All 3 entries tagged Ibook

White to black

Follow-up to Red to green. from Mike's blag

I acquired a lid from an iBook G3 which, unlike my G4, has a clear plastic case with paint on the inside. So I striped the paint off and re-sprayed it. I chose black. Partly because the G4 iBook has a grey strip around the middle of the case, so the result is a case that is white on the bottom, grey in the middle and black on top. (The photo below totally fails to show the grey.) Largely because I had a can of black paint. Though said can turned out to contain only enough paint to cover about a third of the lid, so I ended up having to buy another can.

The result is this:

The new lid is a bit beat up, but no more so than one would expect. It's also currently held on with only three screws, the forth having fallen in to the sofa. I can't figure out how to retrieve it at the moment.

Not sure if it the result was really worth the effort, but one has to try such things sometimes.

Mike Willis : 13 Dec 2010 22:00 |  Tags: Apple Ibook Mod |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Red to green.

Follow-up to Not the first, won't be the last from Mike's blag

Time for a change.

The reflection is Jenson Button on the TV.

Mike Willis : 01 Aug 2010 16:25 |  Tags: Apple Ibook Mod |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Not the first, won't be the last

Apple iBook + small hex key + small flat head screwdriver + filter for use with camera flash unit + little bit of sticky tape =

It's a deeper red than it looks in the photo.

Update: I'm chewing on a strawberry creme from a tin of Quality Street and thinking the translucent red wrapper is just the right size to use for this mod. So don't buy flash filters or similar, buy a box of Quality Street. It'll probably be about the same cost but you get tasty treats in addition to the bits of translucent plastic. The wrapper will be all crinkly though of course so it probably won't look as good. You could try ironing the wrapper flat, but I don't recommend that unless you've already decided you want to buy a new iron anyway.

Mike Willis : 08 Sep 2009 20:57 |  Tags: Apple Ibook Mod |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem