MacBook in the Mail

Someone I don’t know sent this email to me today. The project sounds interesting… reminds me of those ones where mail around a disposable camera.

But it’s not for me. Posting with permission in case anyone else is interested in helping Austin.

From: Austin Sprenkel
To: me
Date: Feb 23, 2008, at 12:29 AM

So the other day I was thinking, I want to do a ‘project’ where we take 1 white macbook. We then send this macbook to various people around the world (Creative Professionals) rotating people each week or so. At the end of the project, say maybe after about 4 months, we get the macbook back and find on it a compilation of work, documents, music, internet browser history, bookmarks, movies, photos, downloads, messages etc. etc. that have all been on this computer from a diverse group of people that have worked on it. When it is received we will have compiled a ‘personality’ if you will on the computer, after collecting a ‘piece’ of each user. We will document the amount of time the computer has spent with each individual, as well as record their name and address.

This is just a fresh idea that needs a bit of planning and polishing, so let me know your thoughts and opinions. The reason I am contacting you about it is I have been following some of your site, like photojojo, your blog and specifically Jelly! and it seems to me you are quit the ’social networker’, which I believe is the category the project falls under. Please let me know your thoughts and ideas! I would like very much to work with you on this project if you are interested! My contact info is listed below, and you can reach me any time!

Austin Sprenkel
Williams+Asti Creative Studio
937.409.4954
asprenkel@mac.com
www.astilifestyle.com