This will be the beginning of the writeup for my macbook mod. It all began a year ago or so when I decided I wanted to start writing apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With this goal came a dilemma; I didn’t have a mac (at the time) to do any coding on and you need a mac to do any sort of development for the iPhone/iPod. To solve the problem, I decided I would buy a broken macbook and mod it into a new case and make it work again, although it would no longer be a laptop. I never really cared for laptops anyway, so it was no harm no foul, plus it would be pretty cool to get back into making things again.

A few weeks after I acquired all the parts and was beginning assembly, I came upon a mac mini from a friend, now partner. This was the kryptonite that nearly killed my beloved mod, as I had no reason to finish as I had a working mac. The months would go by and the mini would peddle away on top of my tower (oh yes, I should probably be using the really good computer I built last year-another expensive working paperweight) while the logic board of the mod would sit on my desk and stare back at me, the two chips staring back at me like a sad pair of eyes.

I am going to finish the macbook mod this weekend. It is currently just attached to its plastic panel and sitting on my desk. The case shouldn’t be too hard to finish up (given enough plastic glue), so then i’ll drop it into the little case and give that old macbook a new life. I can’t wait to hack together the light panel in the front of the case, that is gonna be sweet indeed.

As this is one of my first formal posts in a while, I will just enter the disclaimer that i’ve been using twitter for too long and haven’t had a ballanced online posting experience. My coming posts will have more of a grammarian influence and will have a better form.

Thanks for reading,

Tyler