More and more, I find myself doing business online. From simple groceries to books to small nick-nacks I can save a few dollars on, waisting the time, money, and energy driving to the store is beginning to sound less appealing each passing day. As many upsides as there are to the whole e-commerce scene, there is one major and unavoidable downside: shipping. With a good half dozen major carriers and more delivery options then you can shake a stick at, figuring out when and how multiple package are going to get delivered is near impossible. Sometimes I’m just impatient, other times the item is of some importance (perishable, valuable, signature required, etc), but more often then not, I like to just track my package along every step for my own satisfaction.

I first noticed the Deliveries app for the iPhone some months ago. I had heard some great things about it, and given the number of good reviews, I wanted in. Due to its high price and availability of alternatives (namely multiple carrier issued apps) though, I held off. A short sale a few days ago afforded me to the chance to justify the purchase, and I jumped while I had the chance, scoring the app for $2.99 (instead of the regular $4.99).
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You’ve probably seen or heard of it it at some point somewhere, the MacBook Air. It’s the ultra-portable, ultra-slim 13″ laptop from Apple. Weighing in at just under 3 lbs and 0.76″ at it’s thickest point, it makes a high school book report look bulky.

Packing - Apple maintains their “Green” movement by fitting the computer, and all its accessories into a box no larger then some modern day laptops. As usual, everything is neatly packed away in an appropriately sized compartment in such a way that once you take everything out, you’ll never get them back in again. Included with the second generation models is the 45W power adapter, extension power cord, small cleaning cloth, information pamphlets, and restore CD’s (despite its lack of optical drive). Owners of the previous generation will notice the lack of a display adapter – Apple wants another $30 out of you.

Features - As with just about all Apple products, you get a little of what you don’t need and sometimes miss a little of what you needed. This particular laptop is the grandaddy of them all – the 128GB SSD, 1.86Ghz, fully loaded model. Price at time of ordering beginning of January 2009 is $2500. Read more