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iTunes Visualizer for the MacBook Pro Backlit Keyboard

Sorry MacBook users, this one requires a keyboard backlight. iSpazz is a plugin for iTunes on OS X, controlling the MacBook Pro/PowerBook backlit keyboard and optionally the display backlight. To use this yourself, download the plugin uncompress it and copy it to Library/iTunes/iTunes Plug-ins in your home folder. Pressing the “i” key toggles the display […]

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Karma-improved SmackBook

Some people thought that the original SmackBook was too violent so a YouTube user uploaded a video of the Karma-improved SmackBook which appears to take advantage of the MacBook’s ambient light sensor (ALS).

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Modding an old iPod Remote to Work With the New iPod

Shakin-tosh, a member of KODAWARISAN, has modded the old iPod remote control to work with the new iPod. (Translation) I guess there were now new Macs to disassemble this week 🙂

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PowerBook Hacks and Other Foolishness

MacDan has posted a number of Macintosh related hacks, help and other foolishness. Some of my favorite PowerBook-related pages from MacDan: – Fried chip in a DVI TiBook – Blank white LCD on a 667 DVI ‘Book, toasted chip and a solution. – TiBook display take-apart, re-assembly and various other related info – TiBooks break […]

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How-To: Change the Color of the Apple Logo on Your PB

Sterling Anderson has posted a pictorial on how to change the color of your PowerBook’s Apple logo. That’s pictorial, as in, just pictures. Obviously, you’re doning this at your own peril, ok?