Symantec updates According to a press release from Symantec, Panther-compatible updates to Norton Utilities 8.0, Norton AntiVirus 9.0, and Norton SystemWorks 3.0 will be available via LiveUpdate on ...

This is a tale of old CPUs, intensive SMD rework, and things that should work but don’t. Released in 1994, Apple’s Powerbook 500 series of laptop computers were the top of the line. They had built-in ...

Let’s start our look at Apple’s latest 15-inch PowerBook, with a glance back at what the company offered in the same size just one year ago. In March 2004, the 15-inch aluminum PowerBook was just six ...

We've confirmed a behavior in-house where the PowerBook G4 12" (867 Mhz) and possibly other models report a 533 MHz clock frequency in the terminal. MacFixIt reader Eric Woehler, who is experiencing ...

There's always been much to like about the Apple PowerBook 17-inch ($2,499 direct), and the latest version is no different. In fact, it's even better. The entire PowerBook line (including the 12- and ...

Now that Apple has released a 14-inch iBook, some folks are predicting the big screen consumer portable will encroach on sales of Apple’s high-end PowerBook line. To help determine which portable is ...

It’s a nagging question for which there is seemingly no correct answer, akin to the “paper or plastic” query at the grocery store: PowerBook or iBook? Aluminum or polycarbonate? Twelve-inch or 14-inch ...

On October 21, 1991, Apple launched the PowerBook and every other laptop and notebook computer from that day forward to today's MacBook Pro was changed because of it. Steve Jobs was not responsible, ...

I recently inherited a "vintage" Titanium PowerBook G4. Overall, it's in fairly exceptional condition (5 years old), but like many early TiBooks, the silver paint is flaking and bubbling around the ...

Back in February, soon after Apple Computer Inc. released its first-generation 12-in. PowerBook, I bought one. It tended to run hot but otherwise had none of the first-run issues other owners reported ...