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Got an outdated white Apple MacBook?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 Considering how expensive professional custom paint jobs cost and the outdated state of these models, we're pretty impressed with the project's results...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

There are plenty of stands out there that elevate laptops to eye level, but when you're using a giant monitor it isn't really necessary to have it open. And why not show off that beautiful aluminum body and save space? We're getting a new office soon and these are the laptop docks we've been looking at. More

It's true, we use our iPad tablet nearly as much as our laptop these days. But while the iPad sees plenty of use, it's mostly for consumption rather than for creation, a charge most often levied against the utility/necessity of tablets today. Still, results of a survey released reveals nearly 50% of those surveyed predict a day when tablets will eclipse laptops... More

Making gifts for friends is something we are huge fans of and being a group of knitters and crochet happy folks we often use yarn as our primary medium. While fiber made goods do make fantastic gifts, like sleeves for smartphones, there are a few things to keep in mind before you whip out the needles and hooks for that tech treat More

We like having a clean laptop. We like this so much that we give it a deep clean every week and wipe down the keyboard daily. While cleanliness is important to us, we are not made of money so we need to be thrifty in our pursuit of tidiness. Matter of fact, the tools that we use to keep our laptop clean and tidy may surprise some since they happen to be borrowed for our bathroom... More

Okay, so you just picked up a brand spankin' new solid state drive with its dive in prices over the last few months, but did you know there's methods to properly calibrate it for your operating system? Whether you're a Mac or a PC user, we suggest trying out these 5-10 minute tricks that may save your SSD a couple thousand hours or more.

[Thanks for the feedback folks! We agree - the correct term is 'optimize' rather than 'calibrate.'] More