We've extolled the DIY virtues of decorative masking tape a few times here on Apartment Therapy, including this colorful keyboard makeover. Jamielyn of DIY blog, I Heart Nap Time, shared another project over at the Windows Experience Blog, using colorful tape for a laptop makeover... More

My friend Jonathan recently showcased what a difference a little faux bois contact paper can make when applied to a common IKEA desk. Others have even applied it to their large kitchen appliance. Same idea here, just on a smaller scale, creating a wood grain laptop skin... More

It was about two years ago, my partner Emily's 2006 MacBook laptop began showing the visible signs of being well used...very well used. The white polycarbonate front edges cracked after years of palm pressure and the heat discolored the once pristine white laptop to a yellowish hue most often equated with British dental hygiene. The MacBook was soon replaced, then packed away with the intention of one day being donated, but quickly forgotten tucked far into the recesses of our closet... More

With March well underway, the days are getting longer and the weather warmer. Spring is just around the corner! Sadly, as glossy plastics and metals abound in gadgetry, our workspaces run the risk of feeling cold and inorganic. To liven up the world of tech, we've collected a handful of ways to capture spring's bloom. More

Do you love TwelveSouth's BookArc MacBook stand, but hate the $50 price tag? It turns out you can get the same space-saving functionality from a $1.99 IKEA Fantastik napkin holder. More

Last week, I noticed Emily was working behind me on the couch on her laptop. I knew this without turning around because I could hear the constant loud whir of fans going full blast...a sound that could simply be described as "distracting". The sound struck me as odd, as the MacBook Pro has been a pretty quiet machine (except when playing video files). So while she was asleep, I took the laptop into my custody to do a little poking around... More

For the last few years my better half has been using the portable and petite 13" MacBook. But as I found myself upgrading to a new machine, she found herself adopting and upgrading to my 15" model this weekend. She's enjoying the additional screen space and faster setup, a welcome upgrade...except for one thing: it's not as easy to lounge around with. You see, Emily is a chronic laptop couch surfer/worker... More

Got an outdated white Apple MacBook? Here's a surprising customization project utilizing RIT fabric dye to give the MacBook's polycarbonate case a whole new colorful life. Considering how expensive professional custom paint jobs cost and the outdated state of these models, we're pretty impressed with the project's results... More

Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Hard Drive
• $159.99 (500 GB) - $249.99 (750 GB)
• Seagate

If you're looking for some of the most dramatic improvements in daily task performance on your computer, you'll want to switch out your traditional hard drive to a solid state drive (think of it as a huge internal flash thumb drive). You'll also want to check your bank account, because SSD drives are still quite expensive. Seagate is offering an excellent compromise, a hybrid of both traditional and dependable 7200 RPM spindle technology, married with an 8GB flash memory buffer, the best of both two worlds (speed and dependability at a reasonable price). More

I love my Macbook Air. I love how thin and portable it is, I love the solid construction and the clean looks. I especially love how the flash storage makes it feel like a computer that's twice as fast. But what I don't love is the limited storage. Compared to a laptop with a hard drive, my internal storage space is about a sixth less. This means that I have to carefully manage my storage and constantly be on the look out to save space. Here are some tips and tricks I've learned to ensure that I optimize how I use my storage. More