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Nevia David's Articles in Hardware

Mac Laptop Battery
Most laptops now use lithium ion (Liions) batteries. Lions should be managed differently from the Nicad or NiMH batteries used in older laptops. In particular, Lions should not be run all the way down to prevent "memory effect". First, they don't have a memory effect, and second, running them down tends to reduce their capacity.
Apple FireWire Effective bandwidth of the USB 2.0
Apple FireWire is a cross-platform of the high-speed serial data bus that can move large amounts of data between computers and peripheral devices. It features simplified cabling, hot swapping, and transfer speeds of up to 800 megabits per second.
MAC STORAGE DEVICES
If you want to store files on a CD or DVD, a FireWire or USB hard drive, a USB flash drive, or other removable storage media (like a Zip disk), here's how to connect each device to your Mac and access it.
Mac OS X just keeps getting better!
7th July 2006, The newest cat in the pack, 10.4 Tiger, has new bells and whistles and terrific updates that make it even easier and more fun to use.