What Changed You???

[powermac]

desch-stl-"...I never even test drove a Mac before but you just hear how things are so much more stable and easier with a Mac. I wished I would have switched years ago."

If I had a nickel for every time some one says that, I would be rich. Glad you switched and enjoy the Mac. Strangely, Microsoft has some kind of a hold on people. Everyone I have converted has said the very same thing or "Why didn't I switch years ago?" At first I thought it was just because the Mac is so different, and they were over taken by the novelty of it. Later, they are still happy to have made the switch, and years have gone by, they have never looked back.

In many ways for me the Mac is a breath of fresh air is a rather mundane PC world. Last year around this time, I had to use a IBM ThinkPad for a few weeks, as my PB died at the time, after several years of loyal service.

In any event, I found myself using Windows for almost the first time in my life, and it was quite a experience. I can certainly, understand there is a period of transition to get used to how each system works. Although my experience did not find XP to be unstable, it was shaky at best.

Security was my biggest concern while cruising my usual internet pages and getting bombarded by all these little apps that wanted to be installed, etc. It gave me the feeling my system was open to anyone on the net. I had icons install themselves on the desktop, unknown to me until I closed the browser window. Another noticeable difference was how clumsier the interface was, and how to perform the simplest tasks.

The last thing was the port configuration, or lack of ports on the PC. A huge portion of the back was dominated by a 29-pin printer connection. In my opinion, on a laptop to have such a large portion taken over for a outdated port seemed barbaric. While only one USB, and a sad excuse for keyboard light, that came from the top of the monitor, that only light a small portion of the keys.
In any event, I was glad to get my new PowerBook, and made me appreciate my Mac more and more.