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Nostalgic CD/DVD burning thread posted, brings about horror stories of early media authoring

Ok, this is just kind of retro, fun, and geeky. Threads user Drew Thaler has offered several continuous posts as to the trials and travails of burning CD-ROMS and DVD-ROMS in the late 90s and early 2000s when the authoring and editing software was in its earliest stages. Thaler makes an excellent point as to […]

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Tekserve closes fabled New York store, will auction off its Macintosh collection in September

An amazing collection of Apple and Mac history is going on the auction block next month. Tekserve, once the go-to third-party repair shop for Apple products in New York City, announced last month that it would be closing shop on August 15 after being in business since 1987. Now that Tekserve has officially closed shop, […]

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Other World Computing Releases Free Online Library of DIY Videos for Apple Notebook Owners Looking to Upgrade Components

Accessory manufacturer Other World Computing announced the completion of its series of Do It Yourself videos for Apple’s entire MacBook and MacBook Pro product line on Tuesday. The videos cover all of the DIY options for these laptops, including memory, hard drive and/or optical drive components for all of Apple’s laptop line from the Titanium […]

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PowerBook Etch-A-Sketch

RedHanded has posted a story about hacking the motion sensor in the 2005 PowerBooks. The amstracker commandline is really all you need to get started, as evidenced by this Python script, which controls iTunes by either “bumping” the laptop to advance a track or by rocking the laptop to move around the playlist. Joey DeVilla […]

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Quality Issues Plague 2005 PowerBooks

MacFixIt has posted a special report on Troubleshooting 2005 PowerBook G4s. Some of the topics include: * Erratic Trackpad behavior * Oversensitive Ambient Light Sensors, solutions * Hacking the Sudden Motion Sensor * Kensington USB trackball issue * Brighter screens, keyboards * Installation and iLife on same DVD * Developer Note for 12″ model In […]