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Interview with Will Urbina, OSX Xbox Pro Creator

Written by Josh Long

We recently told you about the OS Xbox Pro, an amazing mod that started with an Xbox and ended with an awesome triple-booting Hackintosh.  Last week we were privileged to have Will Urbina, the maker of the OS Xbox Pro, on the podcast for an interview.

To hear the episode, subscribe to MacMod:LIVE via iTunes or RSS, or just download the MP3.

Forums merged

Written by Neil Ticktin

Good morning all,

While we're not quite finished tweaking, the forums have been merged into MacTech's Forums.   Over the next few months, MacTech's forums will be undergoing refinement as well as a new look as part of MacTech's overall new web presence.  Merging the MacMod forums in is the first visible part of those changes.

In the next few days, we'll be sending out information to people about how their old posts have been moved, their login ids, etc...

In the mean time, be among the first, go and check out the forums.  And post something!  (Provided there wasn't a duplicate name, your old login should work, but you'll just need a new password -- do the "forgot password").

Live Talkcast Tomorrow!

Written by Big-O

The MacMod:LIVE Podcast crew will be holding another live discussion, this Thursday at 10PM Eastern time. In addition to general news items we'll be talking about the recent downtime the MacMod experienced, and the awesome mod that caused it all. Please join us! Show starts at 10:00 EST / 7:00 PST, and you can join in as early as 15 minutes before it starts.
Date: Thurs, March 19th, 2009 
Time: 10:00 PM EST 

How to participate: 

Call in:

1. Dial: (724) 444-7444
2. Enter: 71372 # (Call ID)
3. Enter: 1 # or your PIN

Join from your computer:

1. Click here to join the call or just listen along
2. (Optional) Become a TalkShoe member

You can also subscribe via iTunes to get each new show after we've edited and posted it.

MacMod Server/Traffic Difficulties

Written by Anthony King

As you probably noticed we have been experiencing heavy traffic over the last 36 hours or so.  Even though we are having these difficulties, rest assured that MacMod is hosted on a powerful dedicated server that can hold up to some very high traffic flow. 

In this case however, worldwide coverage of our site and the Apple logo LCD mod by MacMod member EdsJunk was just too much for the server to handle.  We were able to combat some of this by taking various features of the site offline.  Traffic appears to have slowed enough to return the funcionality of our forums and commenting system. 

Please shoot us an email if you run across any parts of the site that still remain offline.  Thanks for understanding and we appreciate your patience.

Live Talkcast Tonight!

Written by Big-O

The MacMod LIVE Podcast crew will be holding another live discussion, TONIGHT at 10PM Eastern time. Please join us! Show starts at 10:00 EST / 7:00 PST, and you can join in as early as 15 minutes before it starts.
Date: Thurs, March 5th, 2009 
Time: 10:00 PM EST 

How to participate: 

Call in:

1. Dial: (724) 444-7444
2. Enter: 71372 # (Call ID)
3. Enter: 1 # or your PIN

Join from your computer:

1. Click here to join the call or just listen along
2. (Optional) Become a TalkShoe member

Live Talkcast Tonight!

Written by Big-O

The MacMod LIVE Podcast crew will be holding another live discussion tonight at 10PM Eastern time. Please join us! Show starts at 10:00 EST / 7:00 PST, and you can join in as early as 15 minutes before it starts.
Date: Thurs, February 26, 2009 
Time: 10:00 PM EST 

How to participate: 

Call in:

1. Dial: (724) 444-7444
2. Enter: 71372 # (Call ID)
3. Enter: 1 # or your PIN

Join from your computer:

1. Click here to join the call or just listen along
2. (Optional) Become a TalkShoe member

Live Talkcast This Thursday

Written by Big-O

The MacMod LIVE Podcast crew will be holding another live discussion, this Thursday at 10PM Eastern time. Please join us! Show starts at 10:00 EST / 7:00 PST, and you can join in as early as 15 minutes before it starts.
Date: Thurs, February 12, 2009 
Time: 10:00 PM EST 

How to participate: 

Call in:

1. Dial: (724) 444-7444
2. Enter: 71372 # (Call ID)
3. Enter: 1 # or your PIN

Join from your computer:

1. Click here to join the call or just listen along
2. (Optional) Become a TalkShoe member

2008 Mod of the Year announced

Written by Chris Tangora

Now without further delay ... The Grand Prize Winner of the Great Mac Mod Challenge 2008, sponsored by iFixit.com is ....

(follow jump to see the winner and the scores)

New Forum Categories Coming Soon

Written by Anthony King

We are planning on adding a few new forum categories in the next few days.  Just wanted to get some feedback from you guys first.  We need to know what new category would like to see and WHY.  Please leave an article comment here with your suggestion.  We will still be using the same forum setup so none of the posts will be lost.  We're just going to be adding to what is already there.

MacMod v3.0 Officially Launched!

Written by Anthony King

First “Social Learning Network” Connects Mac Users
MacMod repositions as Mac-centric social learning network

Atlanta, Georgia – January 1, 2009

This isn’t your average “social network!”  MacMod is repositioning itself in order to better serve Mac users looking for a place to socialize and learn with other Mac users.  In this world of social networking MacMod recognizes the need to bring the powerful community building features of sites like Facebook and Myspace into the smaller more intimate niche that is the Mac community.