Comments on: MacBook Air http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2008/04/12/macbook-air/ Blogging the impact of computer-related technology trends, and whatever else catches my interest. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dwayne Phillips http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2008/04/12/macbook-air/comment-page-1/#comment-28872 Dwayne Phillips Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:08:46 +0000 http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2008/04/12/macbook-air/#comment-28872 Over the weekend, I had the use of a MacBook Air. The Air is slim as the designers pushed everything to be slim. That seems to be an odd attribute to optimize, but Apple seems to know what they are doing. It feels heavier than it looks, and I don’t know why. The keyboard is a little funny, but I wrote a couple of papers on it without any trouble. It does look neat. The thing is expensive though, and for the terminally cheap (me), too expensive. Over the weekend, I had the use of a MacBook Air. The Air is slim as the designers pushed everything to be slim. That seems to be an odd attribute to optimize, but Apple seems to know what they are doing.

It feels heavier than it looks, and I don’t know why.

The keyboard is a little funny, but I wrote a couple of papers on it without any trouble.

It does look neat. The thing is expensive though, and for the terminally cheap (me), too expensive.

]]> By: Zoli Erdos http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2008/04/12/macbook-air/comment-page-1/#comment-28862 Zoli Erdos Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:09:47 +0000 http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2008/04/12/macbook-air/#comment-28862 I also follow the practice of replicating all files between computers - being stuck in MS-prison I use Foldershare for this. But I think it's time to rethink that policy, especially if you have a primary travel computer. Not so much for storage, but security reasons. Use Web-based software, keep docs online accessible from anywhere, if your travel laptop is stolen, at least you data is safe. I also follow the practice of replicating all files between computers – being stuck in MS-prison I use Foldershare for this.

But I think it’s time to rethink that policy, especially if you have a primary travel computer. Not so much for storage, but security reasons.

Use Web-based software, keep docs online accessible from anywhere, if your travel laptop is stolen, at least you data is safe.

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