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Apple upgrades DVD Studio, iBook,
PowerBook

Apple upgrades DVD Studio, iBook,
PowerBook 04/19/2004 07:07 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 19 2004 10:20PM GMT

Apple Offers Incremental PowerBook
Upgrades

Apple Offers Incremental PowerBook
Upgrades 02/01/2005 08:58 PM
Apple's new PowerBooks boast G4 processors, improved features and reduced base prices.

The New PowerBook 17: Icing On The
PowerBook Cake?

The New PowerBook 17: Icing On The
PowerBook Cake? 06/17/2004 06:05 PM
Sure, there are those questionable Xbench scores. But I find it hard to quibble about something like that when I have the latest adn greatest PowerBook to date sitting in front of me. By Ken Mingis, Computerworld (via MyAppleMenu)

12 Inch G4/1.33 GHz PowerBook Vs 15 Inch
G4/1.5 GHz PowerBook... How Much Faster
Is It

12 Inch G4/1.33 GHz PowerBook Vs 15 Inch
G4/1.5 GHz PowerBook... How Much Faster
Is It 06/02/2004 12:48 AM
By MacReviewZone (via MyAppleMenu)

PowerBook G4s

PowerBook G4s 07/10/2004 01:03 PM
For the average business traveler or student, there's a lot to like about the new 12-inch PowerBook. By Henry Norr, MacNewsWorld (via MyAppleMenu)

"PowerBook Mod"

"PowerBook Mod" 02/05/2005 10:10 PM

p-p-p-powerbook!

p-p-p-powerbook! 05/15/2004 02:42 AM

Another funny example of scamming a scammer. This time on eBay. (PDF file of the scam | Web Site)

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"15" PowerBook G4"

"15" PowerBook G4" 08/18/2004 10:29 AM

Where's the Powerbook?

Where's the Powerbook? 10/29/2003 12:10 AM

Ack! My baby's in London. But when will it arrive in my hands?!

Date	Time	Location	Status
16 Oct 2003	07:37	London City	Import Received
16 Oct 2003	04:46	London Stansted Airport	Consignment Received At Transit Point
15 Oct 2003	22:25	Brussels Hub	Consignment Received At Transit Point
15 Oct 2003	09:35	Brussels Hub	Consignment Received At Transit Point
14 Oct 2003	21:07	Luxembourg	Shipped From Originating Depot

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PowerBook G5... Not Yet...

PowerBook G5... Not Yet... 02/05/2005 09:54 PM
CNet explores the possibilities surrounding an upcoming PowerBook G5. Obviously, users are interested in it, but with the release of the updated G4 P...

New PowerBook G4

New PowerBook G4 04/19/2004 12:23 PM
Available in three tempting sizes — the 12-inch model,the 15-inch powerhouse and the 17-inch stunner — every new PowerBook G4 features faster PowerPC G4 processors, with speeds topping the charts at 1.5GHz. The new PowerBook models offer 4x-speed SuperDrives. And each new PowerBook comes standard with both AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth. [Apr 19]

Powerbook: 1, God: 0

Powerbook: 1, God: 0 08/30/2004 08:08 AM

It's a sad fact of life that God hates Mac users. If you needed any more proof, check out these pictures of this burnt and charred 12-inch Powerbook, caught in an apartment fire, which despite the damage and encrustations is reported to still work. What can we learn from this? In a kickboxing match between Jesus and Jobs, Steve would win. I know it's shocking, but if there's one thing I've learned from Internet, it's that digital pictures cannot lie. They don't even have tongues! (Thanks, Marcus!)

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Your PowerBook Knows Where It Is

Your PowerBook Knows Where It Is 04/16/2004 06:27 PM
Jason Snell: "Reaction to that story was great, and I want to thank everyone who participated or commented on it. Now I want to turn your attention to an alternate approach to solving the same problem: A script by Jon Bauman posted yesterday on Rob Griffiths' excellent Mac OS X Hints web site."

