Mac Buyer’s Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone
While on the subject of Mac hardware, this link helps take a bit of the guesswork out of when to buy your Mac hardware.
(tip via SweetMacTips)
Following on the heels on Frank Chimero’s insight
Following on the heels on Frank Chimero’s insight about his digital landscape, I read the January 2011 issue of MacWorld which included the Which Mac is Right for You article where each editor took on one of the six available models of Mac and waxed poetic.
So, how much power do you really need to get your job done? Are you writer? A multimedia guru? What is more valuable to you: portability, price or power?
(Yes, I realize there are many other computer brands on the market but as I have never used anything than a Mac, it would be unjust for me to even weigh in on those discussions.)
(via Macworld)
The Setup
Sometimes, I read something and it just lingers with me, making reconsider my preconceived notions about how things are and how things should be. The article below, by illustrator Frank Chimero (and its subsequent follow-up), made me seriously reconsider what tools I need to have a truly well-appointed desk. How much power do I need? How mobile do I need to be? What software do I really use regularly? What can I do “in the cloud”?
I hope you find his article as compelling as I did.
A Soliloquy
A few weeks ago I mentioned on Twitter I’m using a top-of-the-line 13” MacBook Air as my primary machine. The 27” behemoth of an iMac is gone: I sold it to a kindly soul on Twitter, and watched him as he threw his weight to one side and awkwardly dragged the giant box out of my apartment. I offered to help, but he said he could handle it. Super nice guy.
For some reason, this decision was of interest to other people. I got mixed responses, ranging anywhere from simple curiosity to guffaws. A few asked for me to write something up about this, so here we sit. If this type of stuff bores you, go ahead and skip over this post. It’s long, hairy, and thorough, and I realize this is of interest to maybe 3 of you. For you three, let’s get into it.
Rickshaw Bags Mini Communter Bag
Rickshaw Bags scaled down its Commuter Messenger for the new mini Commuter. Its designed to comfortably carry a Moleskine, netbook, e-reader, iPad and other petite-proportioned electronics while maintaining all the features that made the Commmuter 2.0 the “bag of choice” for on-the-go technorati.
Some of the extensive features:
- Stand-up design
- Wipe-clean waterproof liner
- Exclusive magnetic Velcro silencer
- Velcro and clip shut closure
- Quick-adjust should strap w/pad
- Zip-shut front organizer
- Zip-close slash pocket
- Place for pens, ID, phone and keys
- Rear organizational pocket
- Padded stand-up handle
- Assembled-to-order in SF
- 11”W x 7”H x 4”D
$100 (currently available in 15 different colors and materials)
(via Rickshaw)
Teal, aqua and soft sages make a dreamy, tropical workplace. Love the desk in the center of the room instead of pressed against the wall. Good feng shui, I think.
(via belle maison)
A simple solution for identifying your cables is to use tags you can buy at office supply stores. Store the extra cables in a wire basket mounted to the underside of your desk for less spaghetti under your desk too!
(via MarthaStewart.com)
I highly recommend checking out Paper N Stitch’s Wednesday Workspace posts. Filled with lots of inspiring workspaces, including this little gem.