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This is why I try and couch it as "in the U.S." as much as possible. In Canada for example it is legal to burn copies of music to CD and give it to friends as I understand it (though I could very well be wrong). I am not a lawyer, my understanding is strictly based upon reading the statute and...

There is a specific provision for the creation of a backup copy of software, but I do not believe this carries over to other media as an explicit right. I could very easily be wrong on this however. Regardless redistribution to other, whether for commercial gain or not, is not legal in the...

Nothing directly illegal no. The copy you ripped however is no longer authorized and thus illegal. The space shifted copy is legal based upon the ownership of a legal copy of the media. Not legal in the United States, no. You are not space shifting something you rightfully own a copy of...

DMCA and what you are and are not allowed to do is a different discussion however. (Also a grey area, though leaning in the other direction.) DMCA pertains more to DVDs than CDs.

No, it is not possible. For one thing you do not even state what country you are in. Assuming the U.S., the "right" to copy music is not explicitly given. Nor is it forbidden. Generally it is held that "space shifting" is legal under the fair use statute of U.S. copyright. Case law that...

Leaving your laptop plugged in when not in use will not harm the battery significantly. Further iBooks (and most any other laptop) use Lithium Ion batteries not NiCD. Nickel based batteries are the only rechargables that suffer from memory effect. Further Lithium Ions batteries prefer not to...

First consign yourself to not getting it connected tonight. Unplug everything, walk way, and come back tomorrow well rested. Now once you have had some sleep let's get the terminology and topology a little clearer: 1) You have an iBook, which is a laptop. That I think we are all clear on...

While it is correct to say the Pentium-M is more closely related to the Pentium III than the Pentium IV, the implication that its performance is like a celeron is not. Clock for clock P3's are more effeicient than P4's. The P4 was just designed to allow the speed to ramp up higher. A 1.6GHZ...

I read that and am not positive myself, but will stick to my original statement. On the other hand it is only $29 so it might be worth a try.

Yes it is possible. But if your IT staff is even mildly competent they will find out and probably not be too pleased. I would suggest living with the limitation. If however you choose not to heed my advice, research bounce (IRC proxy) servers. You will want to find one on port 80, there are...

What that is is a PC Card that can read SD, CF, and other memory cards (like those used in most digital cameras). It is just a little unique in that it is both a PC Card (PCMCIA) and a USB device. Put another way, it is a PC Card just like your AT&T Edge Card, not a PC Card host that you can...

It looks to me like a SD card reader that can either connect using pcmcia or usb. I do not believe it is designed to accept PCMCIA cards if that is that you are looking for.

Not personally but did you check the architecture page on apple.com? http://www.apple.com/business/solutions/architecture.html

I personally don't have a problem with digital rights. iTunes offers a service that you can opt not to use. You can always buy the CD new or used and burn it yourself. There are multiple sites that offer MP3's legally though. eMusic being my choice, but they do not have a lot of mainstream...

It would be tempting if they up the graphics card in the 12" PB and put in a faster hard drive, but I too will wait for a G5 or a dual core G4. The rumored speed bump from 1.33 to 1.5 is not worth it for me.

This is a guess since I have not investigated the features in Tiger yet and even if I did I am not a "graphics guy". Realtime resizing such as in iPhoto during the keynote. Some of the video processing for MPEG-4/h.264 is probably shuffled off to the card. As an example the 3 way chat in...

Yes a G4 iBook should be able to run Tiger just fine, though perhaps not all of the swanky features. I am not sure what is public knowledge so won't list the requirements for the current seed but if your Mac has firewire and a DVD chances are it will meet the minimum specs to run Tiger. As I...

I find myself preferring QuickSilver to Spotlight. At least Spotlight as it is in build 8A323. More a compliment to QuickSilver than a slight of Spotlight though. I have a feeling I will use both, just for different purposes.

What if they sell iPods and guns. Or better yet a gunpod. :)

I would go with the 12" Power Book. From a business standpoint the Power Book looks more professional than an iBook. it should not make a difference but it does. Further, if you travel a lot the 12" PB is lighter and easy to tote. I would wait a little bit if you are going to get one. The...