Can’t Believe I Ever Got Here…
Monday, October 31st, 2005I’m Feeling: Surprised
I’m Listening To: Me Died Blue by Steven Delopoulos, then Apollo 18 by TMBG
I never thought I’d ever get to this point in my life, but I am here to say it for all to see: I like Apple computers. I might even go so far to say that I like them better than PCs.
This may not seem like a big deal, but this is coming from a person who has had 2/3 of his parents working for IBM (dad & stepmom) his entire life. I’ve grown up only knowing the PC side – I could use DOS before I could make phone calls on my own.
I wouldn’t have ever gotten to this point if I hadn’t started working in tech support at SLUH. The school is about 95% Mac-based, and I accordingly was given an iBook G4 when I got hired. At first, I just sort of used it to get the support work done. The more I got used to it, though, the more I started doing more personal projects on it. And once I got a wireless router, I pretty much lost any excuse to use my personal desktop machine.
At home, I had already gotten sick enough of Windows and its stability and security issues to have switched (or at least dual-boot) to Linux. This helped cement my new-found liking of Macs… I despised the Classic OS, but OS X, with its slick interface, intuitive design, and (most importantly) Linux/BSD underpinnings, it was a logical choice to start using on a more regular basis.
Now I’m at the point where, when asked by Hannah’s uncle what he should do for a new computer, I actually recommended the iBook. I couldn’t believe my own ears… it was like the scene in A Christmas Story when Santa asks Ralphie what he wants for Christmas, and Ralphie blanks, and just says, “Football,” only to catch himself a moment later. Maybe I’ll change my mind later, but I’ve had the iBook for 3 months now, and could hardly be happier.