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.

I have even uploaded podcasts via an EVDO connection before. Upload speeds are much slower than download. Once it took me nearly an hour to upload a 35 minute podcast. But when you consider that I was in a car on highway 101 and stayed connected to my companies VPN for that hour even though I was traveling 65 MPH, that’s not half bad.

Certainly there are faster connections available, but having a connection that is more ubiquitous than Wi-Fi is a very nice thing. On the MacWorld show floor there is free wi-fi, but with so many iPhones and MacBooks you are luck to get a decent connection. Now if I only had a MacBook Air and 5 hours of battery life. Fortunately, CalTrain has power outlets.