MacMod.com has announced “The Great MacMod Challenge 2005 Sponsored by dealmac.com,” officially designating August as Mac Mod Month. The Challenge pits Mac users against one another in a battle of creative wits to modify (“mod”) their Apple Macintosh computers by improving performance, appearance, and functionality ? for example, painting the exterior, adding bright color LED lights, and overclocking or water-cooling the processor.
Increased use of industry standard components by Apple Computer and the declining cost of Mac systems have increased the popularity of modifying Macs. “Modding is among the hottest new hobbies for Mac enthusiasts,” says Anthony King, Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of MacMod.com. Last year’s challenge included a Mac “Frankenstein” with a PC brain and a Hawaiian-inspired Tiki-PowerMac. Jacob Thomason, MacMod.com co-founder, couldn’t be happier. “We were just overwhelmed with the amount of interest in the mods that people submitted last August,” says Thomason. “It was a landmark event in Mac history. We decided then this had to be an annual event.”
MacMod.com has announced “The Great MacMod Challenge 2005 Sponsored by dealmac.com,” officially designating August as Mac Mod Month. The Challenge pits Mac users against one another in a battle of creative wits to modify (“mod”) their Apple Macintosh computers by improving performance, appearance, and functionality ? for example, painting the exterior, adding bright color LED lights, and overclocking or water-cooling the processor.
Increased use of industry standard components by Apple Computer and the declining cost of Mac systems have increased the popularity of modifying Macs. “Modding is among the hottest new hobbies for Mac enthusiasts,” says Anthony King, Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of MacMod.com. Last year’s challenge included a Mac “Frankenstein” with a PC brain and a Hawaiian-inspired Tiki-PowerMac. Jacob Thomason, MacMod.com co-founder, couldn’t be happier. “We were just overwhelmed with the amount of interest in the mods that people submitted last August,” says Thomason. “It was a landmark event in Mac history. We decided then this had to be an annual event.”
