The 8-Bit Guy

In this video I talk about the Apple Airport Extreme (Snow) unit that was produced in 2003. It supports 802.11b and 802.11g wireless and will work with modern equipment. They can be purchased for around $20 on eBay. I'm using one as a secondary access point to extend my range, but I'm not using the WDS (Wireless distribution system) because my house is wired for ethernet. it works with the iPhone, iPod, iPad, MacBook, or Windows PCs without any issues.

This video is about reality of doing business on eBay and Craigslist. This is basically a rant about some of the ignorant and irritating people I have to deal with as ...

As requested by several viewers, I've made a little walk through of my home network. You get to see some other parts of my house that aren't particularly tidy or ...

I took some time to test several different browsers on the G4 Mac Mini, including TenFourFox, Firefox, Camino, Aurorafox, Safari , and webkit. I tried them on ...

I get asked why I use Dell monitors on my Mac systems. So here's all of the reasons why.

In this video I'll show two different methods for using dual monitors on a Mac Mini.

In this video I'll show you two different methods for wall-mounting computer equipment such as network hubs, routers, power adapters, or power surge ...

I'll show how I'm using a Mac Mini G4 as a file server. I'm sharing files with AFP, NFS, and SMB. I also have a nightly scripted backup to clone primary drives to ...

In this video I'll give you a sneak peak at emulating various old computers and game consoles. Some examples are the Apple IIe, Macintosh Plus, Amiga 500, ...

I've been reading about the success people have been having with retr0bright so I thought I'd give it a try. Watch for the results!

Often the backlight inverters fail due to bad capacitors. In this video I'll demonstrate how to replace them.

Looking for a present for a Geek? Here's a list of essential geek toys.

In this video I will be upgrading the hard drive in an iBook G3 Clamshell.

This is part 2 of my 3 part series on upgrading and setting up an iBook G3 Clamshell. In this video, I'll demonstrate how to install OS 9 and how to connect to an AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) network.

This is Part III of a series I made on the iBook G3 clamshell. In this part, I walk you through installing OS X Panther, and downloading the combo update to bring it up to 10.3.9.

This is likely the best disassembly video available for the Mac Mini G4. I'll explain what type of memory or hard drive it takes, and how to disassemble it and ...

This video shows how to upgrade the RAM and Hard Drive on the A1176 Mac Mini Core Duo and Core-2 Duo Models. If you have a Mac Mini G4, use the ...

This video is full of tips of things to watch out for on buying a used laptop computer from somebody else. It could be eBay, Craigslist, or just somebody you met ...

In this video I'll give you the straight dope on what all that stuff about battery cycles really means. Here's that link to Apple's website on cycle life: ...

So if your dog or cat chews through your power cord for you laptop, repairing it isn't as hard as you think and could save you a lot of money.

Mrs. iBookGuy explains some common uses for Target Disk Mode, including cloning a hard drive or rescuing files from a damaged computer.

Have you ever tried to install OS X on your Mac and got a message that says "This software cannot be installed on this Computer?" Well, here is how to correct ...

In this video, I'll show you how to install a professional looking network jack in your home or office by running the wire through the attic and down the interior of ...

In this video I'll walk you through 4 interesting little tricks for your iBook G4. 1) Many of the 2005 models suffer from a logic board problem that causes the ...

The computer industry has changed drastically over the last 3 decades, but there are some things we've lost along the way.

You can buy a $15 TV receiver that will allow you to turn your Mac into a very capable radio scanner capable of listening to police, aircraft, amateur radio, CB ...

I take OS X Tiger through some testing criteria to find out what you can or can't still do with it in 2013. The goal - To determine if it is yet obsolete.

Ever wanted to block one of those really annoying pop up websites like livejasmin or mackeeper? Watch how!