MacBook Pro screen weirdness - feature or bug? [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2008 - 6 answers

My Powerbook is dead. What do I do with it now? My priorities: 1) I want it gone 2) I want my data to stay safe 3) I want to make some money [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 5 answers

Macfilter: Thinking of buying a 12" G4 Powerbook, is this irrational thinking? [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2008 - 24 answers

PowerBook&NetworkingFilter: Dialogue box freezes after I choose System Prefs > Sharing. Help? [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2008 - 4 answers

Why does my 12" Powerbook overheat so much? [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2008 - 11 answers

I've currently got a HP Mini-Note 2133 running Ubuntu. I was going to take a stab at installing OS X on it this coming weekend when I realized I could get a 12" iBook or PowerBook G4 for roughly the same price and it would still be small enough I wouldn't mind carrying it around with me all the time and it would run OS X with no hassle. I'd keep my MacPro as my primary workstation that I use for image editing and such, this would just be for email and for surfing the web on the go. If I get a G4 era laptop and install Leopard on it (want to use Back to My Mac after I roll my own dot mac) will I have any issues? I've only recently become a Mac user after years on Linux, so I never used a PPC-based system. Will application like Camino, Mail, Adium, etc all run with no problems? This is what the universal binary thing is all about, right? Anything else I should be aware of? Any tips or tricks for slimming down 10.5 to make it run better on the older hardware? Thanks!
posted on May 27, 2008 - 7 answers

Why would my Powerbook's virtual memory top 20Gb? [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2008 - 14 answers

Powerbook shorting out: out of warranty, wont power at all, no battery charge [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 5 answers

G4 Powerbook (1.5 MHz, 2 GB RAM, Tiger) slows to a crawl and activity monitor shows 90-100% CPU usage - with minimal number of open applications. Might this be software (Tiger?) or hardware (CPU)? [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2008 - 6 answers

How can I stitch some video files together? [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2008 - 5 answers

i live two floors above the wireless router, and my powerbook can't get a strong enough signal. what's the most cost-effective solution? [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2008 - 12 answers

Help me diagnose my Powerbook’s power supply woes. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 11 answers

my powerbook g4 15" screen is often incapable of displaying the bottom 2/3 of the display. is it at all likely that this is a connection issue or do i probably just need to replace the screen? [more inside]
posted on Dec 25, 2007 - 6 answers

I run a 12 inch Powerbook G4 1.33 with 1.25GB of RAM (Tiger) with 64MB dedicated video card. Anytime I play anything video (ABC, NBC, YouTube, CBS, Fox, AOL Video, etc. etc.), the fans come on full blast (more so than I ever remember, and I've had the computer for almost 42 months now). So I have a couple of questions related to this. First, did something happen online that causes intense pressure on the CPU and causes the fans to blast out? Doesn't my seemingly good video card counteract that, or shouldn't it? And the money question: I've heard rumors that Leopard is much better at handling video compared to Tiger. Would upgrading cause less strain on my CPU, allowing the fans to be a little quieter? Would the video be smoother and allow me to maximize the video screen, instead of always having to keep the screen small (3"x4")?
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 14 answers

Asking for Mr Waterlily: "I would like write a script that starts when the computer starts, goes into a permanent loop, looks to see if a key is pressed, if the key is pressed it would do something, if not it would pause n seconds then loop again. How does one detect key events in applescript?" [more inside]
posted on Dec 8, 2007 - 5 answers

Help with OS X on Powerbook. Darwin / BSD what do I do now? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2007 - 7 answers

Is Firefox churning my Powerbook? When I have more than a few tabs open, I hear (and see- on my little menubar app) heavy hard drive activity. It feels like it gets stuck in some kind of endless swap and the performance of the machine seems to suffer. More importantly, the noise drives me nuts. I suspect Firefox memory management issues. I know Firefox has a bad rep in this dept. Suggestions? Tweeks? Opera?
posted on Nov 6, 2007 - 18 answers

Should I buy a Macbook? [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2007 - 28 answers

MacFilter: Diagnosing a spinning-beach-ball of Death on a Mac. [more inside]
posted on Sep 13, 2007 - 6 answers

the optical drive in my powerbook G4 has separated, sayeth the genuis, but i didn't buy applecare for my now 19-month old computer. there seem to be a few options, but i don't know which to try. advice, please! [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2007 - 4 answers

