Jumping Ship
Mon, 06/08/2009 - 12:45 | rlp
This is the second post in a short series on the story of my turning from PC to Mac. The first post is here. The irony is not lost on me that I'm posting this from a different computer because my Macbook Pro won't boot. ;-)
Last week I mentioned that I did not leave the world of PCs and Windows because I needed an easier interface. I’m a fairly serious computer user. I slogged my way through programs back in the early 90s, before Windows, when every program had a completely unique set of commands. F7 saved in Word Perfect. Why? Because that’s the way they designed it. Other programs had their own quirky commands. For me, Windows has always seemed incredibly easy and convenient, if only because of the universal command structure.
I guess it’s all a matter of perspective. Having lived through the Great Depression, my grandfather always thought an orange was a spanking good Christmas present.
You know what ultimately drove me away from Windows?....
Read the rest at Spyjournal.
Spyjournal is a blog by Tim Miller of Jethro Consultants, where I now work part time as Web Services Manager.
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Like rats off a sinking ship.
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I also jumped ship, though more recently than thou. I was laid off in mid-February (due to the Unprecedented Economic Downturn), and decided that a chunk of my severence package would go to buy a Black Mac. I've loved my wee laptop ever since, and have only ever turned it off a few times since then, leaving it hibernate with the lid closed most of the time. It's nice having it just WORK every time I flip it open, though I'm sure my own user experience will mature (become more jaded?) as I age with it.
Looking forward to reading the rest of this short series.
Simon
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I'm guaranteed to read the rest of these posts if for no other reason than to hope for more gems like: "...locked up tighter than an Amish maiden." (From the first post.)
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