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Why I love the SD Card Slot

One of my favorite things about my new Macbook Pro is the presence of the SD Card Slot, the new addition to the Macbook Pro lineup. As someone who uses their digital camera frequently for both images and video, there is nothing easier than slipping the slim card into the side of my Mac for quick uploads of my digital media onto my computer and the internet. In fact, it is so easy to upload my digital content onto my computer now, I actually credit it with the increase in my productivity.
Before the SD slot, I would have to do one of the following. (1) I would have to connect my camera to my Mac via a cable and then upload my images through Image Capture or (2) I would have to attach my USB SD Card Reader to my Mac and then insert my SD card to upload my media that way. Either way, I had to use another device to transfer my media, and although it wasn’t a difficult task, it certainly wasn’t something I was willing to do frequently, and I would actually hold off on uploading my pictures and videos because I didn’t feel like making a mess and pulling out extra cables for a small transfer.
Those days are over! Now, not only can I easily connect and transfer data from my digital camera, but because my cell phone uses micro SD, I can easily transfer media to and from my cell phone’s memory card (a task I could only previously accomplish by using the USB SD Card reader. It feels great not having the constraints of extra cables, not just at home, but especially on the road- I have definitely lightened my load!
It’s actually kind of sad that I am so pleased that Apple finally added something as simple as SD Card Slots to their notebook line. For a company that is so quick to boast that their machines are made for entertainment and creativity, they were really lacking a very simple and very popular element on their Macbooks. It took Apple until 2009 to add an SD slot to their machines, and yet my father’s 5 year old Toshiba PC has multiple card slots, including SD.
Well, despite the late arrival, the SD Card Slot is certainly an amazing and useful addition to the new Macbook Pro line. I think this small element is so necessary to so many Mac users and I know we all appreciate it! As a Blogger and YouTube(r) the SD Slot will have such a positive affect on my output, giving me the ability to publish my content sooner rather than later!
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Diary of a Mac Chick 07/16/09

Discovering your limits
If you haven’t noticed, I have been really getting into the whole YouTube scene lately, making tons of videos on tech reviews and news. I am very happy about this development, however, today I finally hit an invisible wall. I was making a video review of some great free Mac apps I use regularly. I spent a long time recording the video and then editing it in iMovie, finally uploading it to YouTube after what felt like an eternity and then I get the most unexpected message. After I have waited all that time for the video to upload, YouTube tells me that the video is too long. Unbeknownst to me, there is a 10 minute limit on videos and so all that time waiting had gone to waste. I guess this is the tech universes’ way of telling me to cool it on the videos and take my time. I have been in such a hurry lately trying to get all the videos I make up and trying to execute all my great ideas but like YouTube I am in danger of overloading. I will try to cool it for now and make only 1 or 2 videos a week… maybe?!?
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Required Reading.

I am really excited today for three reasons, but let me give you a little back story first. Whenever I go to the mall, I always search the magazine sections in book stores and in large stores like Target to locate my favorite magazines. Unfortunately, most stores don’t carry all of the tech magazines that I like to read. So, after yet another unsuccessful trip to Target this weekend to find the new MacLife, I decided that I needed to get my reading from the source. So, I finally went ahead and subscribed to MacLife, Macworld, and Wired Magazines! I am really pleased with my decision because MacLife specifically also provides you with digital copies of the magazine, so you can just take it with you on your computer! No more scouring news stands and bookstores for me!
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Weekly Tech Roundup.

So, I recently had a great idea for a weekly vlog for this blog and I call it “Weekly Tech Roundup.” Basically, every week (hopefully!) I will be posting a short video highlighting some tech related news or stories that have excited me that week. This week I discuss the Incase Hard Shell for the 13″ Macbook Pro, the Incase Sleeve refresh, and the rumors of Apple adding a camera to the next generation of ipod touches. Enjoy and feel free to comment!
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"Currently Unavailable"

Those are my least favorite words, especially when I really want to get something RIGHT NOW! So, why am I in a frenzy? Because I just decided on a sleeve case for my Macbook Pro, but the site says it is “Currently Unavailable.” I am talking about this awesome Silver/Grey Sleeve from Incase. I really like their sleeve cases, but their last set of colors were just too bright for me. Last night when I was checking out their site, however, too see if they came out with the new Macbook Pro 13″ Hard Shell yet, I found a new line up of sleeves in some really awesome muted tones. Bad part is, they aren’t available yet 🙁

{Incase Sleeve, $34.95. Currently Unavailable via GoIncase.com}
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How to Safely remove a Hard Shell Case.

So, I have seen a bunch of reviews and videos about how difficult it is to remove the Incase and Speck hard shell cases and so I decided to make this video tutorial on an easy method of removal. It shouldn’t take anyone 10, 20, 30 minutes to remove a hard shell. As you can see it takes me 2-3 minutes to remove the case and I do not damage the macbook in the process.
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Clean your dirty yellow Macbook!

Since I am in the process of refreshing my old white Macbook to factory-like conditions, I have decided to attempt to clean the dirty hand rest. As many of you might already know, the white Macbook’s hand rest yellows and collects dirt over time, and there have been many suggestions out their on how to keep the hand rest clean, so I decided to try it out myself. To be fair, my hand rest is not as dirty as it was once. About 6 months after I bought it, the hand rest was so yellow that I sent it to Apple to have them repair it. They said it was a defect in the hand rest, that it shouldn’t yellow, and they replaced it. It has since been over 2 1/2 years and as you can see in the video, the hand rest is not too bad. However, I really want it to look perfect so I went out and bought the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser because I heard that was the best way to clean the white Macbook.
Now, I would just like to clarify before you watch this video, if you are going to try this at home, it is better to start slow and clean a small area first. This will only work on the hand rest, so don’t try this on the screen or on the track pad or on the glossy casing of your Macbook. I ended up cleaning my hand rest, my keyboard and the frame of my screen (basically any place where that same white matte material is used). When it comes to cleaning the keys, make sure to be very gentle, because I have heard how strong these Erasers are and they could take your lettering off if you are scrubbing to harshly.