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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Bill, <BR>
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You can install Front Row on your PowerBook using the free Front Row Enabler software found here: <a href="http://www.andrewescobar.com/frontrow">http://www.andrewescobar.com/frontrow</a> . You need Mac OS X 10.4.5 or above to install it, but Front Row runs great on even my old iBook G4 800.<BR>
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I liked it so much I bought a KeySpan USB remote (info on page linked above).<BR>
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Jay<BR>
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On 6/22/06 7:45 AM, "Bill Raffensperger" <raffy@macsrule.com> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>I had my MacBook a month. The heat, the smudged look to the black case, the sharp edges under my wrists, the funky click bar, were kind of irritating me. Then my daughter called, her 14in iBook had the same problem as mine, the video crapped out. I saw this a chance to make two people happy. I'm gonna give her the MacBook, and buy a 12in PowerBook G4. It showed up yesterday. Here's the out-of-the-box experience for a refurb:<BR>
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<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/dowhatyoulike/b/PBG4.mov">http://homepage.mac.com/dowhatyoulike/b/PBG4.mov</a><BR>
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It had Panther, which was kind of weird, because all the documentation was for Tiger. So I got my Tiger DVD (bought a family license back when) and installed it by holding down the option key to boot from the install disc. Then was guided to target disk mode all my stuff over from the MacBook. Next, found out the PBG4's disks had 10.4.2, so archive and install, then used Software update. <BR>
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I have had some kernel panics today, maybe from going from Intel back to Motorola. Don't laugh, I was playing BombSquad.<BR>
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<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/dowhatyoulike/b/PBG4kp1.jpg">http://homepage.mac.com/dowhatyoulike/b/PBG4kp1.jpg</a><BR>
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This PBG4 feels like my iBook. It fits my iBook bag, my SunShade fits, all my yoyos with the GenGap adapters scattered around the house power the thing. Carting that one MagSafe adapter for the MacBook all over the place was a drag. Having the MacBook battery power going to the fan and excess heat generation was really annoying. I got used to using the iBook in bed at night. With the MacBook I had to use the Podium CoolPad to keep from cooking. <BR>
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Tell you what I'll miss: Front Row was very cool. Especially when I was using iTunes like a JukeBox to power my home stereo. The glossy screen was absolutely gorgeous. Photo Booth had us laughing like we hadn't laughed in a long while. <BR>
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<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/dowhatyoulike/b/PhotoBooth.jpg">http://homepage.mac.com/dowhatyoulike/b/PhotoBooth.jpg</a><BR>
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