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Why does Apple design laptops such that ...	30 Nov 2004 20:15 GMT	73
it is such a monumental PITA to swap hard drives? I am not an Apple tech but have had cause to, among other things, replace hard drives in various Mac laptops. It was once such that it could be done in less than 5 mins. iBooks and PowerBooks are not so
11Mbps Airport or Alternative for iBook G3 800	30 Nov 2004 16:34 GMT	1
My girlfriend owns an iBook g3, 800 Mhz, which has a cardbus airport slot for the original airport card. She would like to go wireless but the original 11b airport cards are hard, if not impossible, to get
Question - What's the Largest Flash/MicroDrives made?	29 Nov 2004 07:52 GMT	5
What's the Largest Flash or MicroDrive made? The biggest I can find is 4GBs for either USB Pen Drives, or IBM Microdrives. Looking for the largest memory solution.
Airport Express w/ iTunes - used with a Windows XP PC	29 Nov 2004 02:51 GMT	3
Quick Summary of Problem: Airport Express Assistant cannot find the Airport Express! Hello and I hope everyone is having a nice Thanksgiving weekend. I just today bought an Airport Express (AE) with the intention of
What's the biggest 2.5" 5400RPM+ Firewire-powered Harddrive?	28 Nov 2004 23:57 GMT	3
What's the biggest 2.5" 5400RPM+ Firewire-powered Harddrive? TIA ................................................................ Posted via TITANnews - Uncensored Newsgroups Access
Question: Best Way to Transfer Data Between....	27 Nov 2004 21:19 GMT	2
Question I need help with: What's the Best Way to Transfer Data Between all 3 on a weekly basis.... 1) 16-bit PCMCIA SCSI Powerbook (No-USB) 2) USB iBook (No-PCMCIA)
What's the largest PCMCIA Harddrive?	27 Nov 2004 09:43 GMT	1
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Help Viewer problem	27 Nov 2004 00:13 GMT	1
I have an iBook G4 12" and recently I have noticed a problem with Help Viewer. When I click 'Mac Help' from the Finder's Help menu, I get a blank page. Then if I click the Home button on the Help Viewer, it takes me
Lost access to localhost	26 Nov 2004 22:03 GMT	8
I have changed something in my PowerBook G4 1gHz Titanium and I can no longer access localhost. Unfortunately, I don't know what I changed. Any leads would be appreciated. I am trying to access man pages through localhost and can't. I tried
Powerbook G4 will not turn on	26 Nov 2004 20:03 GMT	2
Hope everyone had a nice holiday (if you celebrate). Heres my prob. I have a Powerbook G4 (Titanium). I last used it on Tuesday evening. Everything was working great. After using it, shut it down. Yesterday (thursday), i go to power it up. I hear it
Next-Generation Apple Notebook	26 Nov 2004 19:15 GMT	16
OK, I'm a PC user thinking of the switch. But here's my gadget-geek predicament: Apple just came out with the G5 Desktop... so will they be coming out with a must-have next-gen Laptop too? Anyone know the industry secrets? And should I hold off 'til it comes
64Meg chip or 128?	26 Nov 2004 06:19 GMT	1
Is there a significant viewing difference or speed in the 128 Meg video chip over the 64 Meg in a PowerBook? Thanks in advance.
Power Book Latch	26 Nov 2004 02:26 GMT	4
I know this problem has been around for a long time, but I can't quite figure out what my next move should be, in spite of some online searching. The latch on my PowerBook G4 Titanium has stopped working. If I watch
Where to buy an Ibook?	25 Nov 2004 09:50 GMT	7
Hi all, my dad is buying me the 12-inch G4 IBook as an early Christmas gift (yay him!), and attempted to purchase it at MacMall. I wanted there because they have so many rebates so you get some free stuff (printer, case, RAM). Unfortunately, they totally screwed up the order,
How do I turn off the LED on the front of my PowerBook?	25 Nov 2004 08:19 GMT	10
I have a 15" PowerBook and it has the small while LED light on the front latch. I often set it next to my bed at night, and do not want the LED to pulse on/off in my face. Is there a way to disable it? Can I easily do this, so I can enable it back whenever I want?