Memory boost
Apple’s iBook is easy to open up and mess with, so I wasn’t really worried about adding RAM to it—but a little reassurance never hurts. So when I got home tonight with my 256MB upgrade, I flipped over to Apple’s site and clicked through the step-by-step QuickTime movie while I installed the card. It went off without a hitch, and now I’ve boosted this cute machine from 128MB to a much more respectable 384MB.
Along with the RAM I also ordered two Lucent WaveLAN Silver cards, the start of my planned wireless home network. Emboldened by sites which explain how to get Macs up and running on 802.11b networks without using Apple-branded AirPort equipment (and by images like this one from SourceForge which show that the very card I bought is at the heart of the AirPort base station), I’ve decided to give it a go. Soon, instead of being unproductive stuck at my desk, I’ll be unplugging all these wires and being unproductive all over my house—and even on the deck. Oh, and if you happen to be within range of my fledgling Wi-Fi network, feel free to make like David Sarno and hook yourself up.
March 5th, 2002 at 1:10 am
Ooooh — I’m jealous! I just have 256!
March 5th, 2002 at 3:41 am
Wireless, hmmm good.
I used to have an Airport but sold it cause something in my house interferes with the signal. No one at Apple could help me figure it out. I never thought of opening up the case and looking inside, thanks for the photo link.
Does the Lucent card stick out, and does that ever bother you?
March 5th, 2002 at 9:46 am
Why are you my hero? This is why. You are my computer guru.
“What does this tag say? ‘Do not remove or it could void the warranty’. This must be for the masses. In no way would it apply to me!” *pop*
You’re the man. This reminds me of college when I come home to find my roomate with a box full of cables and chips and stuff. I ask him, “what is that?” The answer, “my computer.” Sure enough, an hour later there was a CPU on the table. Amazing stuff.