Fazal Majid's low-intensity weblogMostly random pontification, delivered at irregular intervals.Macworld 2008 round-up- January 16, 2008 The MacBook Air was what I was waiting for (I pre-ordered the SSD version just before the online Apple Store buckled under the load). I have a MacBook Pro 15", and because of its weight I end up leaving it at work and not carry it with me at all times (the MacBook is hardly any lighter). Sure, the Air has drastically limited connectivity (the lack of Gigabit Ethernet is probably what I will regret most, even though I clocked my Airport Extreme at 90 true Mbps throughput). Other minuses...http://www.majid.info/mylos/weblog/2008/01/15-1.html A San Francisco local's advice to Macworld attendees- January 14, 2008 I have been living and working in downtown San Francisco for almost eight years now. Until a month ago, my office window (right) used to overlook Third Street and the Moscone center. San Francisco is a popular convention destination (one wonders why proctologists seem to prefer it to, say, Detroit) but Macworld Expo is definitely the biggest show in town. Restaurants and hotels are taken by storm, taxis become scarce, traffic gets even snarlier and the lines at Metron eateries cross the...http://www.majid.info/mylos/weblog/2008/01/13-1.html |