Show Notes
This week's Neo Notebook covers a Texas school district's 10,500-Neo purchase to replace Chromebooks, a help-desk segment on Neo setup and repair issues, what owners are doing with their Macs, and a Reddit roundup. Texas School District Ditches Chromebooks, Approves $11M iPad and MacBook Neo Deal — 9to5Mac: https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/02/texas-school-district-ditches-chromebooks-approves-11m-ipad-and-macbook-neo-deal/ How to Set Up MacBook Neo Child Safety Tools and Screen Time — Mashable: https://mashable.com/tech/how-to-set-up-macbook-neo-child-safety-tools-screen-time Target Disk Mode from MacBook Air to Neo — Which… (r/applehelp): https://www.reddit.com/r/applehelp/comments/1wwrth5/target_disk_mode_from_macbook_air_to_neo_which/ Bent My New MacBook Neo — What Would You Do in My… (r/mac): https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/1wvr6ae/bent_my_new_macbook_neo_what_would_you_do_in_my/ Repairing a Neo (r/MacbookNeo): https://www.reddit.com/r/MacbookNeo/comments/1wv73cf/repairing_a_neo/ MacBook Neo Suddenly Getting Hot and Draining… (r/MacbookNeo): https://www.reddit.com/r/MacbookNeo/comments/1wuazl6/macbook_neo_suddenly_getting_hot_and_draining/ What Games Do You Play on Your Mac Neo? (r/MacbookNeo): https://www.reddit.com/r/MacbookNeo/comments/1wwlpua/what_games_do_you_play_in_your_mac_neo/ MacBook Neo Sims 4 (r/MacbookNeo): https://www.reddit.com/r/MacbookNeo/comments/1wwbph3/macbook_neo_sims_4/ As a Wedding Photographer, I Love My Neo (r/MacbookNeo): https://www.reddit.com/r/MacbookNeo/comments/1wr7s6w/as_a_wedding_photographer_i_love_my_neo/ Neo and 34" Display (r/MacbookNeo): https://www.reddit.com/r/MacbookNeo/comments/1wtojtz/neo_and_34_display/ Apple Support: Take a tour of MacBook Neo (see "Get to know your USB-C ports"): https://support.apple.com/guide/macbook-neo/take-a-tour-of-macbookneo-apd1628f4eb7/mac These YouTubers Need to Know That the Neo Isn't… (r/MacbookNeo): https://www.reddit.com/r/MacbookNeo/comments/1wqu3cv/these_youtubers_need_to_know_that_the_neo_isnt/ Is There Any Free Way to Get Notch in My… (r/MacbookNeo): https://www.reddit.com/r/MacbookNeo/comments/1wwmy0z/is_there_is_any_free_way_to_get_notch_in_my/ Linux 7.4 to Introduce Initial Device Trees for… (r/linux): https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1wx4n09/linux_74_to_introduce_initial_device_trees_for/
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