Kevin Henrikson

A quick check of the Technorati top searches reveals World Cup News is starting to heat up in the blogosphere. Less than a week away from the first games and we can already see a steady increase in the *noise*. Take a look at the graph below to see just how often the World Cup is showing up in the news. The blogosphere now more than ever can provide a real-time look into what is hot or going to be hot in the near future. Yahoo has partnered with FIFA to build an official World Cup New site. You can even use tools like Google Desktop to get live World Cup New Updates live.

The wait is over. I’ve decided to order my MacBook Pro. See the details below. Lenovo decided to drop Linux as a focus for the Thinkpad line. The lack of a well supported Linux/Unix distro further adds reason to move to Mac.

Order Details
Product Name		Product Number	Unit Price	Qty	Subtotal
MBPRO 15/2.16 CTO		Z0DL	$2,899.00	1	$2,899.00
With the following configuration: Processor 0656552 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo Memory 0656107 2GB 667 DDR2 2x1GB SODIMMs Hard Drive 0656106 100GB Serial ATA drive@7200rpm Optical Drive 0656096 SuperDrive (DVDRW/CDRW) Display 0656520 Widescreen Display Modem 0656201 None Apple Software Solutions 0656200 No optional SW Keyboard/Mac OS Language 0656553 BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS Country Kit/AEX 0656102 Airport Extreme Card andBT
Estimated Shipped By:	JUN 07, 2006
Estimated Delivered By:	JUN 12, 2006
Recycle Fee			$8.00	1	$8.00
APPLE PORTABLE POWER ADAPTER85WUSA		MA357LL/A	$79.00	1	$79.00
Estimated Shipped By:	JUN 05, 2006
Estimated Delivered By:	JUN 07, 2006

Well the 17″ MacBook Pro’s are starting to arrive. From the reports I’ve read the 17″ MBP lack the whine which appears in many of the early production 15.4″ MacBook Pro models. There are a few things that are popping up for the first time. Like the lid stays closed better, staying cooler and then there are those who think the 17 inch MBP is still stupid big. Hey what’s to lose… you get more for your money than with the 15″. Not to mention an extra 2 inches to help let all the heat out. Personally not sure how much fun it will be to travel with what amounts to a surf board of a laptop. I think it’s clear that the Thinkpad is out. Going to be either a 17″ or 15″ MacBook Pro. Few more mentions.

Apple released the 17″ MacBook Pro last Monday. In Part I of my Apple vs Thinkpad post I mentioned a few reasons why I’m strongly considering the MacBook Pro. The 17″ model adds Firewire 800, 8x super Drive, and obviously a larger screen. If Apple had just added the option for a speed bump in the Core Duo it may have just been the tipping point.

A few more reviews.

On a side note the MacBook Pro is seeing more and more applications get ported to native Intel and/or Universal support. Just one more feather in the MacBook’s hat.