Monday, March 16, 2015

Life With the MacBook's Single Port Won't Be Easy—Yet | WIRED

Connect different -- check the full article for likely-to-be-common usage scenarios

"Apple’s message is clear: You don’t need all those cables. It’s better to carry something that feels almost weightless, something elegant and slim and gold than have some pört-gåsbord weighing you down. “Besides,” Apple seems to insist, “you can address all of your needs via Web services, or streaming, or iCloud, or one of the wonderful new features we’ve added to Yosemite. Would you like more ports? Well, we have inelegant dongles and more-expensive computers for that.”

At some point, getting data and electricity to and from your MacBook with just one port may be seamless and natural. Today, though, we’re at least a few dongles away. Here’s how the MacBook plays out in practice."
Life With the MacBook's Single Port Won't Be Easy—Yet | WIRED

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