Hello, I’m a Mac

icon1 Posted by Rochelle in Misc. on 10 10th, 2008 | 9 responses

It’s official.  I’m now a Mac person.  One of the things that fell victim to Tropical Storm Fay was my custom Velocity Micro computer.  This week I replaced it with a Mac Pro.  There were a few things that convinced me to change (aside from a friend who is a Mac convert and will never look back to Windows):  The fact that I can still install and run Windows and Windows apps, and the simplicity of a Mac system.

Woo hoo!  I’m loving my new Mac!  Switching to a Mac is something like heresy in my family, as I come from a long line of IBMers.  So far, though, there is no comparison.

So, I’m spending a few minutes this morning installing Windows programs onto the Mac so I can continue using the software that can’t be installed on the Mac.

Any advice from you Mac users to this new convert?

Rochelle

9 Responses to “Hello, I’m a Mac”

  1. Tao says:
    October 10, 2008 at 9:58 am

    My advice?

    Sit back, relax.. breathe a sigh…
    Your worries are over now you have a Mac.

    Well… not all of them-obviously.

    Taos last blog post..Goal!

  2. Paul says:
    October 10, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    Welcome back. Congrats on the new Mac. I bought my first Mac in 1984 and I’ve been without one for 10 years now. I can’t wait to get back to the best.

    Pauls last blog post..Setting Up Your New Snow Thrower

  3. Rochelle says:
    October 11, 2008 at 11:48 am

    I am so very impressed with the Mac. I’m so used to having to wait about five minutes after I turn on my Windows system for everything to fully load before I open any programs. With the Mac, once it is on, it is on and ready to go.

    I’m amazed at how easy it is to access the guts of the machine. I purchased additional memory and installing it was a breeze. Some of my Windows machines were so snug that I could barely add more memory. Installing additional hard drives was just as simple. I can’t believe that there are no Windows makers following Mac’s lead on this stuff.

    Rochelle

  4. Alice says:
    October 11, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    Welcome back Rochelle! We’ve missed you! :-)

    I’ve never owned a MAC, but have friends and family who wouldn’t own anything else. I’ve thought about getting a MAC when my current setup dies because every time I have a problem, they all say “that would never happen on a MAC”!!

    Enjoy your new toy!

  5. Yael says:
    October 13, 2008 at 1:03 am

    Rochelle,
    Congrats on your new Mac. I have an old IMac which still has my Photoshop on it as well as 2 newer PC’s. I came close to getting another one this last time around, but had to make an emergency purchase.

    Enjoy!!

    Yael

    Yaels last blog post..I’m Selling My House In Olympia WA – A Really Shameless Plug!

  6. Bunny says:
    October 13, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    Congratulations! It is the same with my husband’s PC and my Mac. We can start up at the same time, and I can get in, open a couple applications, create and save a file, print it, while on his machine, Windows will still be loading. I don’t know how he can stand it!

    I can’t say that I’ve never had problems with my Mac, but it works beautifully 99.9% of the time and is WELL worth the .1% that it has a hiccup.

    Advice: Just have fun!

  7. Tony says:
    October 14, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Honestly, the opposite is true for loading with my PC and my girlfriend’s Mac. I guess it just depends what you have starting up with it. I purposely try to limit that stuff.

    But either way, I’m glad you like your computer :) .

    Tonys last blog post..Champions, Minstrels and Rune-keepers Beyond Level 50

  8. Mac Voice Recognition says:
    October 14, 2008 at 5:52 pm

    We bought our first Mac earlier this year, and it is incredible how much more smoothly and quickly everything runs. Ours is a Macbook, and it almost instantly comes “awake” from hibernating, much faster than a PC notebook. Everything is so artfully done on the Mac, you can’t help but appreciate it.

  9. Rochelle says:
    October 14, 2008 at 8:17 pm

    So very true. I almost hate for it to sleep, though, as the screensavers are amazing. I never used screensavers on my PC but the ones on my Mac are simply breath taking!

    Rochelle

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