Channel Title: dmg - (formerly Definitive Mac Upgrade Guide) Channel Description: I like making technical things simple. A UX developer's non-evangelistic on take Apple products featuring mediocre camera work, awkward on-camera presence, cheap motion graphics, wedged in footage from hikes / original musical compositions / craft beer and zero aspirations of becoming a professional YouTuber. This mess is an outgrowth of the Definitive Mac Pro Upgrade Guides written by me and accidentally became one of the backbones of the Mac Pro upgrade community. If you'd like to know more, check out my blog: https://blog.greggant.com/ https://www.patreon.com/dmug Those pretty places in my videos are probably the PNW. <video> Installing macOS on a NAS and Linux... and just about anywhere Description: So awhile ago I got Synology D923+, which a standard but very nice network attached storage and since I’ve had it, I’ve wondered.... Can I install macOS on it? It does have virtual machine software on it but it doesn’t support macOS, because of EULA stuff, supposedly you’re only supposed virtualize macOS on Apple hardware. Useful Links! https://www.docker.com/ Dockur macOS https://hub.docker.com/r/dockurr/macos/tags Dockur macOS Github https://github.com/dockur/macos 0:00 Intro + Virtualization 1:20 Docker! 2:09 Demo of it working with Ventura 5:15 Configuring Dockur/macOS on a Synology NAS 9:00 Configuring Dockur/macOS on Ubuntu </video> <video> How to play Dune 2, Command and Conquer, Dune 2000 and C&C Red Alert on a Mac Description: This is a short and very to the point tutorial on how to play a few classic RTSes on modern macOS such as Dune 2, Dune 2000. Command and Conquer Tiberian Dawn, and Command & Conquer: Red Alert. These use open source software to run the original game files and include enhancements. They’re playable on Apple Silicon and old Macs alike. Important Links: Written Tutorial: https://blog.greggant.com/posts/2019/02/09/play-dune-ii-and-dune-2000-natively-on-macos-osx.html Dune Legacy Download https://sourceforge.net/projects/dunelegacy/ Open RA download https://www.openra.net/download/ </video> <video> An Apple counterfeit that doesn't suck? Description: Check out Ugreen Prime Day Deals, Up to 41% OFF(7/16-7/21): https://bit.ly/3WntfAn Ugreen Nexode X 160W Charger(15% OFF): https://bit.ly/45tqdgI What if a counterfeit Apple product didn't suck? I made a video about the Apple Superdrive, and someone thought I bought fake one on eBay because it didn't have an Apple logo under side drive. That made double check it contrary to that comment, mine does have the logo, and it's definitely legitimate. https://www.patreon.com/dmug Modern macOS still supports optical media pop in a disc, and it'll mount . albeit slower than the Apple SuperDrive. To test out the drive, I used a CD and the popular open-source utility, Burn. </video> <video> Man vs Mac Mini G4 Description: Soooooooo..... I made a Mac Mini G4 video and didn't do a good job. I recently bought a Mac mini G4 off ebay. It’s a computer that I’ve wanted for a very long time. That is you don’t consider the innards I’m sure my audience is super familiar with this computer. It received a lukewarm reception as the G4 was very long in tooth. This was not the computer you bought because of its exciting performance in a cool form factor, it was Apple’s cheapest entry into the Macintosh Ecosystem. </video> <video> How bad is a 15 year old Mac running macOS 15 Sequoia? Description: OpenCore Legacy Patcher 2.0 was just released and it supports macOS 15 Sequoia now. In my last video I used a Mac mini 2010, and tried to run macOS 14 Sonoma with only 2 GB of RAM but was only able to go Big Sur and it was pure pain. I’m going to give a go again and see if this computer will actually run Sequoia with some upgrades. Can you run macOS 14 Sonoma with 2 GB of RAM? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxIlz4U7Cns&feature=youtu.be OpenCore & OCLP Explained (OpenCore Legacy Patcher) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSF9eCLDpoI&feature=youtu.be Software used: OpenCore https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/ Marathon & Aleph One https://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/ https://alephone.lhowon.org/ GZDoom https://zdoom.org/downloads The Unarchiver https://theunarchiver.com/ </video> <video> You probably want one of these (Synology DS 923+ review) Description: Synology is the premium option in this space and really shows. After using this for almost a month, the analogy that jumps out to me is that Synology is basically the Apple of NAS solutions because of their incredibly easy-to-use software, which I'll be demonstrating the setup and some applications since it's so easy. Like Apple, Synology is not the cheapest option, and you probably get more hardware bang for your buck elsewhere, but my audience, being primarily iPhone and Mac users, understands that software can make or break hardware, and you get the best results when company makes the