Adding USB 2.0 to a Titanium PowerBook G4
Despite my 867 MHz Titanium PowerBook G4 (TiBook) being introduced in November 2002, making it nearly 7 years old, it is still an excellent machine. It is the earliest Titanium model to officially...
View ArticleThe Leopard Experience at 500 MHz
Leopard runs vey well even on the minimum requirements of an 867Mhz G4, but what if your G4 is lower than that? Can it cope with running Leopard? How about as low as 500Mhz?After falling off my Mac...
View ArticlePowering a USB 2.0 Drive on a USB 1.1 PowerBook
From the Aluminium PowerBook G4s upwards, USB 2.0 was built in, but the Titanium PowerBook G4s came with USB 1.1. While this is great for small files and occasional use, it is really slow for copying...
View ArticleUsing an iPhone with a PowerBook G3 or Titanium G4
I have just become the proud owner of an iPhone 3G, an utterly brilliant device. However, I own a 500 MHz G4 Titanium PowerBook, and an iPhone requires USB 2.0. Can I get round this? The Titanium range...
View ArticleApple’s Titanium PowerBook Was a Design Masterpiece
In 2007, I entered the G4 portable world. I loved my Lombard PowerBook G3, but the call for a G4 got too much, and I picked up a bargain 400 MHz Titanium PowerBook G4. Introduced on January 9, 2001,...
View ArticleGood-bye, PowerPC
Six years after Apple switched to Intel, I am finally back owning one, but sadly leaving the PowerPC Mac world behind. In 2006, I became one the first to jump to Intel with a 1.83 GHz iMac. It replaced...
View ArticleMore Memory Means a Hotter Running MacBook
Apple laptops have always run on the hot side, especially compared to Windows machines. but does adding more RAM add to the problem? The Titanium PowerBooks were the worst for heat, I have had four of...
View Article15″ PowerBook G4 (Early 2001)
The titanium PowerBook was announced on 2001.01.09 at the Macworld Expo. It is smaller and lighter than any of the G3 PowerBooks that preceded it, measuring just 1″ thick and weighing in at 5.3 pounds....
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