rejon is Jon Phillips.

Thanks to Carl Worth’s recommendation, I have now purchased BatterGeek.net’s Portable Power Station.

I’m expecting big things out of this, like 10-12 hours (7-8 hours power station + 4-6 hours 2 laptop batteries) of no need to plug in laptop which is perfect for long flights, trains from Guangzhou to Shanghai (23 hours) and because my ac adaptor melted down because of a knicked cable.

I couldn’t resist the deal. This thing, while plugged into the wall and your laptop, charges both your laptop and itself and has a gazillion power adaptors and a +5V USB connector as well to power your cell phone (charge) and other devices at the same time. Oh, and it has airline adaptors and features “variable voltage selection from 3V,5V,6V,9V,12V,16V,19V,21V,24V,28V.” Power-up!

Save that money from not buying a macbook and get this instead (Did I get that right this time Trust me, I don’t really buy that much stuff (except when in china) and try to stay away from the gear purchases. I think buying the “BMW M6 of battery packs” is worth it. Here is more from their site:

Welcome to the BMW M6 of battery packs which powers any device from 3V~28V. Features built in variable voltage selection from 3V,5V,6V,9V,12V,16V,19V,21V,24V,28V. Packed with power at 130WH Capacity. This scaleable power solution features independant power in and power out jacks making it possible to daisy chain multiple units for extended run times. Also features a power off button to conserve charge when not in use. Also features a built in USB port which outputs 5V. Also features a built in USB port which outputs 5V. Includes mobile cell tips to recharge and power most cell phones and PDAs including mini-USB tip for BlackBerry, RAZR and more.

UPDATE: Linksvayer keeps me in check while my brain is in overstimulation because of my new power station I just purchased (more in a second about that). I updated the post to reflect the non-cocoa/aqua nature of the Evolution release (oops).
Chuck your Outlook and use (Novell-funded) Gnome’s Evolution (which now has CalDAV support!)

Its has always amazed me how brainwashed people, aka consumers, get from purchasing products in the name of “good design” and “ease of use” when the companies they buy their products from harm the communities they take their code from without reciprocity. And by company, I mean Apple. And, the aforementioned communities are Free Software, Open Source, and on-line music purchasers. Like Linksvayer, I’m not shocked by Apple’s latest moves and it reaffirms my committment to not buy their one button mouse products (I need three). Bring on the flames, it only increases my Google rank and gets me to laugh when I read the posts

Come on, stand up, boycott Apple, aka switch, until they give back to the Open Source communities and rip out that DRM from their products. Think Different.