P-P-P-Powerbook

P-P-P-Powerbook 05/13/2004 10:46 PM
An American Ebay seller realises a European bidder is trying to scam him out of a Powerbook (fake escrow site, hijacked ebay account), so he sends him something far better, a P-P-P-Powerbook! Now, for you non-techies here, a factory model p-p-p-powerbook weights half what it's competitors weigh, comes with an A4 screen, the latest in internet adventure software, zero boot time, a fullsize keyboard (often with Key Redundancy^TM) and a state-of-the-art laser bluetooth mouse. This is technology. The seller posts to a forum and amongst the chatter people follow the package via the the Fedex tracking page and some even visit the delivery address (a barbershop/internet cafe) and take photos, video, and a seat for their hair cut. The duty tax on this particular p-p-p-powerbook is around £350 (paid for by the scammer) before he sees the package, and a few days later it's released by Customs as they watch in anticipation. A forum member arrives at the internet cafe, takes a seat and soon the package arrives. The scammer opens the box and there are angry raised voices heard. The barber doesn't understand what's wrong and asks... "Is it broken?"

Buy my Powerbook memory

Buy my Powerbook memory 02/05/2005 09:45 PM
The bids are all the way up to 7 cents already! Or you can run over to NewEgg and buy a 1GB stick for ~$200. 7 cents or $200, what is it going to be?...

I Want A Lighter PowerBook!

I Want A Lighter PowerBook! 02/05/2005 09:39 PM

I'm willing to pay a financial premium, but not a mass premium. Where's my 3.5 lb (or less!) Mac notebook? By David Sklar, O'Reilly Network

Kerry's Powerbook

Kerry's Powerbook 07/15/2004 12:18 PM

At least Kerry has good taste in computers.

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15-Inch PowerBook G4

15-Inch PowerBook G4 11/17/2003 10:27 AM
If portable power is your prime directive, the 15-inch PowerBook is the just right answer to your this one's too small, that one's too big PowerBook dilemma. By Niko Coucouvanis (MacAddict via MyAppleMenu)

PowerBook G5!? Unlikely to Appear in
the Near Future

PowerBook G5!? Unlikely to Appear in
the Near Future 02/05/2005 09:07 PM
CNET has posted an article highlighting various logical reasons for why the PowerBook G5 is still a pipe dream.
"...a G5 PowerBook would require compromises in size, weight and other aesthetics such as noise production. Apple, and likely most of its customers, wouldn't be willing to live with that."

Sorry guys, you'll just have to wait another year, or by an iMac G5 and an iLugger.

New PowerBook Ordered

New PowerBook Ordered 04/29/2004 08:35 PM
I always said that when I finished the book that I'd get myself a new notebook. Early on, I expected that'd mean a ThinkPad T40 or something similar but that all changed a little while ago. Thanks to an ADC hardware discount, I've finally ordered the new hardware. The order I placed via Apple Store is: PowerBook 1.5GHz (15.2 inch) 128MB Graphics Memory 80GB Ultra ATA Drive (4200 rpm) SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) Backlit Keyboard 512MB DDR333 SDRAMM (1 DIMM) AirPort Extreme...

G5 PowerBook Speculation

G5 PowerBook Speculation 12/17/2003 11:58 AM
Businessweek speculates on the coming of a G5 PowerBook. The author expects that the G5 PowerBook will come in the second half of 2004, and points ...

P-P-P-Powerbook for a S-S-S-Scammer...

