I have an Ibook g3 with mac 10.4.11 on it, and then screen is starting to go dimmer on me. I realize its probably a part, but before I go replacing anything I want to try adjusting it and see if that helps any.

Have you tried the brightness buttons on the keyboard? There are more brightness settings under "System Preferences" -> "Displays"

I am currently buying an Ibook G4, but i don’t know how I can get internet on it. What is the best servicce i could use to get internet on my ibook. I could use WI-FI but i need a service that can give me internet anywhere outside home. What is the best service i can get and how do i get it?

You do know that an iBook G4 is at last 5 years old? It should have an Airport card in it for you regular wireless, most likely it is a "b" type wireless card, at best you can put a "g" in it. You can check eBay for used ones if yours doesn’t have one it it. If you have a wireless router in your home, you can use it there. You could also use it at places like libraries, motels, coffee shops, McDonalds etc. If you want to use it "on the road" you will need a cell phone wireless usb adaptor. It plugs into one of the USB ports on the Ibook. Places like AT& T and Verizon will give you one free but you have to sign up for a 2 year service package at about $40 a month.
If you want to get a couple more years service on the iBook, upgrade the system software to MacOS X 10.4 (Tiger) and make sure you have at least 1 gb of ram. It may take Tiger to get a cell phone usb adaptor to work. You’ll probably also need a new battery, skip eBay, most batteries there are knockoffs and can damage your Mac.

I have an Ibook G4 Laptop — I cannot find a control panel where I can uninstall Skype. I have looked under File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools, Window & Help. I am using Firefox. I made a mistake when installing Skype and I can neither uninstall it or correct it — I cannot even get past the sign in because they do not recognize my e-mail —— frustrating.

Hello
On this page you’ll get
the requested information.

http://www.skype.com/help/guides/skypeformac/upgrading/uninstall.html

I am charging my Ibook and I turn it on. The green light appears and i hear it turn on but there is no screen it is still black. what do i do? do i leave alone for a while? help!
Ivan, thanks for your suggestion. I tried to hold down the keys, but never got a white screen.

Any other recommendations?

Try clearing the N-Vram. Do these steps.

Make sure the computer is off.
Turn on and hold the apple key, option key, and the O and F keys. (Wait until you see a white screen)
Then type reset n-vram then press enter. Then type reset-all and press enter.
The computer will restart that should do it.

I’ve had my Apple Ibook for 4 and a half years. It’s slowing down. If I change the RAM from its current 512MB to 1 gig and buy a new battery and recharging cable, it will cost nearly $500! Should I retire this machine and get a new MacBook? The replacement parts for the iBook are not easy to come by in the Philippines.

yes get the white macbook, unless you like the aluminum better

white ($999)

2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR2 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
120 GB HDD

Is it possible to clone a harddrive from a imac desktop to a Ibook Laptop?

anything is possible…

I want to buy a laptop, bit i don’t much difference in between them. I know Ibook’s price is lower then iMac’s. That’s pretty much all… Help please!!!!!!

Well the most obvious difference is that the iMac is a desktop computer and the iBook (although old and out of production since 2005) is a Laptop which is why the price is MUCH lower. The current MacBooks start at $999 for the previous gen white plastic one and go up to $1299 for the latest unibody aluminuim MacBook (starting price)

I would suggest the $999 MacBook – why? Its still current, the iBook isn’t.

The current iMac is a slim all in one desktop computer
http://www.apple.com/imac/

Guide to Mac Leopard here
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/

The MacBook also has the multi touch mouse pad
http://www.apple.com/macbook/

Macs run Microsoft Office:mac
or
iWork08 from Apple which works with MS office
http://www.apple.com/iwork/

All Macs can also run Windows with Bootcamp, VMware or Parallels which contrary to some opinions DOESN’T run Windows slowly.

You can also develop apps for the Mac or iPhone with the iPhone SDK
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/

Or you can download OpenOffice3.0 which is native to Mac and FREE
- it works with MS Office too.

All Macs come with iLife08
http://www.apple.com/ilife/

PhotoBooth and Garage Band and Safari web browser.
There is also HEAPs of FREE stuff for Mac
http://mac.softpedia.com/
http://www.opensourcemac.org/
http://www.macupdate.com/

Im trying to reset a password on an Ibook, the os is mac os 9.1. Is it possible to reset the password without the original os disk?

Any disk with system software on it that you can start up from would work. If you have an old copy of Norton’s etc. If not, buy a copy on eBay, just make sure it is not computer specific.

The problem is that I’m selling my old Apple Ibook online and I can’t erase the hardrive because it won’t turn on. If the person that I sell it to ends up fixing it, I don’t want them finding my files. What can I do?

Is the hard-drive broken?
If not, you should get the hard drive out try to find a computer to put it in, put it in the other computer, boot up, erase the files, put it back in your computer.

Or

Bring it to a computer shop so they can clear it.

If your computer won’t turn on you can’t really clear the hard drive. Also the problem may lie in the hard drive itself.

Hey there , I have just brought an Ibook G4 with airport extreme, and I want to connect it to my virgin wireless network , how do I go around doing this – or can I even do this ?

Air port to wirless router then router password