After talking with Doc this morning, I want a comparative review of laptops for blogging conferences. What's the ideal computer for real-time weblogs? I found the Sony Vaio wasn't really the right laptop. Short-lived battery. Doc says the Apple TiBook is wide, and that makes a big difference. Lots of screen real estate, it spreads out on the lap more easily than a smaller computer. The 802.11b support is dreamy, says Doc, when it comes on it latches on to the strongest signal. No control panels to fuss with?  [Scripting News]

I'll second the TiBook recommendation. I've had mine for two weeks and I'm still impressed. The screen is amazing: great color-depth and super-wide. The 802.11b support is dreamy. I haven't had the chance to bounce from one wireless network to another, but setting up the wireless network in my house was beyond simple. Also, I was able to take it to work, plug in an ethernet cable, and I was surfing the Web without having to reboot or open a single control panel.

Now I haven't done a thorough test of battery life, but I would guess 3.5 - 4 hours in a blogging scenario. That's just a guess.

11:25:10 PM