Wednesday Thoughts
Well, the blogging has been a little on the sparse side as late. Nothing drastically wrong here, just a tad short of time! Juggling a number of great projects is fun, but doesn’t allow much time for a lot else.
Organisation – perhaps I need to streamline my calendars, project management, to dos etc. One of the downsides of having a love for all things web and technology is that I am easily tempted to use the latest and greatest online apps, and also desktop apps. Having totted up the number I use, it’s actually quite a few, which, of course, takes time to manage.
I’ll write a post up on this in the near future….. I know a few of you are avid GTDers, and I’ve yet to really dabble in this area. Things is looking very promising, but needs to sync across multiple computers.
Air time – after 6, yes, 6 poorly finished MacBookPros 2.53ghz – all singing and dancing mobile powerhouse Macs, I finally through in the towel and said no more. To say I have had my Apple brand love dented is an understatement.
However, the new MacBookAir is superb (although was STILL not perfect out of the box – scratch on bottom, and small scuffs – tiny but noticeable to the Moss eye!). The 128Gb SSD seems to make the machine very snappy and so far, performing well. The iSkin Pro Touch FX keyboard cover arrived which will keep the keys pristine and a Radtech cloth is also on the way.
The only negative so far is that the fans do come on during video chat, something that didn’t happen with the old MBP.
Stockholm – last week I spent a hugely enjoyable couple of days in Stockholm, Sweden with the orbitsville gang. There were a number of things that really stood out – a superb welcome and really good to meet like-minded people, all with a passion about the web and marketing, the broadband speed (which is still making me chuckle in awe!), and finally the quality of the buildings and services. My initial view of Sweden is that they are getting an awful lot right. Just like the UK. Yeah right 
It’s late and I have an early telecon, so that’s all for now folks!
PS I have just installed the new Intense Debate comment system which you can read about here. Please leave a comment and let me know your honest thoughts!
MacBook Pro late 2008 black [concept, mockup]
MacBook Pro late 2008 black [concept, mockup], originally uploaded by _Umpa_.
Loving this mock up of what we could see on Tuesday! Slick and based on the MacBook Air. I need lightness, portability, speed and looks.
The Steve Sleeve
For those of you lucky enough to own a MacBook Air (I don’t – yet), check out Timbuk2′s new Steve Sleeve! This replicates the now famous manila envelope used in Apple’s adverts for the Air. Looks great and would certainly be the case I would be getting!
MacBookAir
So…..
I am in NO position to buy one of these (yet), but I was interested to hear if anyone had, and what they honestly thought. Is it quick enough? Is it light enough? Is it fully-featured enough? Do you miss not having a drive? (I cannot remember the last time I used the CD/DVD drive on my MBP!).
Interesting fact – the tune in the advert is by Yael Naim, and she has (obviously) received a huge amount of PR out of this, and her record company have pusher her album forwards by 2 months to capitalise on this. Shows you the power Apple has when it comes to exposure.
