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

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date December 13, 2023

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

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date August 17, 2016
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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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PowerBook G4 Notebooks Fashioned Into Snowboard

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date February 26, 2010

I’m not sure what to say about this…except that it exists. Per Silicon Valley Insider, a couple of German-speaking guys crafted a pair of old titanium PowerBook G4 notebooks into a small snowboard. The video pretty much says it all, though the amount of flopping about and crashing during tests indicates that riding it takes […]

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

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date July 15, 2009

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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Sonnet offers 1.2ghz upgrades for the Titanium PowerBooks

Post author By Brian Banks
Post date September 14, 2005

Priced at $499 the 1.2ghz processor (w/512kb L2 backside cache) upgrade works only with TiBooks running at 550mhz to 667mhz speeds and only the VGA models. The upgrade is done in house by Sonnet with shipping done via FedEx. The upgrade is guaranteed to be compatible with the latest version of OS-X and OS 9.2.2. […]