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Apple let the wind out of my sail
I'm quite excited about the new MacBook and was thinking of buying one (my wife gave me permission), but they're not shipping until next month, so I have some time to decide. A friend of mine mentioned to me today that the new machines have ExpressCard and not PCMCIA slots. A year ago I wouldn't have cared, but I've been using an EVDO card (Sierra Wireless AirCard 580) on Sprint and have grown quite used to it. In fact, the WiFi coverage in the hotel is so awful that I've been using the EVDO card and even downloaded about 120 MB of updates. This card won't work in the new MacBook and I haven't heard any mention of an ExpressCard format EVDO card. If an adapter comes out, I'd be golden.To make matters worse, even when an ExpressCard EVDO card comes out, I want the ability to use an EVDO router such as the Kyocera KR1 which takes a PC Card. So getting an ExpressCard will not be advantageous to me. I guess I could tether my Samsung A900 to the router, but then I can't use the phone when I'm online.So, I'm hoping for an adapter that lets me use a PC Card in an ExpressCard slot; I'm not sure it is technically possible, but I can always hope.
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Hotel for Macworld - One Wacky place
For this Macworld trip, we couldn't get rooms in our normal place, so we're staying at the Hotel Triton. It is one of the weirdest places I've ever stayed. They have different types of rooms and it appears that I'm staying in a Zen room.Pictures are below.
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Macworld - Day 1, part 2
Apple announced some really cool stuff and I'm torn on if I should buy a new MacBook. Speed seems great, but I normally get new hardware every 2 years and it's only 18 months since my last machine. Also, it is 1.0 version of hardware and with AppleCare and enough RAM, it is over $3100 which isn't a drop in the bucket. iWork and iLife have some neat new features, but I don't exactly have time to look at it all.
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Macworld - Day 1
I'm headed up to Macworld today for what will probably be another decent show. The rumors are going rampant about what Steve Jobs will announce. Whatever it is, it should be decent. He also puts on a good keynote and that really excites the entire Mac community. This will also be a good chance for me to talk to users/customers as I'll be working at the Mark/Space booth. It's great talking to users to hear how they use our products and to show them what they can do. However, it always wears me out and I tend to lose my voice the first day. I'll post more later when I hear what gets announced.