So I realise this is a strange one but I am looking to borrow/rent a Mac laptop (up to 2 years old) for about a month (from 1 Feb to 9 March 2011). In exchange I'm happy to pay a rental fee, help you to improve your English (I'm a native English speaker and a book editor) or give you cooking lessons (my Italian mother taught me everything I know). Naturally we could work out a security deposit and come to a mutually happy arrangement.