You Use A Mac?
I’m getting used to my new Intel MacBook Pro. It’s performed well on this long business trip except the heat it generates continues to surprise (and worry) me. I’ve also noticed that the magnetically attached power cord is a very useful feature in preventing me from pulling my laptop off the desk or bed of my camped hotel room. The problem with it is that even a slight angle in connecting to the machine causes it to disconnect. A couple of times now I’ve put it down on the desk thinking it was charging and it wasn’t. Yesterday I had a big presentation and usually have no power worries, but the machine died just as I got going because it wasn’t charging overnight (and unfortunately I forgot my adapter at the hotel).
What was weird is that for a few minutes I was shuffling near the front of the room to get a colleagues computer going and a few people in the room thought (and so did I) maybe something more serious was wrong with the MacBook Pro. Our host made a point of telling us where the Apple store was in London and another attendee remarked on the heat issues associated with the Intel duo core. This presentation was to our regular industrial audience and I can tell you two years ago, three, maybe even one year ago most people would’ve still been surprised I even was using a Mac. Now (and I get this sense more and more) people know they’re usually a more reliable machine and can be used for business. Apple’s marketing and presence among consumers has worked spectacularly.
Now where’s Regent Street?