To be honest with you, sometimes my obsession with the internet can turn ugly. Spending the 5+ hours between work and bedtime behind the screen of my Macbook, browsing web sites, watching videos, checking email, and IMing can lead to total brain meltdown. It is easy to get caught up in everything the internet and technology offers, but it is also important to take some time away. Log out of the chat client, close your email and browser windows, shut down (or at least hibernate) the computer. Let your own batteries recharge.

This week will be full of anticipation for myself, as I wait patiently (or maybe impatiently) for a few packages to arrive. I am expecting a few things to arrive this week (hopefully) or perhaps next week and I am very excited for all the unboxings and product reviews I will be doing over the next few weeks. To give you a sneak preview, I will give you a hint on what is to come: Skin. Okay, so there is your hint, I think it covers most of what I am expecting in the days to come. Also, get excited because there may be a giveaway on the horizon with some of these new products rolling in. So make sure to stay tuned in here on my blog and also on my YouTube channel, youtube.com/misstrenchcoat. Of course, following me via twitter will give you the latest tech updates (twitter.com/misstrenchcoat) so make sure to follow me there as well!

In this video I respond to some viewer submitted questions about the Incase Hard Shell case I use, as well as the differences between Incase and Speck SeeThru brand hard shells.

It’s almost like Christmas in July, err, or rather August, as Incase has finally introduced their new Fall ’09 lineup of products for the Macbook! I am mostly interested, of course, in the new hard shell for the 13″ Macbook Pro, which has taken them nearly 2 months to reveal! Unfortunately, however, they have only listed this new product on the hard shell main page and the link for it directs back to the Macbook product list page. So, it might be a little while longer before we get to see what these new cases are made of, but don’t worry, you can count on me to stalk their website until I get a peek! So, what do we know of this elusive hard shell so far? Well, we know it comes in a variety of colors, black, clear, pink, green, and orange (a new fall addition no doubt)! I am curious to see how Incase worked around the new ports. Did they do a full cut out like Speck? Or did they form fit the case to each individual opening? We don’t know yet, but trust me, we will know soon enough! So keep an eye out for an update on my blog on these new hard shells! See ya soon!

Apparently, an Apple Authorized reseller in Australia has been having a few problems with Applecare fraud! When customers purchase the sealed Applecare box and then return home to register their serial number, they find that the numbers are invalid and have already been used. Once the issue was brought to the attention of Apple and the authorized resellers everything was worked out, so thankfully no legitimate customers lost money on the purchase of the Applecare, but this could become an issue if it is not just an few isolated incidents. It could be a problem of a simple misprint in numbers or perhaps an issue of hackers breaking the Applecare codes. Of course, I am only speculating but I just wanted to put out a buyer beware on Applecare. Remember, you can purchase your Applecare directly from Apple online after you have made an in-store purchase, and that might be the best way to be 100% safe!

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It has been nearly two months since I purchased my new Aluminum 13″ Macbook Pro, and yet I am still in possession of my white Macbook. In fact, I am typing this post on my old Macbook. I don’t know why, but for some reason I do not want to part from this computer. I have had it over 3 years now, it was my first Mac, and I suppose some sort of sentimental attachment keeps me coming back to it. It still runs Tiger, I never upgraded it to Leopard, although I have upgraded things like the hard drive and the memory, but the lack of modernity doesn’t bother me one bit. The white of the hand rest is still white (thanks to the Magic Eraser), the chiclet keys still retain their old bounce; nothing about this computer really seems old or outdated to me. The same things that drew me to the computer years ago still seem to have the power to mesmerize me today.

I thought buying a new Mac would be like buying a new car; you’ll remember all the good times but then you remember the break downs and cold starts that forced you to buy newer and you get over it pretty quickly. I have been completely obsessed with my new aluminum Macbook, it’s not like I don’t use it- I sleep with it in bed with me- but I still keep this old white one around and use it from time to time. Actually, I have sublet this mac to a family member who uses it every once and a while for their minimal computing needs, but I still retain ownership of it and the computer stays in my room to prevent a loss.

Everyone thinks I should sell the white Macbook, turn a profit on it, since I did spend a good amount on my new Macbook Pro, but I can’t bring myself to list it on eBay. I have had a few family members offer to buy it from me, but for some reason that seems worse. To me, that would be like giving a child up for adoption to the family across the street. The pain of seeing it everyday would make you regret your decision to give it up in the first place. To me, I would rather it be out of sight, out of mind, but I am not ready for that step yet. No, for now I will just hold onto it. It is still in perfect working condition, and since I preformed the erase and restore on it, the computer seems faster, unweighted down by a hard drive full of files.

So, I was just wondering, does anyone out there reading this have a similar story, or maybe some tips on how I can get over my fear of loosing this white Macbook long enough to sell it and make some money off it? I would appreciate any advice.

In traditional Apple fashion, yesterday Time Capsule received a quiet speck bump and price drop. The new high end model, a 2TB wireless storage system is now $499, and the lesser 1TB model is $299. If I have figured my math correctly, that means I have a 57% higher chance of purchasing the 1TB model for myself, after all, it would make such a nice addition to my new set up!