a one paragraph macbook review — stating the obvious — Medium
https://medium.com/stating-the-obvious/the-new-macbook-is-an-absolutely-beautiful-computer-unbelievably-thin-ridiculously-light-amazing-f4dc0aee0302
It truly is a laptop from the future, and I highly recommend it if you don’t type very much. Because if you type on it for any length of time, your fingers will start to ache. Returned.
Taming Macbook Pro’s Trackpad in Ubuntu 12.10 Linux « Chris Reilly
http://www.chris-reilly.org/blog/technotes/macbook-trackpad-in-ubuntu/
I’ve been working much more in Ubuntu Linux lately on my 2011 Macbook Pro, and the lack of integration for the trackpad has really been driving me crazy. The default synaptics driver does an ok job, but when it comes to things like gestures, the details make all the difference.
Taming Macbook Pro’s Trackpad in Ubuntu 12.10 Linux « Chris Reilly
http://www.chris-reilly.org/blog/technotes/macbook-trackpad-in-ubuntu
I’ve been working much more in Ubuntu Linux lately on my 2011 Macbook Pro, and the lack of integration for the trackpad has really been driving me crazy. The default synaptics driver does an ok job, but when it comes to things like gestures, the details make all the difference.
Backup Brain
http://www.backupbrain.com/2009_05_31_archive.html#a005218
Obscured Clarity: 500GB MacBook Harddrive Upgrade for Under $100
http://obscuredclarity.blogspot.com/2008/10/500gb-macbook-harddrive-upgrade-for.html
Use your MacBook camera to see who's using your laptop | FlatulentFish
http://www.flatulentfish.com/drupal/node/24
"Dylan O'Donnel published a simple method to capture a user's picture using the MacBook's built-in camera when a user logs in."
smcFanControl
http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/index.html
Damn, this thing reduces the machine's temperature dramatically. I could feel it cool down under my hand. "smcFanControl lets you control your fans manually to make your macbook(pro) run cooler. "
Vimeo / really expensive cat toy video clip (from mattcoats)
http://www.vimeo.com/clip:77426
Kitten attacking the keyboard and screen of a MacBook Pro with spinny Front Row icons
YouTube - SmackBook
http://www.youtube.com/watch?search=macbook+pro&v=6uvQTTPr9Rw
"Useless desktop manager/motion sensor hack for MacBook Pro"
13-Inch MacBook Benchmarks 1
http://www.creativemac.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=43717
"in the vast majority of tests, the MacBook beat out the desktop system and certainly proved itself competition for all but the highest-end (G5 Quad) Mac systems on the market today."
Macworld: News: Trans Intl. ships 1GB and 512MB RAM for MacBooks
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/05/23/trans/index.php?lsrc=mwrss
"Current pricing shows RAM prices ranging from $59 - $99."
macbook man | A Whole Lotta Nothing
http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2006/05/macbook_man.html
"The moment I realized that geeks everywhere would be swinging their new laptops around, my first thought was how stupid that must look and how that could easily become another Star Wars Kid parody."
YouTube - Macworld - MacBook Battery Bay (2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?eurl=http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macword/2006/05/macbookvideo/index.php?lsrc=mwrss&v=8c6ckjy-gdY
"Macworld magazine takes you inside the MacBook's battery bay to discover where the RAM slots and hard drive live."