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Pod My Ride

Additional options to connect iPods to vehicles that were left out which you may find interesting. Read more about ICElink…

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The Maytag PowerBook Man

No one wants to fix your PowerBook. Apple’s charge for repairing the screen of a 15″ PowerBook equals the cost of a new one. Fortunately, there are 3rd-party techs who can provide customer service at a reasonable price. Read more…

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WiebeTech Shipping Bus-Powered FireWire 800 Portable Drive

WiebeTech is now shipping a 200GB 7200RPM UltraGB+ portable drive enclosure that is accessible through a FireWire 800 interface (400 compatible). UltraGB+ is bus-powered, allowing you to access massive amounts of data without carrying an AC adapter. When attached to an adequately powered FireWire host port, it will function just like any other desktop drive. […]

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Apple Announces 6GB iPod mini and 30GB iPod Photo, Drops Prices

Apple this morning announced a new 6GB iPod mini at the same price (US$249) as the previous 4GB model and a 30GB iPod Photo that retails for US$349. Curiously, Apple bagged the gold colored iPod mini and reduced the line to four colors (pink, green, blue and silver) but they added color-coordinated icons on the […]

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2005 PowerBook Quality Issues

XLR8YourMac.com is covering quality issues with Apple’s 2005 PowerBook G4s including trackpad issues, hard drive noises, AC adapter and performance issues: The first of the new Powerbooks we had in our showroom was a 15″ which suffered from the trackpad issue mentioned on your page recently. We sent it back as DOA and when I […]