The Switch

After using Windows for a decade, I am now the proud owner of a Powerbook. I have had to resist the temptation to get a Mac since I saw screenshots of OS X in 1999 and was enamored with what Apple had been able to do with its UI. Plus I learned to develop on Unix in college, so I was thrilled to learn that OS X had BSD underpinnings.

In the past, my employer has always given me a laptop, but my most recent career moves have left me without one. My last laptop had WiFi, and Becky thoroughly enjoyed having mobile Internet access, so I didn't have to work too hard at convincing her we needed another computer.

I've been a Linux user since 2001, but it was a struggle to use it as my main desktop due to compatibility issues and the lack of good financial software, plus Becky really hated it, so I had to give in and use Windows on my primary machine, and Linux was relegated to my server.

The last straw was a trip I took to the Apple Store and played with iPhoto and iMovie. My newest hobby is taking lots of pictures and video of Kyla, so I was really impressed with this software that comes for free on the Mac which looked better than the stuff I had paid for to run on my PC.

Thus far I have been delighted with my new toy. It's incredibly user-friendly, stable, and has all of the goodies a developer needs. I won't be scouring through Steve Jobs' trash for souvenir toe clippings any time soon, but I am definitely Apple's newest convert.