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- PowerBook
- A family of laptop computers from Apple that was introduced in 1991. PowerBook was the first Apple brand name for a series of portable computers, which lasted until 2006,...
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- Astro IIDC 4.05.04 (Mac)
- Astro IIDC works with a wide variety of low and high end, color or monochrome, 8 or 16 bit FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 cameras. It has a simple intuitive interface, can record movies, grab frames, grab averaged frames, grab sums of frames, has extensive Altivec / SSE3 optimization for...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Frame, FireWire, Processors, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-11-23
- Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philadelphia
- The Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meets tomorrow in Philadelphia, if you're in the area be sure to stop by and see a demonstration of some of the latest DJ apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. by Jason D. O'Grady
- Tags: Philadelphia, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- OpenSUSE Education announces Li-f-e 11.2
- Its still linux and still has the same issues and the same lacking software you would want in an education environment. But you don't care about that because your agenda is to push linux, not educate.Bow before the manLoverock Davidson is a skilled worker, he holds several M$ certifications...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Loverock Davidson, Linux, Li-f-e 11.2, Novell OpenSuse, OpenSUSE Education
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- MenuMeters 1.4b4 (Mac)
- MenuMeters is a set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for MacOS X. Although there are numerous other programs which do the same thing, none had quite the feature set I was looking for. Most were windows that sat in a corner or on the desktop, which are...
- Tags: GPL, Monitor, Apple Macintosh, Window, Network Monitoring, Raging Menace, MenuMeters, Network Administration, Construction, Open Source, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-11-16
- Mac OS 10.6.2 breaks hackintoshes
- Author's views please ...... does the ZDNET author of this post care to say:1. Whether the 'hack' in 'hackintosh' is morally acceptable and/or legal?2. Whether there is any merit in Psystar's case that OSX is tied to Apple hardware? i.e. the vendor makes it a condition of purchasing the OS...
- Tags: Desktops, Linux, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, Apple Inc., Mac OS 10.6.2, PC, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- NTI Dragon Burn 4.5.0.15 (Mac)
- Dragon Burn enables Mac desktop and PowerBook notebook computer users to quickly and easily begin producing audio, data and mixed-mode CDs and DVDs without poring over the software's user's guide. The new Dragon Burn multi-burning engine allows users to simultaneously write multiple CDs or DVDs. It also fully supports new...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, CD, File System, ISO, NewTech Infosystems, Dragon Burn, Apple Mac OS, Consumer Electronics, DVD, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2009-10-22
- Dell: A few examples of what's wrong with your tech support
- The on-site tech support tech was obviously in the U.S., but ....it sounds like the "other end" of the line is somewhere half way around the planet (maybe also taking orders for "Shammy Wows") while reading off a scripted Q&A screen.Kinda like "cloud tech support"?What really hurts is that this...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Dell Computer Corp., tech support, cheap machine
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1", 14-hour battery
- Processor is a Z550 (2GHz)I went to the Sony ordering page and that is what it shows as the processor.RE: Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1If I were going to go to the PC route, I would definitely get a Vaio. They are the best PC laptops...
- Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., Vaio X, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, lightest laptop, laptop computer, battery, OEM, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- AT&T prepares for iPhone MMS day tomorrow
- Wow...Cool New Feature there Apple. Way to be inventive. Now Picture Mail, along with cut and paste are 2 innovations that keep iPhone hip and cool...even if every other smartphone has had those features since 1999 or so.Prediction: EPIC FAILWatch the network crash.RE: AT&T prepares for iPhone MMS day...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., MMS, iPhone MMS day, iPhone MMS
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple
- IndeedThat's the point. Let's not leave this to the user to have to figure out, when a change to the default installation could make system recovery a lot easier for both IT and end users.Yes, two drives would be idealBut it's also a little more expensive and it would depend...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., operating system, PC, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Battery preservation and 'Desktop Mode'
- In The correct way to use your MacBook's battery I wrote that Apple techs recommend that you regularly charge and run down the battery in its notebooks for maximum battery performance and lifespan. In other words â€" don't leave your MacBook plugged in all the time. In...
- Tags: Desktop, Battery, Apple Inc., Bruce Kieffer, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- MSAD Login 2.0.1 (Mac)
- MSAD Login is a system that connects a Macintosh OS X machine to a Windows server running Active Directory. If you use your Macintosh in a Windows environment that has a Windows server, MSAD Login can connect to that server allowing you to mount your home drive and get notifications...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Password, Server, Pa-software, MSAD Login
- Software downloads 2009-09-12
- Lab Tick 0.9.4 (Mac)
- Have you ever been annoyed by the fact that you could not turn on your PowerBook's or MacBook Pro's keyboard illumination in daylight? If so, here's your solution. Lab Tick gives you total control over the backlit keyboard.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Alexander Repty, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2009-09-11
- Midnight 1.1.1 (Mac)
- When it's time to leave your Mac for a while, you want a nice quick way of putting it to sleep and a little bit of flexibility in how you do it. Midnight can either put your Mac into its standard sleep mode or into hibernation mode (also referred...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Tekuris, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-08-15
- Apple's magic tricks and business spells revealed
- I will give Apple credit for one thingThey wait for someone else to innovate a product. Then they look at the feature set in that innovative product, kill off the features that are of interest only to the 10% of purchasers who actually read instruction manuals and would notice if...
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Smart phones, Mobile applications, Operating systems, Handhelds, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Apple's tablet in time for Christmas?
- Apple's tablet in time for Christmas?Why call it the NEWTON?X-Tablet or iTablet perhaps.NEWTON!!Been and gone in the 1990'sKeep GuessingI'll bet you're way off.NEWTON?Are you suggesting this device will fail hard like the Newton?My feeling is this will be MBA hardware with a touch screen on top. Which wouldn't be...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Desktops, Inkwell, tablet, Apple Inc., PC, Christmas, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-07-27
- Appearance: PPUG meeting Saturday in Philadelphia
- The Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG will hold its summer 2009 meeting tomorrow Saturday, 25 July 2009. The meeting will take place from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewing Company along the beautiful Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. We usually have lunch or a brew while we talk...
- Tags: Philadelphia, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Apple Mac OS, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- How many PCs are enough? 5? 10?
- How many PCs are enough? 5? 10?My Count ...8 PC's, 1 Laptop, 2 servers ...But I run my business out of my house ...LudoI want in on this1 RS 60003 Macs2 Laptops2 HP Netservers LH3s4 Desktops.I have been trying to get that number down for years though. Let's See1...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
- Who here has ever needed to replace the battery in their notebook?
- Who here has ever needed to replace the battery in their notebook?Not personallyI have never replaced a battery in a notebook that I owned, but my girlfriend tends to keep computers for a long time, and I just replaced the battery in her +/- 5 year old G4 Powerbook recently....
- Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, laptop computer, battery, notebook
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
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