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PowerBooks and Airline Power: A Mystery

Why does my PowerBook freak out whenever it is plugged into the in-seat power outlet on a commercial flight? Read more…

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Munch on Your Laptop This Christmas

Say hello to iGingerBread. (Thanks Gizmodo). Merry Christmas from the PowerPage.

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Stream Anything to Your AirPort Express with Slipstream

Rogue Amoeba Software has announced Slipstream (US$20,) a new application coming in early 2005 that allows any audio from any application to be heard through remote speakers. AirTunes isn’t just for iTunes anymore – now users longing to listen to audio from RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, and any other application over their remote speakers will […]

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How-To: Firewire HDTV Recording and Playback on Mac OS X (updated)

I’m just received the new Comcast HD cable box (a Motorola DCT6400 Series, the DCT6412 is the HD-DVR) and it has two Firewire ports on the backplane that piqued my interest. A little searching and some helpful comments on JBLOG have come up with some freeware solutions that allow you to capture HDTV signals from […]

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Emerging Technologies Update

Here’s how Bluetooth, power over Ethernet, PCI Express and 802.11g have fared since being introduced over the past two years. Sidebar: Beyond G: 802.11n – Next-generation wireless devices could offer four times the speed of 802.11g, but industry-standard products are still two years away. (Courtesy of Computerworld)