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 […]
Not to minimize possible problems with the January 05 PowerBook incremental updates, but one owner is absolutely delighted with his new PB 17-inch 1.67GHz and wireless home network.
A french PowerBook site has published a page about how to take the PB G4 12″ LCD panel apart. It’s in French but full of pictures. Click through for the link…
The PowerPage India Bureau sends us this snippet on the rumored iPad, an Apple PDA that may have “Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and USB and we have no doubt that they’ll try to shove in FireWire also.” Read more…
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 […]