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Which Online Store Works With Which MP3 Player?

CNet has posted a chart helping everyone who loves music figure out which online music sites can be used with their player. Especially useful for those Mac faithful who own (GASP!) another portable music player. Finding the right MP3 player isn’t an easy proposition now that there are so many options to choose from. To […]

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Future PowerBook Survey

MacInTouch has posted a Future PowerBook Survey asking readers what they’re looking for in their next ‘Book. Some of the responses include: the ability to swap batteries in sleep mode, brighter backlight and moving the annoying function key. Good article and worth a read… Besides a G5 processor and Blue-Ray DVD burner what else could […]

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PowerBook G4 Titanium Processor Upgrades

Charles Moore’s Road Warrior column discusses new processor upgrades from Daystar for the PowerBook G4 Titanium. Last week Daystar/XLR8 quietly added Titanium PowerBook processor upgrades to their existing Pismo and Lombard G4 upgrade solutions. I have a Daystar 550 MHz G4 upgrade in my own Pismo PowerBook and am delighted with it and the excellent […]

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PowerBook Versus PowerMac: an age old Question

The MacComparisonZone pits a PowerBook G4 (12-inch) 1.33GHz against a Power Mac G5/1.6 GHz and askes “What Are The Performance, Feature And Price Differences?” The article points out the performance inherent in the faster G5 processor and notes the paltry US$50 price difference. Spoiler: The G5 processor is 37% faster and gaming graphics performance is […]

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Runtime Report on 4800mAh Battery for TiBooks

XLR8YourMac’s Friday news page had the first reader report on runtime from a PB G4/1GHz owner (4+hrs vs 2.5 w/stock battery) using the Newer Tech 4800mAh battery for PB G4 Ti/15in models. Here’s another reader’s comments on runtime with it: I’ve been using Newer’s 4800mAh battery in my 500-MHz Titanium, and I gotta say, it’s […]