P-P-P-Powerbook for a S-S-S-Scammer... 05/16/2004 10:41 AM

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P-P-P-Powerbook | Metafilter 05/15/2004 02:52 AM
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My PowerBook Wishlist

My PowerBook Wishlist 05/02/2004 12:09 AM
I could probably come up with more things, but I did not run that far. By Brian D Foy, O'Reilly Network (via MyAppleMenu)

P-P-P-Powerbook for a S-S-S-Scammer

P-P-P-Powerbook for a S-S-S-Scammer 05/16/2004 12:00 PM
Slashdot May 16 2004 3:25PM GMT

PowerBook G5: Not Any Time Soon

PowerBook G5: Not Any Time Soon 11/05/2003 01:50 AM

PowerBook Arrived

PowerBook Arrived 05/04/2004 04:52 PM
That was damn fast. I ordered late last week and most of the pieces have already arrived. Wow! I have the machine, extra ram from Crucial.com, 40GB iPod, iSight, and a few adaptors sitting in my cube now. Kick Ass Now I need to figure out how to move all my important data (iTunes, Mail, etc.) to the new machine. Hopefully I can do some sort of Mac rsync to copy my home directory over and be done with it....

VPC 6.1 and OS X networking together on
a PowerBook G4

VPC 6.1 and OS X networking together on
a PowerBook G4 11/07/2003 11:03 AM
Discovery through adversity once again. After applying the AirPort 3.2 update on my Powerbook G4 1GHz (sans-AirPort extreme), I discovered Virtual PC 6.1 with virtual switch (DHCP) could no longer "see" Mac OS X and vice-vers...

More on 15" Powerbook screens...

More on 15" Powerbook screens... 11/12/2003 01:19 PM

This is probably well known by now, but according to a friend of mine who is still trying to work out whether to get the 12" or 15" Apple Powerbook, he's been advised by a man he talked to at a London Apple Centre that a 15" variety will take longer to be delivered because Apple have accepted there's a problem with the screen getting brighter spots on it. Apparently they've definitely ceased production while they look into it. This is probably extremely good news for those of us who have a Powerbook with this problem, and it might explain why I have still not received my return voucher, over a week and a half after I rang them up. I'll be checking up on this later, but I thought I should probably share the news. If anyone has more information on the subject, please feel free to add links in the comments.

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Oh Powerbook adventurer!

Oh Powerbook adventurer! 10/29/2003 12:10 AM

My new Powerbook was shipped way earlier than I expected and I now find myself routinely checking its progress across the world every two or three hours. It started off in Taipei - a place I've never been - and then travelled across the world to Luxembourg - another place I've never been. When we finally meet, it will be as two explorers who have explored the world - weary and ready to settle down...

Activity	Location	Date / Time (GMT)
Shipment Picked Up	TAIPEI, TP, TW	11 Oct 2003 01:44
Cleared Customs	TAIPEI, TP, TW	12 Oct 2003 05:00
Depart Terminal	TAIPEI, TP, TW	12 Oct 2003 05:35
Arrive Terminal	LUXEMBOURG, LU, LU	14 Oct 2003 06:39
Depart Terminal	LUXEMBOURG, LU, LU	14 Oct 2003 14:12

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New Powerbook is a bit spotty

New Powerbook is a bit spotty 11/11/2003 01:12 AM
As we mentioned last week, a sizeable number of people have been complaining to Apple about the new 15-inch aluminum Powerbooks they've bought, saying that mysterious white spots that won't go away have started appearing on their screens. On the off-chcance that you were wondering what this looked like, here's a photo of one person's defective Powerbook....

PowerBook G4 1.33 GHz (15 Inch)

PowerBook G4 1.33 GHz (15 Inch) 06/08/2004 06:31 PM
As a gaming machine, it's decent. It's not a hardcore gaming machine, but it can play most games out there without any real complaints. But as the system requirements of new games increases, the powerBook will be left behind. By Johan Hansen, Inside Mac Games (via MyAppleMenu)

Get Comfy, No Powerbook G5s For a While

Get Comfy, No Powerbook G5s For a While 04/20/2004 08:45 AM
Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice-president of hardware product marketing, is quoted in a BBC story that, "the G5 is part of our long term processor roadmap, but it will be some time before that processor will be in a notebook." He also noted that it took at least two years for...

The new 15-in. PowerBook: A laptop for
all?

