For much of my life, I have viewed Mac users as a fringe group – slightly militant, extremely loyal, possibly weird. They loved their weird little computers even though they were a tiny minority in a world dominated by Gates & Company. Although I used Macs in school a bit, my home computer was always a PC. I was used to them. Software was easy to find. New PCs were easy to find and offered a huge, ever-changing variety of features. Sure, they didn’t always behave correctly, and they had various annoying little quirks, but I could usually figure out how to make them comply. <\/p>\n
Over the last year or two, I’ve begun to question my loyalty to PCs. Mac popularity is growing. More and more of my friends use and adore Macs. I now own stock in Apple. My home PC has some minor issues that shouldn’t exist, and I’m tired of it. I’m tired of Word. I hear bad rumors about Vista. <\/p>\n
It’s time to make the switch – not only to a Mac, but to a Mac notebook that I can carry with me to work, on vacation, into my living room, to church, to the coffee shop, or nearly any other place I want to carry it. After months of speculation and rumor, Apple finally released a new line of notebook computers<\/a> on Tuesday. Thanks to my October birthday and my generous family, I have some extra cash set aside for this purpose. I think I know which model I want, but I’m going to wait a few days and play with them at the Apple Store first. I hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For much of my life, I have viewed Mac users as a fringe group – slightly militant, extremely loyal, possibly weird. They loved their weird little computers even though they were a tiny minority in a world dominated by Gates … Continue reading