Even if MacBooks are reliable computers they may cause some problems from time to time. For example, the crash of the hard drive that leaves you without all your precious data and information. If you want to recover the data this will cost you several thousands dollars, so this is an expensive experience.



In the next lines we will present you a few options on how to backup for MacBook Pro. A good backup plan should have at least two copies of your information: one of the copies needs to be offsite and the other one needs to be local. The first step if you want to backup for MacBook Pro is using Time Machine. For this step all you need is an external hard drive which connects to your computer via USB or FireWire. The storage capacity of your external hard drive should have at least 500 GB (they are not as expensive as you thing, you should check out Amazon if you want to purchase an external hard drive at a good price). Connect the external hard drive to your computer and then transfer the files you want on it.

The first copy of your data is on the external hard drive and the next one, should be online. One of the best applications for this step is Backblaze. The application allows you to upload the files you want as fast as your Internet connection allows you. The uploading process works in the background and doesn’t need a lot of resources from your computer, so you can do your work in the same time you upload the files. The service costs about $5 per month and it is able to upload the files quickly.

The third option for a good backup of your MacBook Pro needs an additional computer, another MacBook Pro or iMac, or any Mac model you want. The computer should have enough hard drive space to give you the possibility to copy all the information you need. For this option you need to install the following application – the Carbon Copy Cloner on the additional laptop or computer you have chosen.

The next step is to turn off your MacBook Pro and connect both computers through FireWire. After you connect them, you have to turn on your MacBook and hold the “T” key down until you see the FireWire target disk mode turning on. You will see your MacBook’s Pro hard drive on the other computer and then, you have to open Carbon Copy Cloner and chose the option that gives you the possibility to create a disk image of your hard drive.

After you did the disk image you can upload it to Amazon Simple Store Service, you can sign up for this service using your Amazon account. These are a few options if you ever wondered how to backup your MacBook Pro and save all your important information.

The vibrant and beautiful MacBook displays have a down side: the glare of the screen. If you want to protect your eyes and in the same time have the same image quality you should try an anti-glare film for your laptop. On the market you will find many manufacturers which make great anti-glare films for all MacBook models. For your MacBook Pro we found 2 great anti-glare films from two different manufacturers.



The first one is from Power Support and it is for MacBook Pro Unibody – this protective film is also smudges and fingerprint resistant and comes with an innovative silicone adhesive that makes the installation of the film very easy. The installation of this protective film is very easy, but before you install it you should take in consideration the following advices: clean the screen of your MacBook Pro with a lint free cloth because you need to be sure that the screen is free of any fingerprints and dust particles. During the installation you have to be very careful not to touch the screen or the back of the protective film.

The first step is to push down on the backing of the anti-glare film with it facing up. Then you have to line up the exposed film edge and you have to make sure that the camera lens in not covered. Then allow the protective film drop onto your MacBook’s screen by slowly peeling back the backing. If you see some air bubbles, no need to worry because you can make them disappear with the help of a lint-free cloth.

This anti-glare film has a lot of great reviews online and you can find it on the website: powersupportusa.com. The set comes with 1 anti-glare film for your Macbook Pro Unibody with a cut opening for your laptop’s webcam. The price for this protective film is $32.95.

The next great anti-glare film for your MacBook Pro is from Radtech. On their website you will find protective films for all MacBook models including: Apple 24 – inch iMac, Apple 27 – inch iMac, MacBook and Apple Cinema Display. This protective film comes with anti-reflection layer which gives preserves the high image quality. The anti-glare film from Radtech has the same silicone adhesive like the one from Power Support, which means that the installation of this film is easy and the removal is also easy, because silicon adhesive doesn’t leave residues after you remove it.

With this protective film the screen of your laptop is also protected against scratches, dust and fingerprints. The anti-glare films also reduce reflections, flares and eyestrain. The protective screen from Radtech can be removed, cleaned and then reapplied many times. On their website, you can also find protective screens for your iPhone or iPod touch. This anti-glare film has a starting price from $19.95.

Comic Life 1.5 is the best comic book program that lets you create amazing comic books, great picture albums and more. This program works both on Mac and Windows and you can find it online with 30 day trial or you can purchase it with $24.9 for the standard version and $29.95 for the deluxe version.



The interface is very easy to use and uses the images from your folders or the ones you make with iSight. All you have to do is to drag the photos you want into the application, type the text you want and put funny speech balloons and the comic book comes to life. You will have a lot of fun with this comic book program which offers also professional and nice templates for impressive and great photo layouts. You can also change the look of your photos with the filters this application has to offer. For example, you can choose from: night vision, painted or had-drawn.

You can share your creations with your friends and family via e-mail or web. You also have the possibility to print them and make a real comic book from them. You don’t need graphic talent here, because the application will do everything for you. The program is very intuitive and integrates the photos from iPhoto and also exports the comic book in many formats.

After you have installed this comic book program for Mac, you have to choose the paper size and you have a lot of options, from standard comic page to a larger comic page or other layouts. Then you have to drag and drop the first photo and start creating your comic book.

Below the comic strip page you will see the dialog balloons. You can’t create a comic book without them and they are very easy to use. All you have to do is choose the dialog balloons you like the most and then drag and drop them over the photo and start typing something funny.

