Get On, Clip In, Fall Off

Apples in San Francisco

If you're ever in San Francisco and in need of some quick Mac-friendly Internet access, the San Francisco Apple Store at Ellis and Stockton has both an open area on the top floor with a bunch of iMacs running Panther available for Internet access (one of which I'm using now) and what I presume is meant to be a publicly available wireless network.

They're lovely shops, and are probably what computer shops are supposed to be like - plenty of competent advice on hand and the atmosphere's bright and airy without the maze of intimidating aisles and piles of beige boxes which make places like PC World (and CompUSA) such a drag to shop in. And of course there's plenty of hardware on display to fondle, stroke and play with... uh, sorry, I got a bit carried away there...

For Mac users, or for people who should be Mac users but don't know it yet, it's a must-visit - and there are plans to open one in London in the near future as well.