The remote(s) for the iPod do not advance, play or stop photos on the iPod photo. Quite a bummer. Read more…

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I almost gave up on iTunes ratings entirely after losing all of them (and play counts) during a hard drive upgrade/iTunes library move. Now I can’t live without them. Read More…

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Mac OS Hints reports having problems using USB chargers with the PowerBook G4 Aluminum and Mac OS 10.3:

For years, I’ve traveled with a USB charger for my cell phone and PDA — it saves on lugging extra adapters when I travel. Once I switched to a 15″ Al Powerbook (with OS X), my USB adapters stopped working.

I use a USB charger for my Sony Ericsson T630 when I travel and have never had a problem. In fact, a USB charger is one of my single biggest recommendation to PowerBook users, just keep it in your bag and your never without power for your mobile phone. The best part: I picked mine up for US$11 on eBay.com, just search for “USB Charger” and your phone’s model name.

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MacSlash is reporting that PowerBook users running Linux can (finally) use the sleep command:

Jeff writes “PowerBook owners could be interested in this: Linux finally gets support for sleep on PB. iBook support will come soon. This is a new little step you may like.” Only for ATI chipsets, though.

Click through for the link.

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