Everything in Comic Life is re-size-able which means that you can change the size of the balloons, the images and the frames. The comic book can be exported as a QuickTime slide show, an iPhoto Book layout or a printable comic book. ComicBookLover is an application that lets you to organize, collect and view your comic books. This program gives you the possibility to view and read the comic books on a full screen, on an external display or on your laptop. This program is one of the best digital comic book viewers and comes as a great companion if you already have Comic Life 1.5. This is also a great program if you are a fan of digital comics and you like to read them on a computer screen.

Since not everyone can buy new and expensive laptops, some would settle with refurbished ones. And this is not a bad thing, because refurbished laptops are good deals if you know where to look and from whom to buy.

If you want to purchase a refurbished MacBook and you want to find a great deal, you should look on Apple Store. They have a lot of refurbished MacBooks but their discounts are between 10% and 20% off from the original retail prices, which means that they don’t have the best prices when it comes to refurbished products. On the other hand, if you buy a refurbished MacBook from Apple Store, you will get the best refurbished product on the market which comes with a full one year warranty.

The easiest way to find the best price for a refurbished MacBook is to search online and to spot the retailers that have the best deals. If you want a cheap MacBook, you can try eBay because this is the website where you find everything you need.

We don’t recommend eBay for this kind of deal, even if you find a lot of sophisticated MacBook models at great prices, because if you purchase a laptop from this website and you find that the laptop doesn’t work the way to want it to work or it doesn’t have the technical specifications the seller said it had, you cannot send the laptop back and you can’t receive your money back. We don’t have to forget about the warranty which in many cases doesn’t exist when you purchase a product from eBay.

We recommend that you use trusted sites like MacBooks For Sale.com or Power Max.com. On the MacBooks For Sale website we found a lot of MacBooks with great prices. For example, the Apple MacBook Pro 17 – inch with a 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with the price of $2.368. This laptop comes with 4GB DDR3 memory and a storage capacity of 500GB.

Power Max is an authorized seller for Apple products and this is the place where you will find a lot of Apple products with great prices. For example, we found the 13.3 – inch MacBook Air with a great price of $1.049. The laptop comes with 80 GB storage capacity, 2 GB Ram memory and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. You will also find a lot of refurbished PowerBooks, iBooks and many Macbook models. All the products come with a 90-day warranty.

Used MacBook.com is another website where you will find refurbished MacBooks and other Mac accessories. This website tells you the best deals you can find on eBay, but how we said above, even if you find a lot of great deals, we don’t recommend that you buy from eBay if the seller doesn’t have good recommendations. Another place you should check out is the store.computerkingdom.org. You will find many products with great prices which come with free shipping.

We recommend that you use trusted sites like MacBooks For Sale.com or Power Max.com. On the MacBooks For Sale website we found a lot of MacBooks with great prices. For example, the Apple MacBook Pro 17 – inch with a 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with the price of $2.368. This laptop comes with 4GB DDR3 memory and a storage capacity of 500GB.

Power Max is an authorized seller for Apple products and this is the place where you will find a lot of Apple products with great prices. For example, we found the 13.3 – inch MacBook Air with a great price of $1.049. The laptop comes with 80 GB storage capacity, 2 GB Ram memory and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. You will also find a lot of refurbished PowerBooks, iBooks and many Macbook models. All the products come with a 90-day warranty.

If you travel a lot and you want to keep your MacBook Air running for a long period of time, the best solution is to purchase a portable battery for your laptop. You will find many portable batteries on the market, but the careful because a lot of them could damage your laptop’s battery and also your laptop.



The best on the market is the HyperMac which you will find it on Hyper Store.com. This is the world’s fist and only external battery that works with all Macbook models. The battery is available in 4 sizes and you can also charge your iPhone 3G S, iPhone 3G and other mobile USB devices. Depending on the size you choose from: 60Wh, 100Wh, 150Wh and 200Wh, you can charge for MacBook Air for more than a day or if you choose one for your iPhone, you can recharge it for 52 times.

The HyperMac External Battery comes with a USB port so you can charge also your iPhone while you are charging your MacBook Air. The laptop will see this portable battery as a connection to its original adapter, so HyperMac provides the power your device needs and also recharges the internal battery. You can check the battery level of HyperMac by looking at the lighted indicator.

With this external battery you can extend the life span of your laptops internal battery which is a very important thing considering that the latest MacBooks have built-in batteries and if something goes work with the battery you cannot changes it by yourself, you need to pay a service to do that.

These external batteries come with one year warranty and can be recharged up to 1000 times. They also look great with their nice aluminum housing that match the color of your MacBook and they come with different cables for all Macbook models. They have the capacity to determine which MacBook is connected to them and adjust the charging power.

On the website mentioned above, you will also find HyperMac Nono which is the perfect portable battery for your iPhone and iPod. This comes with a built-in charging cable, so you don’t have to carry with you the original cable from your device. These external chargers come in all iPod’s colors, which means that you can choose from 9 nice colors the one that matches your device.

HyperMac Micro is an external battery that provides more time for your device than HyperMac Nano. This one is also available in 9 different colors and it works with iPod, iPhone and other USB devices. HyperMac Mini is the largest external battery for your iPod or iPhone and you can find it at a price of $119.95. All these products are manufacturer by Sanho Corporation located in Sunnyvale California (United States of America), a company which makes IT accessories.