There's a neat new sleeve out now for your MacBook, and for those who think their MacBook is a work of art, the name's appropriate - "Curated".
The KRINK Sleeve is a limited-edition collaborative effort between Arkitip, Incase and street artist KR, creator of KRINK, a line of handmade inks and markers. KR's products gained notoriety by their association with his work in the street, the studio and by his dripping ink aesthetics. It features
- Complete notebook protection
- Premium form-fitting polyurethane construction
- Original foil-stamped KRINK artistry
- Poly-satin interior lining
- Custom KRINK logo embroidery
- 3mm cushioned interior
- Heavy-duty KRINK branded YKK zipper pulls
Check it out here.
Looks like the new MacBook Pro is well on the way. Pictures published in AppleInsider show as aluminum notebook enclosure that appears slightly thinner than
the current MacBook Pro and resembles the case of the 13-inch MacBook Air.
The design appears to incorporate a cover that when removed, provides access to the MacBook Pro battery and hard drive. Read the full article here.
We've covered this topic before but the battery calibration for any model of MacBook or MacBook Pro (and the PowerBook G4 15-inch Double-Layer SD) has been updated because of a new battery released with this computer. Here's the new procedure:
- Plug in the power adapter and fully charge your PowerBook's battery until the light ring or LED on the power adapter plug changes to green and the onscreen meter in the menu bar indicates that the battery is fully charged.
- Allow the battery to rest in the fully charged state for at least two hours. You may use your computer during this time as long as the adapter is plugged in.
- Disconnect the power adapter with the computer still on and start running the computer off battery power. You may use your computer during this time. When your battery gets low, you will see the low battery warning dialog on the screen.
- Continue to keep your computer on until it goes to sleep. Save all your work and close all applications when the battery gets very low, before the computer goes to sleep.
- Turn off the computer or allow it to sleep for five hours or more.
- Connect the power adapter and leave it connected until the batter is fully charged again.
For full details go to Apple's knowledge base article.
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The MacBook laptop is pretty tough but accidents do happen and a repair becomes necessary. Some repairs are easily carried out under warranty or AppleCare (buy yours here) but if your MacBook isn't covered it can get pretty expensive to have a tech fix it for you.
Why not do it yourself? Repairing your MacBook is quite possible if you're careful, take your time, keep track of all the bits and follow instructions. And you've got the necessary parts
Where do you find instructions?
ifixit.com's brilliant Fixit Guide Series walks you gently through the whole process of dis- and re-assembly your MacBook (or iPod or iPhone) with excellent photos and instructions. Even if you don't actually need a repair they're well worth a visit just to see what's actually going on inside your MacBook. If you missed the link, ifixit is here.
Where do you find the parts?
Well, here's a shameless plug for our sister site MacBookSpares.com which lists every MacBook spare part for sale on eBay now (most of the items are Buy It Now so you can get them very quickly). MacBook components and replacement parts are categorized by model and component so you can find what you need fast.
All models of MacBook are listed so if you need a replacement LCD screen, a bigger hard drive, a spare Combo or SuperDrive, case parts or a new keyboard for your MacBook Air, 13" MacBook (black or white) or MacBook Pro you'll find it here. MacBookSpares also has a section for MacBook memory.
The link to MacBookSpares is here.
"If you're single and looking for love, here's a tip: Buy an Apple MacBook Air and start hanging out at Internet cafés."
Thus starts an excellent article by James A. Martin at PCWorld.com about "What it's like to take Apple's sexy new ultraportable on a cross-country business trip."
It goes into some detail about the MacBook Air's practicality and it's well worth a read,
Part One is here and Part Two is here.
