WiFi Adapter
I took a minor gamble this week and ordered a “WiFi Express Adapter Model Number: F8277.” This is an unbranded USB Ethernet adapter that looks suspiciously like an Apple USB Ethernet adapter, but also works like an Airport Express (minus the audio out and printer/drive sharing).
I have unpacked, but have not tested the device. The printed instructions are not particularly illuminating:
WiFi Adapter Screenshot
Good to know use in the Pub is expected…
Last week, I attended an IBM event at their Chicago Innovation Center. There were some great presentations, but there was one particular point that I found telling:
One of the presenters made an off-hand comment that his daughter used a Mac.
Now, the presenter has a high-level position with IBM, the room I was in was filled with Lenovo PCs. Even though IBM no longer makes PCs and laptops, I am sure that IBM employees are given Lenovo PCs and that the presenter probably had several PC laptops that his daughter could use.
I asked if he was aware of the apparent disconnect. He responded that the Mac/OS X was a clear better device/platform. His daughter definitely believed that. I think we are on the cusp of a generational inflection point.
I think we will suddenly see swathes of teenagers grow up and buy Macs rather than PCs. These users are going to push for Macs at work. Things will change.
Apple is not looking quite so good this week. The transition from .Mac to MobileMe has not worked so well. For some reason my Mac at home was updated via Software Updates but not my Mac at work. Ho hum….
At long last RDC2 for Mac is out. A prettier, quicker, less ugly way of connecting to Windows boxes.