T -23 Hours and counting

Just a couple of last minute items to address.

Yesterday we got the Apple airplane seat power cable for the MacBook Pro. Only Apple can charge $58 for a simple cable.

We are taking a bunch movies on the Mac. I typically use Handbrake to convert DVDs to Quicktime AVC and copy them to the Mac, but ran into problems with new James Bond movie, Casino Royale. It turns out it uses a new form of copy protection that Handbrake trips over. I also tried Mac the Ripper with no luck. I finally resorted to the brute force method. A DVD player feeding a Canopus DV converter into Final Cut Pro. I am exporting to multi-pass, full-res, full frame rate, Quicktime now. It looks like it will take about 6 hours on a 2.16MHz MBP.

We are taking a bunch of electronics...

MacBook Pro
8 Gig Nano w/Nike Running toy
2 Gig Mini
2 quad-band cell phones
7" PocketDish
Canon SD630 Digital Camera

With the associated chargers and accessories it ends up being a bunch of stuff.

The weather is looking cooler than expected. We'll be taking a little more fleece then originally planned.

Kathy is hemming a pair of new travel pants. It's been a while since we used the sewing machine and had to break out the instructions to remember how to load the bobbin and thread it. A couple of last loads of laundry and we're ready to go.