Comments on: Modding my laptop

By: James

James — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:07:39 +0000

I love this. I’m going to make something like this for my wife.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:52:06 +0000

Hugh: I love his stuff and was initially going to replace the keys on this, but looked at it and decided that there was no way it was going to happen.

I used Corel Draw, but you can also look at GIMP, which is a free, very good, open source paint program.

By: Hugh Walter

Hugh Walter — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:58:04 +0000

Hi – greetings from across the pond;

This is beautiful, have you found http://steampunkworkshop.com/index.shtml
his stuff is so wonderful, but labour intensive and you would need to unplug for an hour or 2!!!

What graphics software do you use for this sort of work? I’m a newbie to all this technology, using a compaq evo which was given to me as a leaving present, by colleagues who clearly thought more highly of me than the boss! however – although ‘born again re. the internet – I’m self teaching, using the tutorials in the loaded software (loaded by the tech guy at work), and despite buying a Volito tablet, I can’t get this kind of accurate graphic design, (in windows paintbox, office publisher, or macromedia freehand 10) do I need to get coral or autocad? (43 and keen to learn!

I’ll do a damp green mossy one, just lifted from an alien primordial swamp! with corroded verdigris buttons, and rusty seams, with the odd bug peeking out? umm….hold the bugs

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Mon, 07 May 2007 21:39:30 +0000

Uh-oh… What’s the first project?

By: Fabulous Girl

Fabulous Girl — Mon, 07 May 2007 20:15:34 +0000

OK, this is the second project I have waiting for your arrival in NYC. Be-yew-ti-ful!

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sat, 05 May 2007 06:57:10 +0000

Thanks! Its only drawback that I don’t get to see it when I’m working.

By: Jason Erik Lundberg

Jason Erik Lundberg — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:05:48 +0000

Very nice, Mary. And I really dig the design.

By: Wordly

Wordly — Sat, 05 May 2007 02:56:04 +0000

That is absolutely beautiful! It’s got so much more personality now, and looks so classy. Ya done good!

By: momk

momk — Sat, 05 May 2007 02:23:41 +0000

Way to go! Really CLASSY, Mary.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sat, 05 May 2007 01:25:57 +0000

Minster: What, me, procrastinate?

M.K.: I’ll bring it to the coffee shop on Tuesday so you can fondle it.

By: M.K. Hobson

M.K. Hobson — Sat, 05 May 2007 01:17:55 +0000

Fan-freaking-tastic. I’ve never had the guts to stick things on my laptop, but maybe now I’ll try.

By: Minister

Minister — Sat, 05 May 2007 00:44:56 +0000

Oh, my. I thought this was the sort of project you didn’t have time to do? Someone clearly isn’t spending enough time writing on her laptop if this is the best use of her laptop-time she can come up with. *frowns severely, but the twitching eyebrow gives away the smile beneath* Okay, so it’s pretty cool.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sat, 05 May 2007 00:44:14 +0000

I can’t wait until I have time to layout the interior. Mm… oxblood and shiny…

By: Lisa Mantchev

Lisa Mantchev — Sat, 05 May 2007 00:17:33 +0000

I ~love~ it.

By: cherie priest

cherie priest — Sat, 05 May 2007 00:13:25 +0000

Now that is 100% pure AWESOME.
For real and stuff!