hardware and software. Special thanks to Synology for the hardware https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/DS923+ </video> <video> How to play PlayStation 2 Games on your Mac 2025 edition (PS2 emulation on macOS PCSX2 tutorial) Description: Time to update my PS2 emulation tutorial to the latest and greatest, this is more condensed and contains more info. Links: 0:00 Intro & Downloading 1:22 Whitelisting the Application 2:16 Initial Setup (BIOS, Adding games, Controller) 4:58 Improving Graphics 7:30 Memory Cards 8:32 Texture Replacement Mods 10:00 Save States 11:26 Game Cover Art 12:14 Launching BIOS for Memory card management 12:36 Advanced Controller configuration and USB Devices 14:05 USE THE WIKI and online play 14:40 Achievements How to connect Game Controllers to your Mac https://support.apple.com/en-us/111099 PS2 Game Covers https://github.com/xlenore/ps2-covers SSX 3 texture pack https://gbatemp.net/threads/ssx-3-slus-20772.624220/ Other videos: Playstation 3 Emulation Tutorial https://youtu.be/926SGyTUHfc Plyastation 1 emulation Tutorial https://youtu.be/ln_7UXG7Gac </video> <video> Intel’s Last Stand? Upgraded Mac Pro 2019 vs. Apple Silicon Macs Description: The Mac Pro 2019 is one of the best computers Apple ever made but is it still a good computer? Can it go toe-to-toe with an Apple M4 Pro? You probably know the answer but it's still interesting.... I hope. Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dmug Anker Prime 250w Charger https://bit.ly/3VaNdxb Mac Pro 2019 Upgrade Guide: https://blog.greggant.com/posts/2021/12/19/definitive-mac-pro-2019-upgrade-guide.html 0:00 - Intro - to be popular 1:14 - Installing the CPU 3:20 - Synthetic Benchmarks 6:23 - Real World Benchmarks 9:21 - Gaming Benchmarks 12:51 - RAM Bus speeds 14:04 - Was it worth it? This video is a bit of a throwback for me stylistically, cracking beers, and forcing in hiking footage. I made the Thumbnail while having a beer at Bierstien in Eugene, Oregon Beer consumed while filming: Cascade Pumpkin Smash 2022 :( I miss it Filming locations: Black Butte, Sisters, Oregon Teacup Nordic, Mt Hood, Oregon B-Roll: Moiser, Oregon Cascade Locks, Oregon Sample: Kristin Chenoweth - Popular (Wicked Broadway Soundtrack), a loose recreation of Huey Mack - Popular. Seemed fitting. I love that instrumental. </video> <video> Upgrading an old Arcade PC #tech #arcade #gamingsetup Description: My brother and I decided to upgrade his MAMEcade PC setup with something a lot smaller and a lot more power efficient. An inexpensive Trycoo Mini PC is perfect for the job. They sent me it with zero-conditions, and I was not paid for this and I give this product, a thumbs up as it is perfect for the use case. Links to the PC. https://www.trycoo.net/products/wo4-mini-pc-ryzen-5700u-16g-512g https://www.amazon.com/Trycoo-WO4-4-34GHz-Computer-USB3-2/dp/B0CYZB5PRH?th=1 </video> <video> It took 15 years for this game to be ported to the Mac... Description: This game should have existed. Well I mean it does, and it did, and it could have. Half Life has a strange relationship on OS X and macOS. Allow me to elaborate on the history of Half-Life on Macand then and the end we'll cover how you can experience Half Life natively on a PowerPC Mac and modern Macs. Companion Patreon post with resources https://www.patreon.com/posts/106698266 Blog post version http://blog.greggant.com/posts/2024/06/25/half-life-for-the-mac-canceled-and-revived.html Resources: Retro Tea Breaks - Rebecca Heinemann Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPTLPXNtb2I Andrew Tsai - Why Valve gave up on Mac gaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEetpGXDmjw Mac Source Ports Xash3D FWGS (For modern Macs) https://www.macsourceports.com/sourceport/xash3d-fwgs Installing isn't incredibly difficult if you have a virtual machine or Windows PC to install half life on. You need to do this so you can nab source folder from the PC install. I found I had to install Game of the year edition in Windows, and then go into the Half Life directory, and drag the source folder into my username/Library/Application Support/Xash3D Sources: https://www.imore.com/gaming/valve-just-dropped-mac-support-for-its-biggest-titles-team-fortress-2-portal-2-and-half-life-all-get-the-axe https://www.metacritic.com/game/half-life/ https://web.archive.org/web/20000817030140/http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/archive/99/10/10_20_99.shtml https://www.bluesnews.com/s/6736https://web.archive.org/web/20000511065753if_/ http://planetfortress.com/syndicate/files/HLmac1.txt https://web.archive.org/web/20010301211425/http://www.demandmac.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20000817030140/http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/archive/99/10/10_20_99.shtml </video> <video> Amazing new apps for a 20 year old PowerMac!? Description: Did you know some modern applications are still being written for PowerPC Macs? They might be few and far between, but I'm going to look at a few using my PowerMac G4. Some of these are very cool. Videos! This should not exist: PowerPC Grand Theft Auto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mynV-DDYcPw It took 15 years for Half Life to be ported to the Mac... