How to Replace the Harddrive in Your MacBook Pro

About a week ago my harddrive crashed. Bummer. Luckily I didn't lose much data (thanks to Time Machine) but I still had to go through the hassle of replacing the harddrive. Leaving it at the Apple store over a week to fix wasn't an option since I also use it for work. It looked like that was the only option; so I took it to the Apple store.

Once there the Apple tech (I think his name was Kevin) gave me two options: 1. Leave it there to replace the harddrive which would take a week and cost $260 or 2. Go to an electronics store; buy a 2.5 inch internal SATA, a couple computer tools and do it myself... Tough choice. I picked option 2. After finding all the necessary items (the new harddrive from BestBuy and tools I borrowed from Derek Gallo; thanks Derek!) I started the impossible: dissect my beautiful MacBook Pro and replace its heart! So here's the tutorial...with pictures! Continue reading…

Nude Nite Orlando 2010

The Nude Nite art exhibit was this last weekend for those local art lovers in Orlando. The big news this year (at least to me) was two of my pieces were chosen to display among all the other wonderful works of art, live performances and displays. Yeah, I was pretty excited. Continue reading…