The Ultimate Laptop for Devs, ITPros, Creatives – 2016 Edition

The Ultimate Laptop for Devs, ITPros, Creatives – 2016 Edition

2 years ago I bought the ThinkPad W540. Having 2 SSDs and 32GB of RAM allowed me to run 6 simultaneous Virtual Machines for my SQL Server Disaster Recovery Demo. I sold that laptop last year, and I feel the urge to get a new one this year. Now, some readers will know that I already have a Surface Pro 3, but that's given by the company and hence restricted for work. Getting a personal laptop means you are free to code away or play around with Lightroom on your free time. During the absence of a personal laptop, I...

Apple Store queueing & the Story of Dee

Apple Store queueing & the Story of Dee

If you're hoping for a MacBook Pro Retina review, this is not it. I didn't get it yet by the way, it is all part of Tim Cook's operational genius, where he ships directly from manufacturing in China, on-demand utilizing the cheaper costs of transportation nowadays. In economy, inventory days is: goods remain in inventory before being sold. If you're above the norm, something wrong with your sales forecasts (not generating enough demand), and if you're below the norm, you're losing potential customers. Apple breaks the norm by saying, "We never lose potential customers. They will come back and queue...