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iATKOS v4i, a modified version of Apple’s OS X 10.5.4, was the OSX86 release that worked best on the Acer Aspire One. OSX86 Turk Team, the masterminds behind iATKOS releases, has just unveiled its 10.5.5 variant – iATKOS v5i.

I probably won’t get the time to try iATKOS v5i on my Aspire One until I receive my 320GB harddisk to replace the original 120. In addition to what Apple offered in their 10.5.5 update, the v5i came with several other goodies for more versatile OSX86 installations, which include: PC_EFI V9 bootloader, a few more modified kernels and all the needed scripts and packages for you to prepare an upgradable system and update like real Macs.

My v4i installation is rock stable and very usable. It has almost everything working except sleep (which I have disabled to avoid system crashes, thus not so much a concern for me) and the card readers (neat amenities if they work, but no big deal personally), still I definitely will be trying the v5i in the coming weeks. I’ll keep you guys updated.

For more info on iATKOS v5i, look HERE.

你問我找國內資訊用哪個 search engine，我會告訴你非百度莫屬。我一年中只有幾次(通常是找 MP3!)會用上搜狐、搜狗，查找國內資訊，其實以百度作主力，另以 Google 確認真實性便很足夠。百度向以其"兢價排名"廣告機制聞名，"兢價排名"說穿了就是搜尋結果的排名價高者得，原本這純屬商業手段沒什麼好說的，偏偏今次找上門來的是人民公敵三鹿乳業，於是造就了近日百度的公關危機。

事緣三鹿奶粉的一封內部公關信件在網上廣泛流傳，爆出百度能以三百萬元的代價屏閉關於三鹿的負面新聞，在公眾一致強調企業社會責任的今天，當然會惹起公憤。有關信件節錄如下:

"...百度作为搜索引擎，是所有网站的集结地，也是大部分消费者获取搜索信息的主要阵地，对三鹿来说将是公关环节的重量级媒体。目前在百度上享受新闻公关保护政策的企业有蒙牛、伊利、汇源等，政策享受起点为年度500万元的广告投放，鉴於三鹿集团在产品线上不如其他几家企业丰富，经公司与百度相关部门的多次深度沟通后，百度已经同意将对三鹿集团的公关保护政策降低至年度300万元广告投放，可以享受将目前几大事业部早期负面删除。"

平常的"兢價排名"為客戶爭取搜尋結果的前端排名，今次的三鹿醜聞不過是另類"兢價排名"，你付得起錢百度可讓你選擇性地從網上消失。如果事件屬實，將會成為研究網上傳播和媒體學者一個很好的課題。