What does one do with their 800MHz PowerBook of yesteryear when they have a snazzy and cutting-edge MacBook Pro? Leave it on its on Bookendz dock and let it sit. At least that’s what I did for the last three months, until a couple of days ago.

From time to time, we like hooking up the Mac to the TV to either watch iTMS purchased videos or MPEG2 files from other sources. Since the MacBook Pros arrival, we’ve been using it for these demanding times. However, the other night, I had to use my MBP and I couldn’t free it up. What was I going to do? Get my old Dell Inspiron out? Heck, no! I thought about it for a minute and then with excitement in my voice said, “Dah, I’ll use my TiBook!”

I booted it up and downloaded all the updates. Rebooted and then installed MediaCentral. Once installed, I hooked it up to the TV and like that chef likes to say, Bam!, we were in business! Sure, we had no spiffy white remote, but that was alright, we got by. The remote can be “fixed” with a third-party solution, which SvenOnTech is going to post on in the upcoming days.

So there I was, using my MacBook Pro while my good friend the PowerBook played our show for us. No issues, no problems. It’s good to be using my beloved TiBook once again. :)

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