Is it wrong of me to plug my Powerbook into a socket in the airport and charge it up before a flight?
I’m just wondering.
Speaking of Powerbooks, I ordered a new one before I left. I was a little worried to see that Apple shipped it via Airborne – I certainly don’t have to tell regular readers of my contentious relationship with package delivery “services” – Airborne in particular. So, I was slightly heartened when I tracked the package and discovered that it had shipped and would be delivered while I was in Austin.
Then I checked yesterday to see if it had arrived and was greeted with the ominous “No information available. Call for information.”
Well, I feared the worst, of course. I called Airborne and was told that – once again – they didn’t know where the package was. But it hadn’t been lost – it was because their computer system indicated the package was shipped from Illinois when in reality it had been sent from TAIWAN and they couldn’t track it. Now, since Airborne does international shipping, why in the world can’t they track a package from Taiwan? And I also wonder, in these days of security and suspicion, why they don’t know the exact whereabouts of every package entering their system from outside the country?
So, I have no expectation of having my new Powerbook tomorrow when I go in to my office.
I wish Apple would let you choose what shipper to use, the same way they let you customize your computer.
[Update: Pal Tim in my office e-mailed to let me know that despite what Airborne says, my Powerbook arrived safely at the office today. Yay!]
