a thila and noted for shark sightings. Expect to see white tip, grey reef, silver tips and if you are lucky even hammer head sharks.  Sadly, we didn’t see any sharks, and I had problems with my sinuses, which meant I had to skip the following two dives of the day.

The Olhahli Caves are the northern tip of the North Male Atoll - on the north Reetha Rah.  There are a couple of small caves at 15 and 20 metres but the main attraction is a big cave 40 metres long at a depth of 25 metres. In the big cave on the ceiling are blue and white soft corals, as well as some sea fans and sponges. At its base is a mixture of sand and coral on which seawhips grow. The reef also hosts moray eels, stingrays, turtles and puffer fish. Napoleons, white tip sharks and eagle rays are often seen out in the free water.