How can I play audio from one computer through another computer's sound card? [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2007 - 10 answers

My Powerbook is bent. [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2007 - 5 answers

How might one go about creating a shortcut to controlling monitor brightness with a Mac Powerbook running Tiger (this problem also existed in 10.3) for a Keyspan remote? [more inside]
posted on Aug 15, 2007 - 3 answers

Recovering data (photos) off of a Powerbook HD withOUT putting the HD in an external case. Possible? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2007 - 6 answers

The battery in my G4 Powerbook won't charge, and I am a long way from any technical help! [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2007 - 5 answers

DIY repair for a narcoleptic titanium Powerbook? [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2007 - 3 answers

Help a newbie make the transition to Macbook Pro [more inside]
posted on Jul 14, 2007 - 28 answers

I have some questions about AppleCare and selling my PowerBook. [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2007 - 10 answers

Blue screen of death on a Mac PowerBook - what to do? [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2007 - 9 answers

It's time for a new laptop. I have very strong thoughts on this subject, but I need your help, suggestions, and guidance. [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2007 - 29 answers

Help me save my theoretical new MacBook Pro from my Sweat of Doom! [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2007 - 20 answers

Why does my 17" PowerBook G4 screen suddenly go black? [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2007 - 4 answers

It was failing, but now it's not? Wednesday morning, I woke up to my Powerbook stalling. I got the beachball of doom when I tried to log in from sleep and it lasted 20 minutes, so I powered off and rebooted. On reboot, it took 30 minutes plus to load to the desktop, and my desktop icons didn't appear. I held the book to my ear and heard it -- yes, the "click of death." [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2007 - 9 answers

Dead hard drive in PowerBook; multiple backups; colour lasers [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2007 - 15 answers

I believe I have a decent case for Apple to replace my defective Powerbook G4 with a shiny new Macbook Pro. How do I make this happen? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2007 - 19 answers

My 12" Powerbook G4 has decided it likes the current CD inside it so much that it has refused to spit it out. [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2007 - 7 answers

Is there a way to reuse an apple powerbook g4 battery to power a macbook pro? I know that it doesn't fit, but I'm hoping there is some kind of external pack that can accept and charge a powerbook battery but which can power a macbook pro. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2007 - 5 answers

Is there a way to somehow keep MS Office while reinstalling OS X? [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2007 - 9 answers

What should I do with an old Macintosh Powerbook 540c? [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2007 - 14 answers

Wifi acting odd... at the pub down the street I can always connect to the Wifi server, but half the time my browser times out trying to load anything, and nothing can connect. Half the time it works fine. [more inside]
posted on Mar 15, 2007 - 23 answers

Is there any way that I can easily use my iMac Desktop (Current Intel Model) monitor as a second or primary monitor for my Powerbook using either the wireless network or a monitor adapter? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2007 - 6 answers

Can I stick my Powerbook internal drive into an external enclosure and get the data off it? [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2007 - 7 answers

My Mac powerbook crashed. I had backed up 99% of everything, so it wasn't as painful as it could have been. But for some weird reason iPhoto doesn't show that I have any photos. [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2007 - 5 answers

What should I know before I upgrade the hard drive in my Powerbook? [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2007 - 14 answers

My year-old Powerbook G4 has acquired the habit of suddenly shutting off when it thinks it has no more power, which usually happens when the menubar item says the battery is around 30% full. Do I need a new battery? Or can I massage it into the proper sleeping/hibernating behavior somehow?
posted on Jan 18, 2007 - 8 answers

About 4 months ago, my beloved PowerBook got in the way of a cup of coffee. The geniuses at the Apple Store said that the hard drive was completely fried, that the computer has become a paperweight and none of the information can possibly be retrieved. They said if anyone could retreive the information, which was doubtful, it wasn't them and that it would probably cost me a thousand dollars or more. (More information...) [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2007 - 19 answers

Is there anywhere I can find step-by-step instructions for installing a Linux distro (Ubuntu in particular) on my PowerBook G4's external hard drive? [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2006 - 6 answers

Is it possible for me to use my PowerBook G4 as a display -- meaning, can I connect some input source and view it just like I would an external LCD? [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2006 - 5 answers

Does anyone know of a place in or around Toronto where I can get my Macbook Pro laser etched? [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2006 - 6 answers

Why does my powerbook fan run all the time (when external monitor is connected)? [more inside]
posted on Oct 27, 2006 - 4 answers