Give your Mac laptop a new look

Your MacBook Pro is gorgeous, that we all know 🙂 How about giving it a slight bump to make sure that wherever you go, whenever you sit, all eyes are on your laptop only ^^ Let’s see how we could personalize our lovely toy:

1. Book it:

BookBook is a one-of-a-kind, hardback leather case designed exclusively for MacBook and MacBook Pro. Available in Classic Black or Vibrant Red, BookBook brings three levels of security to your prized Mac. First, the hardback cover and spine provide solid protection from the rigors of the road. Second, the vintage book design disguises MacBook for superior security. And third, the stylish case protects you from being like everyone else because BookBook is totally original, just like you.

Pricing at $80, each BookBook is handmade to make sure no two are exactly alike, order at TwelveSouth

2. Skin it:

Amongst million MacBook Pro skin, one could caught your eyes within a second, and I would nominate the Iron Man decal:

Made by transparent material and coated with water-proof high glossy protective film, that skin has brilliant full-color in high resolution, plus the light came directly from Apple’s logo inside Iron Man’s palm ^^ There’s no need for further explaination:

Iron Man sticker fits all MacBook Pro models (13′, 15′, and 17′ ) both original and new unibody type. Orders can be made online at Etsy shop, under CoolSkins account. Each piece costs you around $15.

Still not satisfy yet, you may want to have a decal that covers your front lid fully? Check out the collection of GelaSkins, they have thousand beautiful designs with wildest range of topic came from many many artists – a serious style boost for your notebook:



Those GelaSkins are made by 3M materials with durable anti-scratch anti-UV coating; and hence prices at ~ $30. Similar collections are available for iPod and iPad too.

3. Etche it:

There’s no simple rule and no way back for laser engraving 😀 Your laptop will look distintively coolest ever! Best part: you choose your own design and send in the notebook for engraving. Second best: it will not void your Apple warranty since laser engraving is considered cosmetic rather than a modification that would change the behavior or performance of your laptop. Keep in mind: it will be parmanent, either a beauty or a beast.

As engraving on MacBook Pro can be done at any shop providing the service on laser etche, mostly on aluminum or wooden surface. It could be the shop next door or a store few thousand miles away. Try your luck 🙂

Inimitable Realist Paintings

As Da Vinci said “Art is never finished …”, you surely believe that if you came across the realist paintings of Alyssa Monks before. Don’t let your eyes fool you, those masterpieces are created with her brush and her talent with great attention to details – they are no photos ❗ They look absolutely stunning in my eyes, both the paintings and the contents that carried. Alyssa’ve mentioned the models are herself and her family members.

Many compared her talent to Chuck Close – the great American painter and photographer with wonderful massive-scale portraits. I personally enjoy Alyssa’s works more 🙂 Let her portfolio amuses you now.

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Beauty on the Net (P2)

Part 1 is here, now is time for Part 2. I still focus on personal weblogs, mostly those WordPress powered sites.

Pixelmator
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PixelImator is a Mac image editing tool developed by two brother Saulius and Aidas. The website promoting PixelImator is simple, neat, and black-gorgeous. Good luck to their open source software at WWDC 2007 next week 😀

DreamScaper
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Check out the terrific online playground of C.S.Linga Nature/Wildlife Photographer by day and a Web-Designer by night. Don’t forget to surf through her photography, and did I mention she’s 23-year-old girl from Singapore 🙂
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My May wallpaper

I changed my desktop wallpaper for this May to say that I’m ready before “Pirate of the Carribean III” coming to Singapore on 24 May 😀

My Right Panel:
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The aqua blue and calming wallpaper is from Bartelme Design. The Pirates Icons package is from InterfaceLIFT.

My Left Panel:
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The hot and ‘Don Quixote’ wallpaper is from VLAD Studio. All resolutions are WD 1440×900. Download and try them if you have time and mood 😛

A beautiful desktop, a few good friends online, iTunes turns on with good music playing, Rapidshare downloads @ 500 Kbps, and Apple trailers website loads fast – That’s all I ask for a cool night. Am I asking too much 😆

An American Self-Portrait

Statistics can feel abstract and anesthetizing. It’s pretty true that many times we have no idea what a raw number reflects like 426,000 cell phones ‘retired’ daily in US or 106,000 aluminium cans used in US every 30 seconds … Such figures cannot represent the overwhelming affects of the inhabitance in the US; and that’s what the series “Running the Numbers” created by photographic artist, Chris Jordan, brought to us 🙂

Check out his unique view on contemporary American culture. (Remember to look closer 😀 )

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Beauty on the Net (P1)

They are not the best designed blogs or best content sites out there, they’re simply the beautiful corners created by creative people who spent time on making such gorgeous houses that we wish it could be ours 😀 Long story short, let’s get started with Part 1 of “Beauty on the Net” (sites are listed in no particular order).


Fubon Design
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Remember to check out their portfolio sites like: Lineage II, Spirit of UAE, UAE VIP, Legacy of Dragons… Continue reading

Tam Quốc ngoại truyện (P8)

Tam Quốc ngoại truyện kỳ này chỉ để giải trí 😀 38 ảnh sưu tầm từ các trò chơi theo chủ đề nhân vật Tam Quốc là nữ lưu hào kiệt (chứ không phải nam nhân). Xem ra nét vẽ cũng khá đẹp, nhân vật tuy không tả thực hoàn toàn nhưng có vài nét tượng trưng để phân biệt.

(Bấm vào nút Play để chạy flash slides tự động)
(Download các ảnh trên ở link sau: Ảnh Tam Quốc nữ lưu)

Amazing Singapore Photos Site

My Singaporean friend sent me this link sometime ago but I forgot to bookmark it 😀 Just found it again, now proudly present fotograf by imran (2006) – a photoblog with amazing shots of Singapore.

Some highlighted ones from his Archives, those photos are stunning :). I should also mention that his photoblog is powered by AJAX goodness, very smooth and stylish interface.

Good Morning Singapore (A Golden Minute)

Singapore Firework Festival 2006

KTM

Mazda Farewell