Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Travel Tip: avoid a UK Mac attack

Mac people: Don’t leave for the UK without this key add-on. You won’t be able to recharge your Macbook in many hotels without it.

I learned the hard way on a recent trip to London.

You won’t find the product listed on Apple’s UK site (???), and it’s not sold anywhere in the US as far as I know, so buy it here from Amazon

Tailwinds!
British electrical code for restored buildings (like The Stafford, at left, along with the Berkeley, Claridge’s, the Connaught and so on) requires outlets to be placed too close to the skirting boards. Your MagSafe power block will not be able to dock with the electrical outlet. Your World Travel Adaptor Kit will NOT fix the problem.

Ten minutes online today will save you a trip to one of the UK’s 35 Apple stores. Not one of which is anywhere near the Cornish coast or the Scottish Highlands.

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