You have to love the sleeves from foof. foof sleeve products for the Mac, iPod, iPhone, and now iPad are hand made and shipped worldwide from Australia. Foof sleeves are sized to be a perfect fit and do not have a zipper or other closure. I’ve got a foofbag for my Mac Book. Keeping the MacBook in a foofbag actually keeps the Mac clean as it literally polishes the case. It is almost a year old now and still fits perfectly. 
The workmanship is great. My foofbag is a blue herringbone tweed on the outside and black satin on the inside. Since it doesn’t have any pockets or zipper it slides easily into all the different bags that I use that don’t already have their own sleeve. As per the care instructions I did take it to the cleaners once for dry cleaning and still looks and fits like new.
The foofshop is great. The web site is well organized and maintained. Ordering is straightforward. Currency conversion is available right on the main page so there is no mystery as to what your final order will cost. The foofbag for a MBP costs about $30 USD. Shipping was very reasonable. We highly recommend checking out foof!
Sometimes when you are working diligently on your computer you’ll look up and swear that someone near by suddenly looks away. To combat all those that don’t look away; the people who insist on looking over your shoulder and trying to see what you’re doing or looking at on your computer; several manufacturers make privacy screens.
Some employers eitehr supply or require that their employees using computer laptops use privacy screens. To understand the business case for computer privacy screens see to Johnny long’s No-Tech Hacking presentation (look at timestamp starting at 15:00) at 2007 ShmooCon. He makes the case for laptop privacy screens by interpreting information from screens he was able to take photos of.
A number of manufacturers make privacy screens for Macs including: 3M, Elago, and Targus. Also look at ShaggyMac.
I’ve used a 3M privacy screen for years. It fits over the screen on my Mac Book Pro and is held in place by small plastic tabs that I attach around the display. I’ve arranged the tabs so that I have two longs tabs on either side of the display and one smaller tab off center at the bottom of the display (to the left of the “MacBook pro” label. This arrangement works for me in that I can easily slide the privacy screen on or off. I keep the screen in my bag and use it all the time when traveling. I always have a supply of eye glass cleaner wipes around to keep the screen (and my glasses) clean.
The privacy screen does work. Unless you are directly in front of the display you see nothing. When a co-worker took a cell phone picture of me working at my computer the screen was dark as if my computer wasn’t on. The screen also keeps on MBP display clean. The only downside is that the display is a noticeably darker with the privacy screen installed. With the screen installed I’ll edit text but i won’t change any colors since everything appears darker.
AppleInsider is reporting on Mac prices at several authorized resellers in advance of “Black Friday” sales. MacMall looks to have some of the lowest prices on the 13″ Mac Book in white (13″ MacBook 2.26GHZ 2GB/250/SD WHITE – $884.98 +FREE Parallels,All-In-One Printer w/purchase after rebate (was $999)); 15″ Mac Book Pro (SAVE $210! 15″ MacBook Pro 2.8GHZ 4GB/500/SD/-$2088.99+FREE Parallels,All-In-One Printer w/ purchase after rebate(was $2299)
); and the 27″ iMac (iMac 27″ 3.06GHZ 4GB/1TB/SD/ at $1584.99+FREE Parallels,All-In-One Printer w/purchase after rebate(was$1699)
). While you are at MacMall check out their prices on iTunes gift cards (iTunes gift cards! Buy movies, TV shows, games and songs from the iTunes Store!
).
I was browsing over at at the booq bag site today and discovered Terralinq. The folks over at booq describe Terralinq like this:
If you ever lose your booq® bag with its valuable cargo, Terralinq may help reunite you with your lost bag once it has been located and reported to Terralinq. To make this possible, each booq bag with Terralinq carries a unique item number on a metal label. Registering links a product’s unique number with an identity – yours. Should a registered bag be reported as lost & found, Terralinq will attempt to contact you with a bag’s location and the finder’s contact information.
This sounds like a pretty great system that; if you were to buy some other manufacturer’s bag you would have to pay for. In fact. see i-Trak. That’s what they do. Looking around the Terralinq by booq site it includes a login that lets the bag owner update and maintain their contact information over time. Props to the folks at booq for providing this service when you buy one of their bags!
I’m sure that many folks have found themselves asking this question, “How do I pick up and carry my Mac G5?”. If this sounds familiar then you should consult this Apple support article. In short you should make sure that the Mac is unplugged and then grasp both sides (implying the use of two hands). Reasonable.
