By: Todd Kelly
Every day my PowerBook goes from a portable machine at home to a desktop replacement machine at the office, and I have a cable of some kind plugged into every port. Having been a satisfied owner of a BookEndz docking station for my previous Wall Street PowerBook, I couldn¹t wait to get […]

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By Todd Kelly — toddk@home.com.
With more and more PowerBook users looking to lighten their carrying load, a lighter carrying bag would be a perfect place to shed some weight. I had been using a “Wall Street” PowerBook and a rather heavy - but roomy - Samsonite laptop briefcase for a long time, but the […]

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Adaptec PowerDomain SlimSCSI 1480
UltraSCSI PC Card, $129.95
By Todd Kelly — toddk@home.com

Now that Apple has removed the SCSI port from the latest PowerBook G3, it seems that the SCSI era has effectively come to an end — or has it? Adaptec (www.adaptec.com) has released a PC card that allows your legacy SCSI devices to […]

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Having purchased a PowerBook G3 recently, I decided to also purchase a mouse and keyboard for my daily office usage. I wanted something simple and fairly inexpensive, but I was new to USB input devices (having had only ADB machines until now). I started by ordering a Kensington Mouse-in-a-Box USB/PS2 (www.kensington.com, around $20), […]

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Lind Electronics, Inc.

SRP:
$99.95

What’s Hot:
Convenient, works well, comes with carry pouch

What’s Not:
Somewhat bulky, somewhat expensive

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Vendor Website:Targus

SRP:
$29.95

What’s Hot:
Lightweight and portable

What’s Not:
A bit too small, driver needed for second mouse button

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Keyspan

SRP:
$79.95

System Requirements:
Mac OS 8.5.1 or higher, available USB port

What’s Hot:
Compact, works well, un-tethers presenters from their PowerBooks

What’s Not:
Won’t work with PowerBook IR port

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VST

SRP/SP:
$139.95/$120

Requirements:
Mac OS 8.5.1 or higher, available USB port

What’s Hot:
Compact, works, removes the need for a hub (in some cases)

What’s Not:
Manual ejection of media, can’t handle old 800k disks

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ixla

SRP/SP:
$149.95/$126

Requirements:
PowerMac, Mac OS 8.6 or higher, 64mb of ram, 100mb disk space, CD
drive, available USB port

What’s Hot:
Compact, USB-based, good software, TV-out

What’s Not:
Tiny buttons, 640×480 only, no image-preview display, no removable
media

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Jam Online

SRP/SP:
$99/$85

Requirements:
Mac OS 8.5.1 or above, USB port, 32 MB of RAM, 90 MB disk space, 4x CD-ROM drive, QuickTime 4, 800 x 600 display, 16-bit color

What’s Hot:
Inexpensive, easy to use, memory slot (MMC), free photos

What’s Not:
Battery not included, memory card not included, no image preview screen, no TV-out

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Hoodman

SRP/SP:
$39.95/ not known

Requirements:
Any laptop with a 10″ - 15″ screen

What’s Hot:
Easy to set-up and use, effectively blocks glare, packs away well

What’s Not:
Somewhat difficult to use on a windy day

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