I can't recall exactly when I first thought of this but I recall when I first made the decision. It was probably a long time coming, brought on by wasted time, frustration and unpredictable service. I'm am going to buy an Apple Mac computer.
This will be a perilous journey at first I'm sure but I anticipate arriving in the glory land within a month or so and my guess is, there will be no turning back.
My techie was trying to explain to me why my screen was occasionally freezing. We were viewing the long list of viruses that were being quarantined by my Norton Anti Virus. There must have been 50 that had arrived since last May. Given than I'm not one to surf the net for extended periods of time, this was alarming. Apparently, Norton fights the battle against viruses while I'm working on-line and it sucks the processing energy from the system when I need it most. Also, these viruses will never actually disappear but will remain (hopefully) quarantined indefinitely.
Secondly, the reboot time, even though I have a top notch PC, is a few minutes. I've done everything possible to keep this time to a minimum but it's still a bloody long time.
Thirdly, it seems there's always something requiring attention, be it Adobe or files that don't get sent or corrupt files and on and on...
So, on a whim, I asked my techie "should I get a Mac?". Without batting an eye, he replied "yes".
I forgot to mention that my usage includes lots of time on the Toronto Real Estate Board site and my contact data base site. This means lots of photos and pdf's. The other major use is music. I have a program called Band in a Box which allows me to program songs with drums, bass, guitar and anything else I can think of. I then play these songs back and accompany the music with my banjo. Very cool.
So, I vowed to myself that I would explore the world of the Mac and tomorrow, I will visit the Mac store in the Toronto Eaton Centre and see what the fuss is all about. Then, I'll begin speaking to other Realtors who use a Mac and see if this makes sense. Stay tuned.
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