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MacBook Air

MacBook Air

There you have it. The new MacBook Air from Apple — the world’s thinnest notebook computer. It’s an achievement for sure but I don’t think I need to place my order today. Thin is great — light is even better — but I’d really like small. I would like Apple to make something like Fujitsu’s Mini-Notebook with a CF card reader built right in. I don’t need a large screen but being able to do very minor Photoshop work and send emails is about it. Basically something that would allow me to get files to clients from the road in a pinch. And small and light would be key. And rugged wouldn’t hurt. I’m afraid I’d snap that MacBook Air in half in my backpack. Oh, well.

On the other hand, I did like seeing the addition of email to the iPod Touch. That and a portable storage device with a card reader and I’d have a lot of my needs taken care of. I’ll do some thinkin’ on that.

Anyway, the excitement is over now. I’ll have to switch over to DP Review’s PMA report to see what the camera manufacturers will bring us at the end of the month. There’s always somethin’…

Oh, and I promise to actually post a photo one of these days.

Twas the night before Macworld

Macworld ExpoTomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year: the Macworld keynote. The end of all the speculation on the rumor sites about what Steve Jobs will unleash next. Last year the iPhone. This year? Will it be the MacBook Air? We’ll soon find out.

Until then, I have this news from the BBC and other sources that Egypt wants to copyright its antiquities including the pyramids and the sphinx. The BBC reports:

Egypt’s MPs are expected to pass a law requiring royalties be paid whenever copies are made of museum pieces or ancient monuments such as the pyramids.

Most of the focus seems to be on three dimensional replicas at the moment but will photographic images also require permission and royalties? According to The Guardian, “the law would not prevent artists from drawing images of the monuments or historic sites, as long as the images were not exact copies.” One could assume that a photograph would be considered an exact copy. Hopefully more details will be available soon.

Now I’d better get downstairs to put milk and cookies out for Steve Jobs so that he’ll put something good in my stocking tomorrow. Merry Macworld, everyone!