Netbooks are the rage du jour among the geeky set: small and cheap, geeks have been figuring out how to tear them apart and modify them, even to the point of installing OS X on certain models by using modified install discs that are distributed as torrents. The technical problem with this (to say nothing of the legality) is that since the modifications alter the kernel; every time Apple upgrades the OS, it breaks the PC’s install. But now Gregory Cohen has figured out a way to install Mac OS X v10.5 using unmodified Leopard discs, which means if you’ve got an EEE PC (which is what he used) and legal discs, you can have a cheap, ultralight Mac netbook that can handle official Apple updates. Of course, you’re still violating the EULA.

In a recent survey by the NPD Group, some interesting new things have happened regarding market shares, specifically for laptops. Although Hewlett Packard and Dell continue to dominate with 20.8% and 15.1% market shares respectively, Apple is approaching fast. With Sony and their VAIO slipping to a distant 9th place (from 6th), Apple finally dug more »