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Ok, so after hearing all of the new stuff in iPhone 3.0, I had to test it out. I joined the iPhone dev program (which I was planning on doing this month anyway) and downloaded and installed the iPhone 3.0 beta to my iPhone. I played with some of the new features and then loaded up all of my programs. I then attempted to setup my work Exchange account. I say attempted, because it never worked. It would never get me to the step to input my actual server address. Then I started trying to use some of my clutch programs only to notice extreme lag and some quirky issues. Using the Facebook application, it would load all of the text and menus, but would not load the pictures for any of my friends. Tweetie would sometimes not load all of the avatars. Evernote just seemed to drag. None of these are issues with the programs or the developers…it is a beta OS. This stuff is to be expected which is why there are warnings all over the place when you download the 3.0 beta that you will not be able to downgrade back.
Of course, that is not true. Leave it up to the wonderful mobile community to figure out that you can downgrade back to the 2.2.1 firmware, but the baseband would stay the same on the iPhone 3G. Not a big deal. You get an error in iTunes after the restore, but QuickPwn will get you out of that issue. I followed the steps over at Gizmodo, but I was still having issues. I have not had my iPhone jailbroken for a long time and I really have no desire to do it now, but if that was the only way to go back to 2.2.1, then I can accept it.
Victory at long last. Long ago I left the Apple IIGS for Windows 95 and hadn’t looked back since. This handy little guide brought me home. I named my VM Sex Panther, because 60 percent of the time, it works every time. That’s about the success rate I’ve had with these hacked together distros for Leopard.
In addition to VMWare’s 6.5 Workstation offering a fantastic test environment, the best ISO out there I’ve found to date is the iDeneb. The customization options are commented so that even the average person can make sense of what they’re clicking. Success rates may vary, but I now have my development environment set up. If you plan on undertaking a 
similar project, I highly suggest either paying to become an apple developer for $500, buying a license for Leopard (even though this is against the EULA), or taking the easy way out and spending the $600 on a Mac mini. Next on the docket is a review of the training videos/materials available through apple.
After some further research my journey has led me back to windows or linux. I have a PC, and I should stick with what it runs best right?
There are a few options out there for people that want to utilize a PC to develop for the iPhone, but I can almost guarantee that none of the apps developed using these tools will see the light of day in the Apple Appstore. Regardless this might be a good starting point for learning.
I’m starting to see VMware as my savior as much as I’ve been trying to avoid virtualization. More on that in a later.
Hackintoshing – verb 
1: Taking a perfectly good PC and attempting to install Mac OSX 10.5.6 using a questionably obtained ISO.
2: Placing your face in your palm while repeatedly installing an operating system not natively meant for your computer hard ware.
3. Winning the battle but losing the war.
Related Words for: Hackintoshing
frustration, annoyance, masochism, repetition
