The Macbook Air and .mac: maybe we’re all missing something?
One thing that all of the reviewers and pundits who have been panning the MacBook Air because of size of the hard disk and/or SSD haven’t considered is this product Apple sells called “.mac”. One thought I had really quick was to take advantage of the large number of WiFi access points in the world and keep a bunch of stuff on my iDisk. You could then sync it between a desktop, a more powerful laptop, or the Air that you’re using for travel.
Does make it disappointing that they didn’t include a cellular modem with the machine.
Post WWDC update
It will be interesting to see what happens with Mobile Me. If what Apple is promising with Mobile Me works as promised then much of what I talked about or implied in the original post becomes even easier to do. Makes it even more irritating that you have to use a dongle and USB device to get access to the 3G network. I’m still holding some hope that Apple will be able to convince AT&T to let you tether the 3G iPhone to your laptop.
Selah.