First time poster
A quick background. I have been out of touch with technology for the past 2 years, no cell phone, no computer ect
traveling the world on a motorcycle. So I have been lurking on this site for about 2 months, reading reading reading on what to get. I have bought an iPhone and absolutely love it. Yesterday I ordered a refurbished MacBook 2.4 2GB and it should arrive tomorrow (waiting really sucks). Also, realizing technology has changed so much, I also ordered an Airport Express, I currently have an old Airport Extreme space saucer, its a g, so that is why I bought the n Express. Im pretty pumped to get both of these! I plan on buying more RAM, but have heard of some issues with the new MacBooks, any advise on where to get it? Crucials website? Anything else that is essential to have? Before leaving I had cable internet, but my building has recently switched to DSL, which I have no experience with. The highest speed they offer is 3 download, I noticed AT&T has higher speeds, but my stupid building has a contract with this local company so Im stuck. Will the Express be sufficient to run this? Do I need the Express or can I use the old Extreme? I assume no since its an G and the speed coming out of DSL would be much faster?
Also, so now I have a Powerbook G4 getting no use, its a 1ghz with I believe 512 of RAM, Im thinking of making it a little project of mine, since it works fine but just behind its time. Will this be able to connect using the new Express? Any suggestions on what to do with it? Im thinking about getting a 1tb external HD and dedicating this machine to downloads and ripping DVDs. I would also like to make it into an AppleTV, having it constantly hooked up to my tv and stereo system to stream movies and music, but Im not sure how to do this. Im not married to these ideas so throw out what you think I should do with it, Im up to buying additional hardware, I just dont want it to sit unused.
Also, so now I have a Powerbook G4 getting no use, its a 1ghz with I believe 512 of RAM, Im thinking of making it a little project of mine, since it works fine but just behind its time. Will this be able to connect using the new Express? Any suggestions on what to do with it? Im thinking about getting a 1tb external HD and dedicating this machine to downloads and ripping DVDs. I would also like to make it into an AppleTV, having it constantly hooked up to my tv and stereo system to stream movies and music, but Im not sure how to do this. Im not married to these ideas so throw out what you think I should do with it, Im up to buying additional hardware, I just dont want it to sit unused.