Weekly Column: Late Night PowerBook 5300ce

Categories: Featured, Old PowerBooks (1995-1997)

Prototypes
28 June, 2008
By Holden Scott
Well, sadly, not so PowerBook 5300ce, since I am still in Europe and the PowerBook is at home. I really miss it, where the MacBook Pro is getting long in the tooth… Of course, I need the MacBook Pro, but could do without it for certain tasks.
Right now, the footprint [...]

Prototypes 28 June, 2008 By Holden Scott Well, sadly, not so PowerBook 5300ce, since I am still in Europe and the PowerBook is at home. I really miss it, where the MacBook Pro is getting long in the tooth... Of course, I need the MacBook Pro, but could do without it for certain tasks. Right now, the footprint of the MacBook Pro is too much: too wide, and I really miss the non-widescreen of the older, pre-Titanium Books. So, in this weeks column of Late Night ... Read More

New iPhone… Mobile Phone Reform Needed

Categories: Current Stuff, Featured, Uncategorized

23 June, 2008
By Holden Scott

The new iPhone 3G has sparked hopes throughout my body that mobile phone carriers will start offering consumers the kinds of plans they both want and need, just like the iPhone offers consumers features that they both want and need. After looking at some leaked data from carriers like Vodafone [...]

23 June, 2008 By Holden Scott The new iPhone 3G has sparked hopes throughout my body that mobile phone carriers will start offering consumers the kinds of plans they both want and need, just like the iPhone offers consumers features that they both want and need. After looking at some leaked data from carriers like Vodafone and the like, in relation to plans associated with the iPhone, you are still looking at about $150 per month to be able to talk somewhat freely ... Read More

New MacBooks / Pros ??

Categories: Current Stuff, Featured, Uncategorized

19 June, 2008
By Holden Scott

So, Apple’s WWDC is over, and nothing other than OS 10.6 sneak peaks and iPhone stuff… what about the rest of the product lines? If we think about it, as consumers, we wait a long time for new Apple products these days. They take years to research and develop [...]

19 June, 2008 By Holden Scott So, Apple's WWDC is over, and nothing other than OS 10.6 sneak peaks and iPhone stuff... what about the rest of the product lines? If we think about it, as consumers, we wait a long time for new Apple products these days. They take years to research and develop something, and the final product always shows how much effort was put in. But things are lagging in the portable department. We have now had the aluminum ... Read More

Newton Prototype “Cadillac”, “Bic” and Others

Categories: Newton!

17 June, 2008
By Holden Scott
Got this link from the Newton email list. Here is a link to pictures of a prototype Newton, Apple’s true tablet:
Cadillac Pics
And more Newton prototypes:
Lots of Prototypes

17 June, 2008 By Holden Scott Got this link from the Newton email list. Here is a link to pictures of a prototype Newton, Apple's true tablet: Cadillac Pics And more Newton prototypes: Lots of Prototypes Read More

Weekly Column: Late Night PowerBook 5300ce

Categories: Current Stuff, Featured

Europe
By Holden Scott

Well, I decided to leave the 5300ce at home, because my girlfriend thinks I spend too much time in front of the computer. I am staying in a small village in Germany, and Internet access is not that bad. I am at a Pizza place that actually has decent wifi [...]

Europe By Holden Scott Well, I decided to leave the 5300ce at home, because my girlfriend thinks I spend too much time in front of the computer. I am staying in a small village in Germany, and Internet access is not that bad. I am at a Pizza place that actually has decent wifi access. However, the flat we are staying at has no Internet. So, I have spent the last 2 days trying to get my MacBook Pro ... Read More