Obama sets online donation record

The Obama campaign has raised $32 million, a single month record for a candidate still in the primaries. The most exciting aspect of this number is that 88% came from online donations! The internet is changing everything...

Macbook Air... Apple's best ipod ever?

"One way to look at the MacBook Air is as the largest and most capable iPod in Apple's line - think of it as an iPod touch Extreme with a built in keyboard."

Ars Technica's recent review of the MacBook Air brings up some interesting points that I have not considered regarding Cupertino's latest drool-inducer.

To look at the device as a fully fleshed out iPod is indeed intriguing, for a iPod is only as useful as the information that it has access to. The iPod can be seen as an extension of one's media library when away from home, and without a way to load it with said media, it is indeed useless (except for the touch's wi-fi capabilities).

Although the Air lacks a DVD drive and only has a total of three ports (audio, USB, mini-DVI) when away from home, these items are non essential when trying to do such things as accessing the internet, working on a quick document or email, and/or listening to some music while doing those previously mentioned tasks.

As a portable productivity device, it can hold its own with the Thinkpads of the world - packing a relatively speedy dual core processor, 2 gigs of ram, a large and bright (thanks to the led backlight) 13.3 inch screen, decent battery life, and a form factor that is a joy to regularly carry from destination to destination.

So, for a person on the go, who also has a desktop at home, the Air seems like the perfect addition to one's tech arsenal.