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeCZ_qLsU7k Links: Discord Lite: https://github.com/dosdude1/discord-lite/ Legacy AI: https://manticore.nz/legacyai PPCAppStore: https://ppcappstore.wordpress.com/ AquaFox: https://github.com/BlackBirdLC/Aquafox TigerBrew https://github.com/mistydemeo/tigerbrew?tab=readme-ov-file Old websites: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/web-1-1-building-the-renegade-net.2290616/ </video> <video> Apple's Mighty Disappointment Description: a Mighty Mouse retrospective & review I managed to pick up a Mighty Mouse for $1. The Mighty Mouse was the first multi-button mouse Apple made in its history and wasn't released until 2005. Instead of the scroll wheel, it featured a mini trackball for scrolling, with left and right zones for left left and right click, and side buttons for a squeeze function. It’s unconventional, but seems like they might be onto something. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPZBEFjiN8Q https://web.archive.org/web/20110928142320/http://macdailynews.com/2005/08/02/apples_new_mighty_mouse_provides_audio_feedback_for_clicking_and_scrolling/ https://www.anandtech.com/show/1747 https://www.cnet.com/reviews/apple-mighty-mouse-review/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2005/08/mightymouse/ https://techcrunch.com/2009/04/15/apple-your-mighty-mouse-sucks-please-fix-it/ </video> <video> I paid for MKBHD's wallpaper app - A Panels Review Description: This is a quick video on my thoughts on MKBHD's app, Panels. The reaction was understandable negative when people found out the cost. So I decided to do the most rational thing, and pay for it. Panels app - MKBHD Wallpaper App https://panels.art/ Wallaroo - Iconfactory Wallpaper App https://wallaroo.app/ Sonoma/Sequoia Wallpaper downloader - macOS only video background downloader https://wallpaper-downloader.greggant.com/ Snow Leopard Backgrounds https://blog.greggant.com/posts/2021/09/24/mac-osx-snow-leopard-nature-desktop-backgrounds-in-5k.html </video> <video> Can you run macOS 14 Sonoma with 2 GB of RAM? Description: I recently bought the cheapest Mac Mini I could find on eBay. It was purchasable as is, no specs listed, and said it had a boot chime but was untested. Basically it was a series of red flags so I had to buy it. https://www.patreon.com/dmug Film locations: Mac Mini - Maupin, Oregon, Mt Hood, Oregon, Criterion, Oregon Mac Pro 2019 - Cascade Locks, Oregon PowerMac G4 - Bandon, Oregon </video> <video> An absurd upgrade in a 2008 Mac Pro (NVMe/USBc/10 Gb enet aka MacFiver) Description: My old Mac Pro 2008, aka 3,1, is my favorite computer I've ever owned, as I have used it for a decade as my primary computer. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a single PCIe card that could do everything non-graphics related: SSD, USB-C, 10 Gigabit Ethernet? Well, turns out someone thought of that. MacFiver https://www.sonnettech.com/product/mcfiver-pcie-card/overview.html Mac Pro 2008 NVMe Guide https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-pro-3-1-nvme-support-upgrade-guide-questions.2194878/ Mac Pro aquantia OpenCore Fix https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mp3-1-5-1-macos-12-3-oc-oclp-problem-with-10g-adapters-aquantia-chipset-solved.2395959/ Formatted XML https://gist.github.com/fuzzywalrus/1a7f33972ee966cb58f8012a31c33c04 NvmExpressDXe.efi https://github.com/MatthewPierson/Hackintosh_Files/blob/master/Ryzen%203600%20AB350-GAMING-3%201060%203GB%20CLOVER/EFI/CLOVER/drivers/UEFI/NvmExpressDxe.efi 0:00 Intro 0:45 The MacFiver 3:30 OpenCore 6:05 Getting NVMe working on a Mac Pro 3,1 11:03 Setting up 10 GbE 13:32 Benchmarks and stuff 16:08 Review Rescuing a Mac Pro 2008 https://youtu.be/GNm1SH6p8RU Running Sonoma on a Mac Pro 2008 https://youtu.be/exCcSce2uNo A $75 upgrade to the Mac Pro 2008 https://youtu.be/XaStlvmvluI Also the Sonnet 4x4 Review! https://youtu.be/xwUc2LRoUyQ MacSoundSolutions also made a thing about this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iIJo-izBFQ </video>

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I like making technical things simple.

A UX developer's non-evangelistic on take Apple products featuring mediocre camera work, awkward on-camera presence, cheap motion graphics, wedged in footage from hikes / original musical compositions / craft beer and zero aspirations of becoming a professional YouTuber.

This mess is an outgrowth of the Definitive Mac Pro Upgrade Guides written by me and accidentally became one of the backbones of the Mac Pro upgrade community. If you'd like to know more, check out my blog:

https://blog.greggant.com/

https://www.patreon.com/dmug

Those pretty places in my videos are probably the PNW.

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