Visit any tech-heavy conference and you're bound to find a sea of MacBooks covered in clever decals playing up the glowing Apple logo on the lid. But a sticker only offers so much customization; if you really want your hardware to stand out you need to take things to the next level with a custom-cut Uncover replacement lid.
It sounds like a complicated process, and that's why Uncover requires you to either send in your MacBook to be enhanced, or just buy a new one through them that they can customize before sending your way. The company offers a series of existing designs if you're not that creative, but since you'll be spending anywhere from $260 up to $780 for the service, you'll probably want to choose a design that's completely unique to your machine. Here's a few examples of what Uncover has created already:
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Laser-Cut MacBook Lids Are More Stunning Than Stickers
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Delay Start Staggers Out Your Mac's Startup Items
Mac: Startup items are great when you use the same programs all the time, but if you have a ton of them loaded up it can seriously extend your computer's boot time. While it's easy enough to remove some of those items, Delay Start is a simple app that lets you stagger out when those programs open.
We've talked a lot about speeding up your boot time, and one of the easiest ways to do that is by overhauling your startup items. Delay Start makes that easier by giving you better control over what apps open and when they do. Just hit the "+" sign in Delay Start, add the app of your choice, set the time interval (in seconds), and you're done. Then, when you open Delay Start it'll open all those apps at once by the interval you set. It's especially helpful on older Macs that might need a little help during the boot up process.
