When I first heard about the MacBook Air my impression was that it was a cool machine targeting road warriors (frequent business travelers) and that it was probably not the right laptop for me. After all, I create audio and video podcasts that would eat an 80 Gb hard drive like a fat kid eat cake. Yes the styling is gorgeous but it does not have an ethernet port (not sure when I last used that) or firewire port.
When I saw the MacBook Air at around 11 am I must admit I was impressed. “Still not the machine for me” I thought, but hey that keyboard does have a very good feel. i hope they release the support for gestures for use on my 15 inch MacBook Pro.
But now it is after 3pm and I have carried my MacBook Pro around the city last night on the 3+ mile hike from Moscone center to the Geek Brief meetup by the Fisherman’s wharf. I also have carried it around all day at MacWorld. Nothing like a sore back to make you see the advantage of a lighter machine. Will they sell any? I think so. Will there orders go up at the end of a long day at MacWorld? I think so.
Other things that I liked that I saw:
1Password was having a 50% off show special ($15) which was enough incentive to get me to buy their software that let’s you manage all your password/wallet information in an easy secure way.
Ubercaster is a podcasting platform that anyone podcasting on a Mac should at least take a look at. It is targeted towards people who do live shows.
The new version of TypeItForMe will include auto correction as well as more complex interactive templates. It would definitely be an upgrade that I would think about buying but since I bought within the last 18 months I will get it for free.
I talked to the developer of Call Recorder which I swear by for recording Skype calls/interviews. I learned that the version I already have has the ability to put in a sort of chapter marker.
Whoever at Microsoft had the idea of creating a blogger’s lounge is brilliant. Thanks for the chocolate, the ice tea and the hospitality.
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