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The iBook
- iBook,
Macworld. - Back to cool, Wired, 8/23. "The iBook may prove to be an even bigger hit for Apple than the iMac."
- More than an iMac to Go, iBook Page, 8/5. The iBook has unique features, making it far more than a portable iMac.
- iBook as Your First Mac, Dan Knight, The iBook Page, 7/30. "For those who don't yet own computers and demand portability, the iBook is very price- and feature-competitive with value-priced Windows laptops"
- Video options for the iBook, MacCentral, 7/29.
- The Price Is Right, Dan Knight, The iBook Page, 7/23. "Compared with the best value Windows laptops, the iBook easily holds its own."
- Enter the iBook, the iMac channel, 7/22. "The iBook is a revolutionary computer."
- The iBook List, The Macintosh Guy. Begun October 29, 1998 as the CPortList, the iBook List is a place to talk about the iBook with others.
- Wireless networking, MacInTouch, 7/22. "The forthcoming iBook and AirPort will do for wireless networking what the iMac did for USB."
- Thirteen interesting iBook facts, Mac OS Planet. "The iBook offers a Save feature when sleeping or shutting down, this will take all the contents of the RAM and save them to the Hard Disk so when you wake up or turn on the unit you will have a much smaller startup time and be able to continue your work exactly how you left it before the save."
- An in-depth look at the iBook, Mac OS Planet. "...although the price seemed a little high ($1599) to me at first it turns out to be a fair one...."
- A hands-on look a the iBook, David Pogue, ZDNet/Macworld, 7/21. The power cord rolls into the AC adapter, which lights up!
- An iMac to go, Applelinks, 7/21.
- AirPort puts traffic in the air, Insanely Great Mac, 7/21.
- Apple launches iBook, BBC News, 7/21. "The iBook is the 'iMac to Go' for both home and school."
- Profile
of iBook (a.k.a. P1, Consumer Portable, etc.), second fastest
portable in the world, Low End Mac, 7/21.
- iBook Price Tracker, PowerBook Central
- Detailed specs for P1, Mac Observer, 7/9. Rumored heavier than Lombard, six hour battery life, 800 x 600 active matrix color screen, more.
- Consumer Portable design and hardware, AppleInsider, 7/9. Rumored translucent 333 MHz G3 to be named iBook.
- Apple's WebMate to ship in August, MacCentral, 6/28
- Laptop experiment turns freshmen on to learning, Star Tribune, 6/1.
- P1 (iBook)
nears, The Mac Junkie, 5/26
Will begin production in June at rate of 1 million per year. - Consumer Portable production to begin in June, AppleInsider, 5/26
- P1,
the student notebook, AppleInsider, 3/24
"The latest word from Cupertino is that Apple's Consumer Portable is 'on track' for the rumored late-April/early-May introduction...." - A wind-up PowerBook?, MacTimes, 2/26
- Potential impact of Apple Consumer Portable on education market, InkWell, 2/25
- Guide To P1 Features, Paulo Rodgrigues, Mac Musings, 2/24
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- Fix Home Button Delay, Tablet the Ultimate Mobile PC, iPad Notebook a Possibility, and More, iOS News Review, 2012.02.10. Also using your iPad at work, two photo editors, a new iPad text editor, Macally's magnetic iPad 2 stand, and more.
- White MacBook Goes End-of-Life, Logitech Touch Mouse Supports Gestures, Firmware Updates, and More, The 'Book Review, 2012.02.10. Also MacBook Air better than any Ultrabook, docks for MacBook Pro models, Intel offers improved SSDs, and more.
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- Apple's Support Lead Shipping, Smartphones Outsell PCs, OS X Ported to ARM by Intern, and More, Mac News Review, 2012.02.10. Also the power of Tex-Edit Plus, Google and Twitter are already censoring the Web, Snow Leopard Security Update, and more.
- LogMeIn: Remote Screen Sharing for the Rest of Us, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 2012.02.09. Configuring the Mac's built-in screen sharing to work over the Internet can be difficult or impossible. LogMeIn makes it easy.
- 15 Years Ago Motorola Unveiled the PowerPC G3, Low End Mac Round Table, 2012.02.06. The G3 processor was optimized for real world Mac software and made a big leap forward in efficiency.
- Don't Kill Caps Lock, Learning to Love the iOS Keyboard, and an Adaptive iPad Keyboard, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2012.02.06. The Caps Lock key has a useful function, the iPad's keyboard really is useful, and checking out an adaptive keyboard for the iPad.
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