The new 15-in. PowerBook: A laptop for
all? 06/03/2004 05:10 PM
If the 12-in. PowerBook is too small (or too slow), and the 17-in. PowerBook is too big, then the 15-in. model should be just right. And yet ...

So Many Cases, Just One Powerbook!

So Many Cases, Just One Powerbook! 05/27/2004 12:14 PM
I find myself in the market for a powerbook case for my soon to be arriving new powerbook. Alas, my...

Report: PowerBook G4

Report: PowerBook G4 01/07/2004 02:08 PM
David Discher reports on Apple's PowerBook G4 trade-in program.

A PowerBook To The Rescue

A PowerBook To The Rescue 01/16/2004 11:03 AM

iBook vs. PowerBook

iBook vs. PowerBook 04/19/2004 10:56 AM
Today Apple introduced new iBook G4 & PowerBook models. Here's my attempt to dispell any confusion between the two lines.

Report: PowerBook

Report: PowerBook 01/09/2004 09:51 PM
more notes about Apple's trade-in program, plus a workaround for excessive fan operation in a 17" AlBook
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Do-It-Yourself PowerBook SuperDrive
Upgrade!

Do-It-Yourself PowerBook SuperDrive
Upgrade! 12/30/2003 09:59 PM
PowerBookResQ "SuperDrive" DVD-R/CD-RW Burner Self Service Upgrade for G4 PowerBooks with DVD Drive Normally $329.00, get it for $309.00 with Q-Pon Code "G4SUPER"

PowerBookResQ "SuperDrive" DVD-R/CD-RW Burner Self Service Upgrade for G4 PowerBooks with Combo Drive Normally $299.00, get it for $284.00 with Q-Pon Code "SUPERDRIVE"

Audio Stuff

Griffin ClearChoice iPod Connection Kit Normally $14.99, get it for $11.99 with Q-Pon Code "CKIT"

Griffin PowerMate USB Controller Normally $44.99, get it for $39.99 with Q-Pon Code "CONTROL"

Sennheiser MX 500 Portable In-Ear Headphones Normally $19.99, get it for $14.99 with Q-Pon Code "MX5"

PowerBook SuperDrive Special

PowerBook SuperDrive Special 01/09/2004 10:10 PM
PowerBookResQ "SuperDrive" DVD-R/CD-RW Burner Self Service Upgrade for G4 PowerBooks with Combo Drive: Normally $299.00, take $20 off with Q-Pon code "SD20" Exp. 01/13

G3/G4 Hard Drive Upgrade Get all the storage you need for your G3 or G4 PowerMac, or your iMac! These drives are widely acknowledged to be the fastest 7200 RPM IDE drives on the market. Save $20 when you purchase by 1/14/04! 180gb IBM/Hitachi 180GXP 7200 RPM IDE Hard Drive, ATA/6 8.5ms 8MB Buffer Normally $179.99, take $20 off with Q-Pon code "180G"

G4/500 Special Take $50 off this loaded G4/500 system when you order by 1/14/04. PowerMac G4/500 256/27gb/DVD-RAM/Zip Graphite Normally $689.99, take $50 off with Q-Pon code "GR50"

G4 Memory Upgrade While we're on the subject of upgrades, we've got a great special on 512MB PC133 memory this week for your G4 system. MacResQ 512mb PC133 SDRAM DIMM Normally $99.99, take $10 off with Q-Pon code "512MB"

