All kitted out with somewhere to go

So, the great kitting-miss-N-out-for-bschool spree is over. Yes, I have bought the final item on my electronics shopping list. And it is [drum roll please] .......





An Apple 12 inch Powerbook



I know, read the last post, I had ruled it out but over the weekend I decided to check my top three out. IBM was out, it didn't sing to me. That left the Asus and the Apple. I hadn't seen the Powerbook (just the iBook) in real life so I decided to check that one out. And it was love at first sight. I loved the keyboard (the big downside on the Asus), the ease of use, got to play around with the new Tiger version of the OS (I'm especially looking forward to the widgets on the dashboard) which I loved and the specs were good too. So I decided to take the plunge. I know I'll run into a few compatibility problems along the way, but I'm counting on my IT knowledge and Mac-friends to help me out. My new plaything will arrive tomorrow.

There's a bunch of other things that I want to mention as well, so this is going to be a bit of a mishmash, my apologies.
* On moving to London: Jason Cook over at Judge MBA in Cambridge has written a good post on what to bring to Cambridge, which for the most part is also valid for London. Especially handy if you come in from the States or Canada.
* There was an interesting and amusing article in today's Times, called 'Why treat your staff like dirt? Because they are', an antidote to the happy-clappy message that a lot of motivational speakers spread.
* Talking about happy-clappy, I just finished Glenn van Ekeren's 12 simple secrets of happiness at work which I really liked. Essentially this is just a book of quotes and stories, strung together by the author and not just about work, but more guidelines for life in general. Quite dense, a lot of information in a small book, a bit on the happy-clappy side but I liked it. It made me think about my attitude to work and those I work with.

[addition 1. Just realised that today in 4 weeks I'll be in London starting the househunt. And in 6 weeks time I'll start school. Damn, time flies when you're busy shopping ;-)]