Comments on: iBoughtAMac: Chapter 2

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:08:51 +0000

I wouldn’t consider myself a casual computer user at all. I am on a computer almost all day. I am VERY savvy when it comes to the workings of windows (3.1 all the way up to XP Server). I have used windows in just about every capacity and decided that for my line of work and accomplishing what I want to accomplish, a Mac would be the best step to move me in the right direction. I know you’re not picking on me at all, but I do want to qualify my purchase. I have always understood programming from a basic designer’s point of view as I have been doing it since I was in High School, but I have learned that I prefer to steer clear from large scale coding tasks as well as delve deep into the world of development. My preference is design and production and having the Mac hasn’t further enabled me to do what I love as much as it has made it easier to do and faster to get to a finished product. There are some things that are just too much work on a PC when compared to the tools on a Mac (specifically in what I do). I am not a PC basher and don’t want to be considered a defector. I have 2 PC’s in my house and 7 in the office, but for my purposes, the decision I made was a well thought out and calculated one.

Now that I have switched, I have dug deeper into CSS & PHP world. I don’t really know why, but it has been an interesting journey and quite fun. I hope that explains my purchase and that you understand that I believe to have a fairly good grasp on the “competition”. I don’t make purchases of this magnitude lightly. As “spur of the moment” as the writeup may sound, it was fairly calculated.

I do appreciate your comment though because I agree with you on your main point. Don’t make rash purchases without proper research and investigation into as many options as you have time to explore. Thank you for your comment, I hope you return to add your insight again.

Brent

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:52:09 +0000

Hopefully you’ll return to the world of real computers sometime soon

I’m not trying to be mean, but I’m not surprised you bought it before knowing about things such as CSS, PHP, podcasting etc; since it’s usually casual computer users that buy Macs.

A bit like the iPod – people buy it not really knowing much about the competition, when the competition actually has a lot more features and doesn’t cost as much.

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:45:02 +0000

I am a member of 9rules, but I haven’t been accepted into “the fold” yet for some reason. If you can put in a good word, I’d appreciate it!

By: Andre

Andre — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:13:52 +0000

Have you considered actually trying to join 9rules? Poking around your archives, I figure you’d certainly have a good chance to get in.

By: jon deal

jon deal — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:41:32 +0000

Now I’m all verklempt.

\Goes into the corner so no one sees him all weepy.

By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:06:38 +0000

Glenn, (sorry I spelled your name wrong, fixed) – yes we should. I’ll get around to figuring out skype again and we can hook up.

Justine, always a crack up! thanks! Sorry joetv… I always forget the small stuff

Kenny… there’s a pill? that sounds a lot easier.

By: Kenny Saunders

Kenny Saunders — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:41:47 +0000

Thanks Brent,

I’m glad you didn’t take the Blue Pill.

By: Justine

Justine — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:50:54 +0000

I’m definitely really emotional right now. I think the best part is joetv ()’s haha. So great. You are awesome and one of the coolest Mac users ever.

By: Glenn Wolsey

Glenn Wolsey — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:43:16 +0000

Hey Brent, thanks for the inclusion on the list. We should really talk sometime, it sounds like we’d get along really well.

Keep up the great work with running iBoughtAMac, I always enjoy reading your posts.