Yes, this is quite possible! My wife (the Mac person in this house) pointed me out the following Wired! article that gives more detail on a hack that allows users to bypass a chip designed to prevent the Mac OS from running on non-Apple PCs. The hacked version of the OSx86 bypasses a chip (the TPM, or Trusted Platform Module) whose purpose is to not allow the system to run on ordinary PCs.

Om Malik writes about how the good times apparently are back on Sand Hill Road, with VCs starting to have the same appetite for risky investments as they did in the late 90's (except that perhaps these days, VCs are seeking only entrepreneurs with a proven track record and hence, they are getting better leverage).  Here are a few recent investments that Om brings up in his note:

Om argues that all these VCs are seeking for the next SixApart, but the key question is how many SixAparts are out there?  Maybe one or two podcasting investments will pay off, but how many VCs out there are investing in that?  From a pragmatic standpoint, it may really seem that some VCs are stepping outside their comfort zones, thinking that it's better to at least try to make something happen in domains such as RSS, social networking, etc. than to miss on the next bonanza. 

Tim Higgins has posted a lot of details on the Linksys Skype (CIT200)phone at Tom's Networking.  Tim figures that the CIT200 will probably cost less than the Dualphone model (price tag: $140).  He believes the CIT200 will cost around $100, given that it does not support both regular landline and Skype calling.  The set should be available by this year's holiday season (wonder if it will be among the most popular techie Christmas gifts this year).  By the way, CIT stands for Cordless Internet Telephony, which is the name that the kit will sell under.  The kit will come with a base station that plugs into the USB port of a computer running Skype, a handset and a charger/base for the handset.  Tim also believes that the CIT200 is an OEM from Ascalade Technologies, a BC-based design house.  Read it all at Tom's Networking!