Well, it's been some time... actually, it's been a long time since I've blogged about my efforts to go from PC to Mac. I have to admit, it was a bit disconcerting for a while there. Since last I blogged, I had made the personal decision to go Mac, but with my work and other obligations I knew financially IF I was going to do it, then it would have to be around the end of the year. So I had a hard time finding the motivation to blog. It was a little frustrating talking about something that I didn't own...
The truth of the matter, simply put, was that my Mac had to be MY Mac and a gift to myself from myself. Although I toyed with the idea of replacing my home PC it wasn't really an option. My wife wasn't ready to make the switch and with her college assignments she was afraid she would get frustrated if something went wrong. So, last week upon receiving a bonus from my employer - thank heavens that not every industry is in the dumps - I did it. I bought a shiny new 13" MacBook Pro. I almost talked myself out of it. But thankfully, I did it. And now I can say, I have my first very own Mac. :-)
As far as the home PC, it needed upgrading too and with my spouses concerns I thought it best to stick with Windows. I snapped up a nice little Dell with Windows 7 and it's on the way. Although I'm not as excited about it as I am my Mac, I am curious to see how my wife handles the transition from Windows XP to Windows 7. It will be a bit different but she was willing to make some small changes and having played with the release candidate myself I felt comfortable helping her along the way.
Well here goes nothing! I'll start out 2010 as a Mac in a PC world. At work it is all PC and at home I will be a Mac on my own time. I have decided to keep this blog and I may change the format, post less formally, and perhaps I'll write a little about the transition to Windows 7. Either way, as a newbie to blogging, and a newbie to the Mac, I do like the idea of having a place of my own to share a little about my journey from PC to Mac.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 8:37PM 
Honestly, I really am loving my Mac. I've had my 13" MacBook Pro for less than a month but it's just such a joy to work with. The design of the computer is simply perfect and it is extremely responsive. The one downside at this moment is that I like it so much I dread going back to my PC to actually do my job! I can't wait to get home and play on my Mac. And I daydream about how much more productive I could be if I had a nice 27" iMac sitting at my desk at work! Alas, I don't think I'll be able to convince my boss to let me expense it.
John