Texas Ditches ChromeBooks

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/ Email (questions or topic suggestions): [ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com](mailto:ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com) Network website: ThePodTalk.Net Live stream: YouTube.com/@TheNeoNotebook, Sundays at 9 PM EST (video and audio available afterward on YouTube and podcast apps)