Friday, 27 February 2009

• Byte Me: How I converted to Mac from PC

   

  At the tender age of 10, I got my first computer. The big box was under the Christmas tree for weeks and I had already determined it was not a puppy for there were no air holes or noises coming from the box. I agonized over it.

  Finally, Christmas Eve came around and I talked my mom into letting me open the big box around noon. I'm such a cheater.
  
  I had used computers before, old Macs when I was in day camp over a summer or at school. At the time, computers were not a common thing for people to own. I was the first of my group of friends to get one. I was thrilled. It was Windows '95. The first PC I ever used, but within a week I was a pro with the basics.
  
  At 13 I received a new computer, Windows '98, and discovered the world of the internet. I was hooked into the digital boom that basically defined my generation. I loved my computer and spent countless hours on it. In high school, I took 4 computer classes. I gave my email address out more than my phone number.
  
  Years later, my computer kicked the bucket. My husband and I bought a new desktop and a laptop, both with Windows XP. They weren't the best, the lowest price we could get and still be able to call it a computer, but they worked. He was deploying and we needed a way to stay in contact. I was frustrated with the lack of RAM that slowed my computer down and at times caused it to spontaneously shut down. We kept talking about adding more RAM to it, but we never got around to it.
  
  This year, we had a new idea. Increasingly dissatisfied with PC, we were considering buying a Mac. My husband had used one of his classmates' MacBook and loved it. We got online and seriously for 2 hours watched the video tutorials on Apple.com. We sat there entranced, occasionally saying "Why isn't PC this easy/cool?"
  

  The smoothness and the simplicity sold us right there, with the extra bonus that with their compact recycled glass and aluminum bodies, they are eco-friendly.
  
  When our tax refund came in, we were down at the Apple store picking up our 24" uber computer. We set it up in our bedroom, where it doubles as a TV for our Netflix movies. Once we are done transferring files from our old PC, it will be set up for the boys to get online and play their games.
  
  A lot of people say they don't like Macs, but it's really that they are so different from Windows. It's so easy to work on a Mac that I had a hard time getting used to it after 12 years of having PCs.We have had our uber computer for a couple weeks now and I can confidently say that I will never go back to PCs. I love our Mac and recommend Macs to everyone.
  
  Mac makes it so easy to switch over, you can even run Windows on your Mac! So don't write off Macs just because you aren't used to it or remember the old, hard-to-use Macs from school. If you are considering buying a new computer, look into Macs. It is awesomely worth it.
  
  (No, I wasn't paid to write this blog. I wish, though.)

  Are you a Mac or PC person? If you prefer PC, have you given Macs a chance?
  

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