DVD Region+CSS Free 5.83

DVD Region+CSS Free 5.83 04/16/2005 09:50 AM

DVD Region-Free 3.68

DVD Region-Free 3.68 06/03/2004 08:20 AM

DVD Region+CSS Free 5.82

DVD Region+CSS Free 5.82 03/29/2005 02:09 PM

DVD Region+CSS Free 5.02

DVD Region+CSS Free 5.02 06/12/2004 03:59 PM

DVD Region-Free 3.20 Released

DVD Region-Free 3.20 Released 10/29/2003 08:15 PM

DVD Region-Free 3.30 Updated

DVD Region-Free 3.30 Updated 01/18/2004 07:08 PM

Region Free DVD Player Hack

Region Free DVD Player Hack 12/15/2003 02:02 PM

Region-free-ify your Mac's DVD drive

Region-free-ify your Mac's DVD drive 12/15/2003 12:59 PM
Here's a firmware update that can region-free-ify and speed up your Mac's Superdrive DVD drive. Warning: may screw up your computer ferociously. Warning: may violate the DMCA. Warning: It's your goddamned computer, why the hell hasn't Apple given you the capability of watching all your DVDs on it, no matter what country you bought them in? Link (Thanks, Pat!)

Free PowerBook FixIt Guides announced

Free PowerBook FixIt Guides announced 05/10/2004 04:40 AM
PB FixIt today announced the free FixIt Guide series, a new set of Apple PowerBook repair instructions...

Coolmax Taurus 140mm Silent Switching
PSU

Coolmax Taurus 140mm Silent Switching
PSU 09/20/2004 02:40 PM

COOLMAX 2.5'' X-Treme FILES V1 Review @
ExtensionTech.net

COOLMAX 2.5'' X-Treme FILES V1 Review @
ExtensionTech.net 07/10/2004 08:56 AM

CoolMax 80mm Chameleon LED Fan Review @
ExtensionTech.net

CoolMax 80mm Chameleon LED Fan Review @
ExtensionTech.net 12/19/2003 11:25 AM

Coolmax Fanless Switching Power Supply @
HardwareHounds.com

Coolmax Fanless Switching Power Supply @
HardwareHounds.com 09/25/2004 07:45 AM

Coolmax Silent Switching Power Supply
CX-450B Giveaway

Coolmax Silent Switching Power Supply
CX-450B Giveaway 12/31/2003 09:40 AM

Top Tip: Bootable CD?

Top Tip: Bootable CD? 02/10/2004 03:00 AM
I'm looking to make a bootable CD Rom disk. Do I just need the basic boot files just like you would a floopy? For instance, if I took an already working boot disk and just burn that to a CD, would it boot the computer? Obviously I the computer's BIOS needs to support this...

Bootable Windows CD

Bootable Windows CD 06/21/2004 08:26 PM
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Bootable WinXP CD or DVD

Bootable WinXP CD or DVD 03/17/2005 03:08 AM
We all have heard of the linux distributions that could be booted from a CD, now we can do the same thing with Windows. It's called BartPE (BART Pre-installed Enviroment). It will give you a complete Win32 environment with network support, a graphical user interface (800x600) and FAT/NTFS/CDFS filesystem support. Very handy for burn-in testing systems with no OS, rescuing files to a network share, virus scan and much more. It runs on Windows 2000/XP/2003/BartPE. It does not run on Windows NT4/ME/9x.

Here's a little caveat from the website.. "PE Builder is not a Microsoft product and does not create Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment ("WinPE"). Using PE Builder does not grant you a license to Microsoft WinPE or to use the Windows XP or Server 2003 binaries in a manner other than stated in the End-User License Agreement included in your version of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Microsoft has not reviewed or tested PE Builder and does not endorse its use."

SuperDrive

SuperDrive 12/17/2003 07:15 AM
firmware hack that claims to enable some hidden features of the Apple standard SuperDrive .. cynikal's Powerbook Superdrive Firmware Update .. Make your Mac superdrive region-free

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Slipstreaming Win XP SP2 and Bootable CD
Guide

Slipstreaming Win XP SP2 and Bootable CD
Guide 08/10/2004 04:58 AM

VolumeWorks 1.1 adds bootable Mac OS X
CD, more

VolumeWorks 1.1 adds bootable Mac OS X
CD, more 06/08/2004 03:27 PM
New Zealand-based developer SubRosaSoft Ltd. announced the availability of VolumeWorks 1.1 on Tuesday. The new version of the partition management tool features a bootable Mac OS X CD option that supports the latest Macs, partition shifting for combining multiple free volume spaces into one, support for Diskology's Disk Jockey and a new user interface. This is a free upgrade for current owners of the application; the company asks those who want to upgrade to the bootable CD to contact its sales department. VolumeWorks 1.1 requires Mac OS X v10.2 or higher and the license is US$49.95, or $59.95 plus shipping for the bootable CD version.

mGSTEP 0.530 (Bootable Demo CD)

mGSTEP 0.530 (Bootable Demo CD) 12/10/2003 11:34 AM
An implementation of the OPENSTEP/Cocoa API.

