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Install an AirDrop Card into a white 2006 MacBook

Let’s take a white 2006 MacBook. Even if it has a Wi-Fi 802.11n, it offers neither Airdrop (new feature in Lion) nor Wake On Demand via Wi-Fi (to wake up the Mac via Wi-Fi). What about changing the card ?

Apple removes the Smart Card support in OS X Lion

In OS X Lion, Apple has removed an interesting feature: the Smart Card support. With Mac OS X (since Tiger), it was possible to authenticate (for example) with a Smart Card, as the U.S. military CAC card or with a Belgian electronic ID card (in particular). But with OS X Lion, the support is deprecated so no longer supported. And suddenly, the necessary files are no longer available.

MacTheRipper on Lion

In the tools remaining on PowerPC and therefore incompatible with Lion, there is the very good MacTheRipper. Mac The Ripper can rip a DVD fast on the hard drive, keeping its structure, without compressing it, thus keeping menus, bonus, etc..