MacFixIt reader John Wolf notes an interesting new feature on the PowerBook G4 15" (FireWire 800), and possibly other models, where FireWire target disk mode can see what is in the optical drive: "I ...

Latch fails PowerBook G4 17" owners are reporting that the latch - which binds the screen to the lower portion of the laptop when closed - stops functioning after only a few months of usage. There are ...

I've had this Powerbook G4 for a couple months and something strange has started to happen. After updating to 10.1.2, my audio has been behaving strangly. Before any sound is played, the spinning ...

Disclaimer: I am not familiar with Apple computers. I have a friend in need of getting a Powerbook G4 into working condition. It is a PowerBook5,4. It is upgraded with 2GB of ram (maximum) and has a ...

Shipping kinks--not technical problems--are behind the extended wait of more than 30 days for availability of Apple Computer Inc.'s new G4 PowerBook, sources close to the company have told MacCentral.

Popularity and shipping — not technical problems — are the reasons for the extended wait of more than 30 days for availability of Apple’s new G4 PowerBook, sources close to the company have told ...

I have a confession to make. I’ve been involved with computers for a couple of decades now, and for all that time was firmly in the "PC" camp. It’s not that I didn’t like Macs — just that they really ...