How to use an iPod as a bootable drive

How to use an iPod as a bootable drive 08/17/2004 05:29 PM
How to use an iPod as a bootable drive

This week’s How to from Engadget is a handy one for the Mac folks out there who want to run multiple operating systems, but not install them to their hard drive, all using an iPod as a bootable FireWire drive. They also cover ways to simply back up your home directory (or anything else to your iPod) which can be handy too, and even used in conjunction with this how-to. Still no word on where Apple's "Home on iPod" is.

New Mercury Pro SuperDrive from OWC

New Mercury Pro SuperDrive from OWC 03/23/2005 05:20 PM
Other World Computing (OWC) today announced the latest addition to its line of SuperDrives – the OWC Mercury Pro DVR-109 dual layer DVD-/+ R/RW external solution. In a news release, OWC says the new drive is the speediest of OWC's Mercury Pro SuperDrives, offering up to 16X DVD-/+ R/RW and up to 40X CD-R/RW burn speeds. OWC's Mercury Pro DVR-109 external SuperDrive solution includes both FireWire and USB 2.0 ports, supports the burning of up to 8.5 Gigabytes of data or video per disc and comes with a one year OWC warranty. The drive is plug and play for Mac or PC and is immediately available for $159.99. "The OWC Mercury Pro is convenient, fast and an awesome deal," said Larry O'Connor, president of OWC. "You get all the cables you need, NTI DragonBurn, EMC Dantz Retrospect backup and restore software, five DVD-Rs in jewel cases, 25 pieces of 80-minute CD-R media and all the necessary connecting cables.

MandrakeMove Bootable Linux CD Announced

MandrakeMove Bootable Linux CD Announced 12/02/2003 12:27 AM
Slashdot Dec 1 2003 6:52PM ET

Live Windows Bootable CDs for Sysadmins

Live Windows Bootable CDs for Sysadmins 02/15/2004 07:22 AM

Headphones, SuperDrive upgrades, and
more

Headphones, SuperDrive upgrades, and
more 12/02/2003 01:45 AM

• Shure E2C In-Ear Earphones $89.99, take $10 off with Q-Pon Code "E2C4ME"
• Sennheiser RS 85 RF Wireless Headphones $179.99, take $20 off with Q-Pon Code "RS85RF" and save another $25 via mail-in rebate, for a final price of just $134.99!
• PowerMacResQ 4x "SuperDrive" 24-Hour Turnaround, Nationwide Full Service DVD & CD Burner Upgrade for G3 & G4 Systems: $299.00
• PowerMacResQ 4x "SuperDrive" Ground Shipping, Nationwide Full Service DVD & CD Burner Upgrade for G3 & G4 Systems: $249.00
• PowerBook G4/400 256/10gb/DVD/56k/15.2" $999.99, take $50 off with Q-Pon Code "PBG400"
• Archos 20GB Portable FireWire Hard Drive $99.99, take $10 off with Q-Pon Code "FWHDD"
• 120 Gigabyte QPro ICE 7200 RPM FireWire & USB External Hard Drive $169.99, take $10 off with Q-Pon Code "ICEHD"

Notes and Tips: SuperDrive and DVD-RW

Notes and Tips: SuperDrive and DVD-RW 09/10/2004 10:39 AM
Scott Lopez's PowerBook reads and writes all kinds of DVD media without a problem.

Powerbook Upgrades & More

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