My hard drive on my PC was wheezing.
I kept thinking of all the data and pictures I had tucked away in that PC's belly.....and I shuddered.
Time to buy a new computer.
I read articles touting the demise of the desktop....but I still enjoy plunking myself down in my chair at my desk and reading, writing, working on my computer in one place.
I recently purchased a net book which is a piece of dog doo doo so I really wanted a working functional and BIG (size does matter) computer.
So viola the IMac...21.5 inches. I did look at the 27 incher....but as with a lot of things that are big for no reason....I declined as I would literally have to cut my desk or buy a new one to fit the console.
My first ever emotion with my IMac was disappointment. It's already carrying an updated version of their new browser....Safari 5 and I felt like I was revisiting my early experiences with the computer....in other words.....I could hit a website.....go to the bathroom, brush my teeth...and perhaps when I came back to my office the website would be loaded. I called the Apple genius who tweeked my machine with me over the phone....but although there were some internals errors with the transfer of data.....Safari 5 even tweeked was damn slow.
So I hoped and waited and thought something might improve and it didn't....so last night I downloaded Firefox a new browser and yippy.....a bit more like a lightening bolt.
Moving to a Mac has not been that difficult....I knew my way around my PC very well....and I can do most basic functions....I'll hit the tutorials here and there over the next couple weeks...and see if there's a little magic in the machine....the touted IMac magic.
There are some absolutely frustrating aspects of Mac world...so far the only way I can figure out how to cut and paste is through the command keystroke....you can't right click the mouse. That's just dumb.....the dock is nice.....things are smooth....and most of all....I connected my wireless keyboard, mouse and printer....by myself with little trouble. You don't always have that experience with a PC.
There's something elegant about a Mac....although I can't quite put my finger on it. It's smooth...buttery....the sounds are softer....and I am sure little by little....I will become acclimated.
Right now...I'm still an explorer....figuring out how to do things I want to do with a different machine....like driving a new car.....I'm still trying to figure out where the knobs are...but the basic concepts appear to be the same.
Maybe moving to a Mac, in keeping with the car analogy, is more like moving from a Ford to a BMW. I get the feeling I've got a lot more possibilities...but the reality is day by day....I want to get from point A to point B accurately and without a accident. I think the IMac makes the journey look cooler just like you tend to look cooler hanging on to the steering wheel of a sleek BMW rather than a Ford Taurus.
Once my net book goes (or I throw it against the wall and make it "go")....I'm going to get a PC laptop because it's apparent there's always something ...a download.....a file....that works better in one system versus another.
So right now the Mac and I are sort of in foreplay mode....hello baby...what can you do for me?
Let's see if it can make me gasp....lol.
