Posts Tagged laptop
Simulcast 93: Token White Guy
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on February 23, 2011
Google
Motorola XOOM shipping without Flash support for $599 on contract, $799 without
Will the real price of the Thunderbolt please stand up?
Inspire gets 1.6Ghz kernel less than a week after release
Apple
Refreshed MacBook Pros this week?
Apple event March 2nd – iPad 2?
Palm
*chirp, chirp*
WP7 update rolled out Monday and bricked some Samsungs
Win 7 SP1 available
Misc
Amazon Prime subscribers now get included instant streams
Listener email:
Hi guys,
I am sure you have seen the new devices that were announced at MWC.
Worst name of a phone ever must be the HTC Incredible S.
As a man you can’t buy this phone, because you would get in a fight all the time.
Imagine that you are called an incredible ass every time someone sees the device. Are you telling me I’m an incredible ass??
Not good.
As a female you wouldn’t want to be seen with this phone.
Every man would walk up to her and tell her she has an Incredible ass. While not looking at the phone, but of course at her backside.
Although it would be very easy selling this phone to females.
The salesman just has to say to the woman: would you like to have an incredible ass? Almost all women I know would say yes immediately.
Can I start a rumor with you guys?
The new Samsung Galaxy S 2 has gone to a 4.3 inch screen.
Is this decision made by Samsung so that they can sell all the 4 inch screens to Apple for the Iphone 4HD???
Have a great weekend.
Regards,
Rethymno
Picks of the week
Patrick – Google My Tracks App
Bill – ClutchPad
Dave – JumpGate Live Wallpaper
Steve – Penultimate
SGP Carbon Skin
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Accessories, Apple, Review, video on October 8, 2010
I bought another 13.3″ MacBook Pro over the weekend, and since we now have 2 in our house, I decided that I really needed a way to distinguish between the two. I’ve always been a fan of carbon fiber, and I knew SGP was a good brand to use for Apple accessories. I found this SGP carbon skin for my MBP for $21.99 from sgpstore.com and it was on its way.
This video shows the installation process. I gotta say that I really love this skin; it gives a nice feel to my Mac, and it looks excellent. I wasn’t crazy about the way they cut the corners to fit the contour, so I improvised: I used some of the extra material from the outside envelope to cut some pieces to cover the corners. I think it turned out very well!
Here’s a shot of the corner pieces after installation:

I also found a great use for the carbon Apple cutout – it fits nicely on my Mac Mini!










