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"If you love puzzles, photography and stickers (like us), this project is definitely for you. As part of our MOOvie Mania Competition we asked people to share their "how tos" or "tutorials" that featured MOO. John Arnold has created a brilliant video that shows how to create a collection of stickers out of one photograph - in essence turning the 90 stickers in to a giant puzzle. He then brilliantly arranges all 90 stickers on his new laptop giving it a unique cover."

I'm not sure whether to call this project brilliant, or masochistic - one thing is for sure, I respect his attention to detail and precision. I'd have a hard time getting that final result to look good - hell, I couldn't even get my DecalGirl iPod Touch sticker on completely straight! If you skip to the 9 minute 30 second mark, you can see the final result. Impressive!

"The Adamo is clean. Unlike almost every other Windows laptop you can buy, it has no "Designed for Windows" or "Intel Inside" stickers glued to the palm rest. Turn it over, and instead of a jigsaw puzzle of FCC approval stickers, serial number tags, and Microsoft certifications, there's a metal builder's plate with Dell, Intel, and Microsoft logos subtly printed on it. There's even a special magnetic cover hiding a required licensing sticker."

In pretty much every laptop review/video I do, I complain about the labels. To me, they ruin the design aesthetic of the laptop. They add zero value to the user - it's not like they're going to forget they're running Windows Vista - and are usually difficult to remove. The laptop OEMs need to push back - hard - on Microsoft and Intel the way Dell has done with the Adamo. I don't mind so much if the labels are on the bottom of the laptop, but I can see why Dell wanted to keep the bottom of the Adamo clean. I'd like to see more of this from OEMs, all the way down the line.

DecalGirl has been around for a while now providing high quality skins for your various gadgets. When I was looking for a way to dress up my Asus Eee PC, they were my first stop. I was pleased to see that they offered 55 different designs for the Eee. They've got designs to suit most tastes and the coordinate nicely with both the black and white models. I chose the “Bones” skin pictured above. After the break, we'll will get it installed and see how it looks on my black Eee. Read more...