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FastMac Truepower Indestructible iBook and Powerbook Charger Hands-On

We got our hands on FastMac’s replacement AC adapter for Apple iBooks and PowerBooks and can say that they’re pretty much as good as the standard. Ignoring the dubious benefit of being able to be kicked and run over by an SUV (which you can see after the jump), they actually work quite well. Using…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 4

How To Enable Two Finger Scrolling on Old Apple Laptops

Owners of old Mac laptops can join in on the fun of the newer laptops with this two-fingered scrolling trackpad driver. For the unfamiliar, two-finger scrolling means you press two fingers down on the trackpad and move up or down, and whatever you’re looking at scrolls up or down. Essentially like the scroll wheel on…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 3

Color Customize the Apple Logo on Your Laptop

As a proud new switcher and owner of a MacBook, I’m already looking for ways to tweak the sucker out (anybody have a laser engraver I can use? e-mail me), and this is one hell of an easy way to give the Apple laptop a little pop and color. Canadian company, iColours has small transparent…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 12

Screw Geek Squad, Just Use Fire to Fix the iBook

So, older iBooks have a bit of a video problem where they will stop displaying video entirely. Apple will replace the laptop, but what if it is out of it’s warranty? Well, do what this guy did, figure out the problem and fix it yourself using fire. The iBook video problem occurs because of solder…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jan 3

Apple’s RED iMac, MacBook?

We’re not so sure whether we should believe ThinkSecret or not, given that we’ve found the site’s predictions to be about 57% accurate, but anyway, here’s one that seems logical and could actually happen: sources report that Steve Jobs and Bono have discussed bringing a red iMac and MacBook to market part of its purchase…

Tech News Charlie White Oct 16

Apple Recall Batteries Rolling In Already

One of my two recall batteries arrived this morning. The first one was for my iBook G4 12″, that coincidentally was down to 8% battery life after about 30 months of usage. Readers should be getting theirs soon as well, quite a bit faster than the state 4-6 week turnaround stated when we filed for…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 6

iBook in Flames, Film at 11

There was a little problem with an Apple iBook in Minnesota, where an 11-year-old boy was playing with the laptop as it sat on a carpet. After he left the room for a few minutes, his family heard a popping noise, and noticed the carpet melting underneath the overheating iBook. After the kid’s mom promptly…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 2

Rumor: MacBooks Next Tuesday?

The release of the MacBook, expected yesterday, was hastily postponed because Apple wanted to build up enough stock of the new notebooks to actually be able to ship them in volume when it announced the new product. Now, sources are saying the iBook (pictured at right) replacement’s new launch date will be next Tuesday, May…

Tech News Charlie White May 10

Apple Begins Producing MacBooks, Due Tomorrow?

The Apple rumor sites are humming with news that Apple may have started production of its MacBook, the Intel-based consumer laptop replacing the now long-in-the-tooth iBook, some going so far as to speculate that Apple will officially announce its launch tomorrow in a news conference. AppleInsider, usually considered one of the more reliable Apple rumor…

Tech News Gizloco May 8

Case Mod: Skinned iBook G3

Reader Aaron, being a fan of 80s pop culture and voiding warranties, skinned an old G3 iBook and took pictures. And with laptops, just like exes, naked pictures always wind up on the internet. Another thing they have in common: they both have the nickname Skeletor. Well, the one originally made by Apple, after being…

Tech News Jason Chen May 6

PimpMyLaptop.com Pimps Your Laptop

No, this service doesn’t force your laptop into a life of prostitution, silly. That’s heroin! Instead, these guys allow you to upload an image and they create a MacBook, PowerBook, or iBook sticker that fits perfectly over your computer. Based in Finland, they offer 1-week shipping on all orders and the stickers start at about…

Tech News Johnb May 5

Bye Bye iBook?

Hard to believe it’s only been seven years since Steve Jobs first showed us the candy-colored clamshell iBook at Macworld NYC, isn’t it? Who knew all it would take for us to realize laptops could be cute was colored plastic? If you’ve just purchased a new iBook, you’re probably going to be more annoyed than…

Tech News Gizmodo.com Apr 10

Intel-Packing iBooks in June?

Now that we’ve seen Intel inside the Mac mini, iMac and MacBook Pro, what about the iBook (current G4 versions shown above)? We got a sneak peek into what might be happening in a report published by the Commercial Times, saying Taiwan’s Austek signed a contract with Apple to manufacture 1.2 million of the upcoming…

Tech News Charlie White Apr 5

New iBook Coming?

Want another Apple surprise after the big Macfest a few weeks ago? Looks like a new series of iBooks could be rolled out this spring, all built around a 13-inch screen and Apple’s Front Row software. Supposedly, the new laptops will sport the first major design revision to the iBook in several years and come…

Tech News Tgrumet Jan 30

The Only OS X Tablet Never Sold.

Yesterday everyone doggy-piled on the iTab, an iBook hardware hack that was put to auction on eBay. Naturally, this limited edition series of 100 iTabs did not meet with eBay’s standards. Did this surprise anyone? Today there is a new auction, starting bid $1,500 (zero bidders so far). The folks behind the iTab, ThePlaceforitAll, have…

Tech News Noah R Jan 12

Upgrading Your 12-inch Powerbook for Fun and Profit

Hardmac ran an interesting upgrade article and one valiant reader took the plunge and cracked the hermetically-sealed titanium beast. After installing a DVD burner, a gigabyte of RAM, and a sassy new hard drive, he pulled the speaker cable out of the thing and had to use a soldering iron to put it back together.…

Tech News Johnb Nov 15

Apple iBook Riots in VA

What do you get when you mix record heat, $50 4-year-old iBooks, and a burgeoning back-to-school season? Riot! Folks in Richmond, Virginia piled up at the doors of the Richmond International Raceway to get their hands on one of about 1,000 laptops. The ensuing chaos caused one intrepid shopper to lose her footwear: “This is…

Tech News Johnb Aug 16

New Apple iBooks and Minis- Ehhh

I was kind of dreading writing about these new iBooks. It’s not like they are any great shakes. It’s a pair of G4 notebooks starting at $999 for a 12-inch model with 1.3-GHz processor and 512MB memory. Both of these, the 12-inch and the 14-inch, include Tiger, iLife ’05, Bluetooth, and an Airport Extreme card.…

Tech News Johnb Jul 26

FastMac Truepower Indestructible iBook and Powerbook Charger Hands-On

How To Enable Two Finger Scrolling on Old Apple Laptops

Color Customize the Apple Logo on Your Laptop

Screw Geek Squad, Just Use Fire to Fix the iBook

Apple’s RED iMac, MacBook?

Apple Recall Batteries Rolling In Already

iBook in Flames, Film at 11

Rumor: MacBooks Next Tuesday?

Apple Begins Producing MacBooks, Due Tomorrow?

Case Mod: Skinned iBook G3

PimpMyLaptop.com Pimps Your Laptop

Bye Bye iBook?

Intel-Packing iBooks in June?

New iBook Coming?

The Only OS X Tablet Never Sold.

Upgrading Your 12-inch Powerbook for Fun and Profit

Apple iBook Riots in VA

New Apple iBooks and Minis- Ehhh

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