Despite technology being a consistently good thing, there are times where you've got to get your hands dirty. In the case of replacing a hard drive on your MacBook Pro, you won't go insane, but it's best to have a little help.

The guys over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog have linked to iFixIt's outstanding guide as to how to carefully open the MacBook Pro, what tools will be needed and how to get the case apart cleanly before putting it back together.

Completely Random Tip: I do this a fair amount myself and have found that if you print the guide out, then go page by page and scotch tape the screws to where they're supposed to be on the guide pages, it's easy to step back and see where everything goes instead of guessing which size screw fits where.

Either way, take a gander and let us know how this works for you in the comments or forums.