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Kbase Article of the Week: PowerBook 100 through PowerBook 5300: Resetting Power Management Unit⇢
This document describes the PowerBook Power Manager and explains how to reset it. Resetting the power manager also resets the date and time. After the reset, on some PowerBooks, the system clock is set to 00:00 on 1 January 1904.
This document refers to Apple products manufactured before November 1997. Click here for products manufactured after that date.
Naturally, that link is broken, but the Internet Archive grabbed it.
Mac Pro to be Manufactured in Texas⇢
As part of its commitment to US economic growth, Apple today confirmed that its newly redesigned Mac Pro will be manufactured in Austin, Texas. This latest generation Mac Pro, which was unveiled at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference in June, will begin production soon at the same Austin facility where Mac Pro has been made since 2013.
The new Mac Pro will include components designed, developed and manufactured by more than a dozen American companies for distribution to US customers. Manufacturers and suppliers across Arizona, Maine, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Vermont, including Intersil and ON Semiconductor, are providing advanced technology. The US manufacturing of Mac Pro is made possible following a federal product exclusion Apple is receiving for certain necessary components. The value of American-made components in the new Mac Pro is 2.5 times greater than in Apple’s previous generation Mac Pro.
The Relay FM St. Jude Podcastathon⇢
Video of Friday night’s Podcastathon for St. Jude is live now:
I also posted the audio on Relay FM, but video is the far better way to enjoy this if you missed it over the weekend.
Doing this show was the highlight of not only my year, but the last five years of running Relay FM. All of us at Relay are so humbled at the quarter of a million dollars you have helped us raise for the kids at St. Jude.
Mac Power Users #501: iOS 13 and the Shortcuts Field Guide⇢
iOS 13 is here, and is full of new features. This week, David and Stephen talk about some of their favorites, after talking through the changes Apple has made to Shortcuts.
Shortcuts in iOS 13 is a a true game changer.
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Macintosh Portable Turns 30⇢
Hodinkee Reviews the Titanium Apple Watch Series 5⇢
From their video, I like the look of the new material a lot more than I thought I would. Looking forward to seeing these in stores on Friday.
Connected #261: You Handed Me a Watermelon⇢
The Big Tall Italian Boy is gone, but Stephen and Myke are together in person to review the iPhone XS on its way out the door, discuss reviews of the new iPhones and the Apple Watch Series 5. Then, they explore Apple Arcade and share what they’ve been playing.
I’m a little surprised at how much I like Apple Arcade.
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Prototype Macintosh Portable⇢
Sparky’s iOS 13 Shortcuts Field Guide⇢
David Sparks has a new edition of his Shortcuts Field Guide out:
The new Shortcuts Field guide was shot entirely new with the new Shortcuts for iOS 13. Apple changed a lot and it is all covered in this field guide:
- Over 6 hours of downloadable video tutorials
- New materials for both beginners and advanced users
- New Downloadable Shortcuts
- So much Automation
I spent a chunk of my Friday and Monday going through most of this in prep for the next episode of Mac Power Users, and unsurprisingly, it’s really good. If you want to take a crack at learning what Shortcuts can do, this is the place to start.
Myke & I Play Oregon Trail & Super Munchers⇢
Last week, Myke and I streamed a couple of games from my childhood as part of our fundraiser for St. Jude:
It was a really fun way to raise several thousand dollars.
Speaking of that… we are well over our original $75,000 goal, but want to keep pushing. Don’t miss our live video Podcastathon on Friday, from 4-10 PM Eastern.
Some of Apple’s Awkward Product Names Over the Years
There’s no way around it, the name “iPhone 11 Pro Max” is a bit of a mouthful. For a company that is so good at marketing, this is far from Apple’s first awkward product name.
Of course, over time these things settle down. I remember groaning at “MacBook Pro” in January 2006 when the PowerBook’s successor was unveiled, but now we don’t think twice about it.
There are some other examples that have come to mind for me: