Okay so I’m not one to scrimp on every penny, go looking for the best bargains, or wait until that item I need/want goes on sale. But I do know what the going price is for items I’m shopping for and can see when I’m getting ripped off.

Case in point: Apple 60W MagSafe power adapter for 13.3″ MacBook.

Apple Store¹: $99

BestBuy²: $158.99

Wow, that’s a pretty big bit of profit! I mean, how do they justify a markup of 62%?

I know Apple’s margins on hardware are razor thin, so really, BestBuy is somewhat justified trying to squeeze money from it’s consumers via accessories, but doesn’t Apple do the same? I doubt bringing this to the attention of the BestBuy corp will do anything. Esp as their sister store FutureShop³ has the exact same pricing for the items in question.

So what can I do in this situation besides simply to buy the adapter from the Apple Store (which I did)? If I emailed their PR people would they do anything? Would Apple?

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What was the single most important thing I learned today? Always bring your condom! Er, I mean, your keyboard condom¹.

First official day of the conference and my new MacBook survived three spills, two coffee and one water and lived to tell the tale.

Man these php devs just don’t like Macs!

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• If I only #tweet past events, am I using #Twitter wrong? #
• Installing Ubuntu into a VM in order to try out UNR (http://bit.ly/YCGvu) #
• I’m horribly conflicted: New MacBook, or get a cheap Netbook (HP Mini) or wait to see if the rumors are true (http://bit.ly/W5o3I) #
• Love this image http://bit.ly/P0VNU #
• Needs to start working out… #