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I swear that these 12-inch PowerBooks are like stray kittens following me home. This is number three for me. There's a cool little surplus store in Kingston, New York that I like to hit any time I'm there. This time around, I found a 12-inch PowerBook G4 that needed a little TLC. With no power...

A couple of months ago, I managed to score a really nice 20" iMac G4. This completes my iMac G4 trifecta. I have two 17-inchers, and I really don't need two of them, so one will have to find a new home. I plan on opening up the 20" to swap out the hard drive for an SSD. I don't really have the...

Back in 1997, I left New Jersey for a couple of years to attend college in Florida. Not to be one to let college studies get in the way of my sanity, my brain came up with an idea for a little projects I called the Mac Lamp. I found the gutted case of a compact Mac of some sort. I think I paid...

My broken-display 2013 13-inch MacBook Pro that I use as a media streamer had its fans screaming. While investigating what the problem was, I noticed that the keys were getting squished against the display as I closed the lid. Well, there's yer problem!

Earlier this year, I picked up a replacement battery from for my 2012 MacBook Air from an eBay seller called "laptop-better-battery". The battery is now completely dead. Supposedly, they have a 3-year manufacturer's warranty. At least that's what their listings say. I've messaged them several...

A couple of years ago, a former employer that I've kept in touch with provided me with a couple of old PowerBooks. They helped me pass the time while visiting my in-laws out-of-state. Just last week, he texted me again. I've been bugging him for a few years about this machine and have...

Just curious to see if anyone here is going to the Trenton Computer Festival in Trenton, NJ on Saturday, March 18th. I'm thinking of heading down and checking stuff out. I've never been able to attend.

I was on FBMP and came across a huge tower that has four 5 1/2" drive bays, two floppy drive bays, and provisions for two hard drives. It came with a USB/Firewire card, Firewire card, video card, CDRW drive, RAM, and a very suitable motherboard with IDE and SATA connections. Not bad for $20...

A couple of years ago, I picked up this BIOS-password-locked Compaq laptop. To remove the password, I would have to take apart the laptop and remove the CMOS battery for a period of time. After the laptop sat for MONTHS, I found a video on where to locate the battery and took out my handy...

I'd love some additional suggestions on getting a driver for the Ethernet card from my Lombard (or G5 or Mac Mini) over to my 190cs. I love a good puzzle and this one has been a mystery. I have a SCSI drive with files that I'd like to transfer to a USB hard drive. All the necessary cables are...

I plan on hitting VCF-East in Wall, New Jersey this year. Probably won't be able to make it until Sunday. Anyone else going to be there? https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ For anyone who has been there in the past, I have some computers 'n' stuff that I may unload that are...