You have to love to after Christmas blowout sales that all the major stores do each year after the holidays have come and gone! Most years you don’t find too much left in stock, but of course with the depression and all this year the stores were pretty well stocked! Well, in the wake of this, I picked up a much needed Belkin Travel USB Hub that adds 4 ports (well, really 3 because you have to plug the hub into your computer which of course deducts the use of one of your computer’s ports) to your peripheral rich tech life! This little round disk will run you $14.99, but I picked it up for $7 in a Target right after Christmas, and thank goodness I did because it is really coming in handy! With all the tech toys I received for Christmas this year I was lacking the USB power to handle them all simultaneously, but the problem is officially solved! As you can see, I bought the ‘plum’ color, but it also comes in ‘black’ or ‘red.’ I enjoy the design of this hub a lot, since I usually find USB hubs to be rather plain or bulky looking, but this colorful round disk almost looks like a funky paperweight on my desk and is also the perfect compact size and weight to throw into my bag on the go. It is called a travel hub because, as you might be able to notice in the image above, the chord wraps around the disk when not in use, a feature I like because it keeps my wires untangled in my bag! Love this little guy!

Let’s face the facts, this blog would probably be nothing if it weren’t for my pink macbook. Although I had always dreamed of writing a blog on technology, for some reason things never really seemed to come together for my idea until I actually pink-ified my mac. With just the snap of a pink cover, my macbook instantly became its own personality and in one of those grand “a-ha!” moments, I had the inspiration for this blog. I know I have mentioned the Pink*Speck SeeThru cover that I bought at the Apple store on 5th Avenue in New York City, but I thought that I should do a formal review of it for everyone since I have now been using it for a little over a month now. First of all, I would like to say how much I like the color. With pink cases and covers nowadays, you really never know what to expect. Shades range from a dusty rose, to bubblegum pink, to hot or electric pink, and I know from experience that it can be frustrating when you find a case or cover you like, but the color is off. Of course, this shade of pink might not be your cup of tea, but for me, the color was right on!

The next thing I want to mention is the ease of use. Seriously, all you have to do is snap it on! Removal is a little trickier, but not really difficult. You just have to slide a credit card or something between the cover and the computer and unsnap the small little grooves on the case that keep it snapped in place. The grooves in the design are a nice touch because they are so small that you really don’t notice them when you use the computer, but they do a great job of keeping case to computer.

The final thing to mention about this case is the durability. I have been using this case, like I said, for over a month now, and I have been taking my mac in my bag with me without the usual sleeve case. This cover makes it easy for me, because I don’t have to put my mac into anything else, and I can just transfer it from bag to desk, to bag from bed, etc, without having to zip or unzip. Of course after a month of use, the cover has a few visible hairline scratches, but nothing major, and it is preferable to me that those hairline scratches be on the cover and not on the macbook! Overall, I am really impressed with this cover! I sort of expected it to crack or break by now (because I have low standards for plastic cases) but as you can see, that is not this case! If you were thinking about a hard shell style case for your mac, I would certainly say this is a good choice. I know there are a few brands out there with this similar style, but like I said before, I expect these sorts of cases to crack or break easily and it looks like the Speck SeeThru is going to be in it for the long haul!

{* The Speck SeeThru Hard Shell Cover also comes in orange, aqua, black, blue, clear, green, purple, and red– so if pink is not your color of choice, don’t worry, they have something for you!}