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For the last 15 years, I have been a Windows user and developer. I\u2019ve owned several different computers, all running one version of Windows or another, and sometimes I\u2019d even do a little bit of dabbling in Linux, but for the most part I\u2019ve always felt that Windows could be better. The user interface lacks consistency, and personally I feel that with Windows Vista, things are going down hill. <\/p>\n
I was set to build a new computer for myself at the end of February, but I realized soon after I had \ufb01nished \ufb01nalizing the speci\ufb01cation that I would need to run Windows Vista 64-bit on it in order to take full advantage of my hardware. I\u2019m not much of a fan of Windows Vista 64-bit, due to all of the issues between 32-bit and 64-bit executables and the headaches of 32-bit vs. 64-bit Internet Explorer. After considering many things, like what I plan on doing with my computer, I changed my mind on building that system, in fact I\u2019ve completely crossed it off of my list. <\/p>\n
Let me tell you, I never thought I’d see the day where I actually managed to pull this one off…<\/p>\n
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… as of January 15th, 2008 I am now a Mac user. I purchased a brand new 15\u201d MacBook Pro with a 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB of RAM, 8x Dual Layer SuperDrive, 120 GB of hard disk space and a NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor with 128MB of video memory, running Mac OS X 10.5.<\/p>\n
I can sum up my experience with Mac OS X in just three words: Oh. My. God. This computer is insanely powerful, and provides a rock-solid computing experience that is out of this world. iPhoto handles all of my photo editing needs, Pages is a great word processor, iTunes is amazing, and Safari renders pages faster than any browser I\u2019ve ever used. <\/p>\n
Not to mention all of the great applications that come with the computer which make it extremely fun — iMovie, GarageBand, and Photo Booth are three such applications which I could play with for hours on end.Needless to say, my days as a Windows user have officially come to an end. I\u2019m tired of the maintenance, dealing with the cumbersome registry, and worrying about upcoming Windows Updates wreaking havoc on my system.<\/p>\n
With this switch, I would also like to take the time to make another announcement. I will now be blogging here at NeoSmart Technologies (NST). My plan is to cover mostly Mac topics, although I will still have a hand in some Windows guides as well. <\/p>\n
Consider this post to be an introduction, the first of a series on the best way to go about switching from one OS to another…. completely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For the last 15 years, I have been a Windows user and developer. I\u2019ve owned several different computers, all running one version of Windows or another, and sometimes I\u2019d even do a little bit of dabbling in Linux, but for … Continue reading