Archive for the 'iBook' Category
MacBook vs. iBook
Filed under: Hardware, iBook, Apple, MacBookEveryone has gone MacBook crazy (or is it just me?)! However, let us not forget the honorable iBook that the MacBook has replaced in Apple’s product matrix. System Shootouts hasn’t forgotten. They have, in fact, pitted the MacBook against the iBook in a po…
Black and white MacBooks tomorrow?
Filed under: Portables, Rumors, iBookThinkSecret, that paragon of truthiness, is reporting that tomorrow Apple will announce the MacBook (Intel iBooks to you) sporting a slimmer case and a 13.3 inch widescreen. They additionally mention that it will cost slightly more than the old G4 model.Only day …
iColours for Apple notebooks
Filed under: Hardware, Cult of Mac, iBook, PowerBook, Mods, Macbook Pro, MacBookIf the white glow of the Apple logo in your notebook isn’t touching your heart the same way anymore, iColours might be just the touch-up you need to rekindle your love of all Apple things that glow (of which there aren’t…
iBook battery catches fire
Filed under: Hardware, iBookWe form out about the occasional battery recall, and there are always the complaints that computers are getting too hot, but things went to a whole new level for a family in Minnesota. As WCCO in the Twin Cities reports, an 11 year-old boy set a running iBook down on the …
Terminal Tip: Keep your Mac portable from waking when the lid is opened
Filed under: Tips and tricks, iBook, PowerBook, Terminal Tips, Macbook Pro, MacBookAlthough I’m a Mac Geek by trade, I tend to avoid the terminal unless I’m out of other options. I’m a GUI kind of girl. It’s the Mac OS that I love, not its Unix underpinnings. I appreciate the potential of the comman…
Rig of the Day: iMac plus floating LCD
Filed under: Desktops, Hardware, iBook, iMac, Apple, Rig of the WeekBribing us by displaying TUAW on four screens doesn’t work, but having a cool iMac setup on the day that Apple announces new iMacs will get you featured. I was cruising the TUAW pool looking for a good candidate for Rig of the Day w…
Adventures in tech support: iBook edition
Filed under: iBookAlternate title (and moral of the story): A good backup saves the day.When I’m not gleefully blogging for TUAW in our secret, undisclosed location (Scott’s livingroom), I’m working as the “Computer Guy” for a large, Mac-friendly company (yes, I’m essentially Nick Burns). On Sunday …
