by James Clay

Created on: October 16, 2009

When I first started using computers way back when the Commodore 64 first came out I was instantly hooked. Computers became an instant passion of mine and I've used them to their maximum capability ever since. I used the first version of Windows when it came out and I've owned and used every version since then. I was one of the guys that waited in line to buy Windows 95 when it released. I never owned a Mac until just this year, hell I never even considered owning a Mac until just a couple years ago. I had been convinced by all the Apple haters that Macs were just too yuppie and expensive, and were not serious machines. When Apple announced in 2005 that they were moving to the Intel processor my ears perked up. It was at that time that I started to look into the possibility of owning a Mac but I was still not sold. I struggled with all the preconceived notions about Macs that I had learned over the years.

I stuck with Windows and even built a few Windows machines between 2000 and 2007. I got very good at fixing, upgrading, and diagnosing Windows machines in that time. My in depth knowledge of registry, DLL, and system functions convinced me that I should just stick with Windows. I liked the fact that I knew how the computer worked and how to make it work for me. I should add, that if I had a dime for every time I wiped and reloaded Windows on a malfunctioning machine I could have afforded to buy a new Macbook Pro, but I digress. I was a Windows user and I wasn't going to give up on it.

It was earlier this year (2009) that a family member bought a Macbook Pro and raved about what a great experience using it was. I shook my head ever time they bloviated about their wonderful little Macbook. In the back of my mind, though, I was wondering if there was something there I should look into. It was shortly thereafter that I had a horrible experience with my main Windows machine. I got a serious virus that my virus software didn't pick up. Now, I consider myself a very savvy internet surfer and I know all the things not to do. I know that you don't open links or attachments in emails from people you don't know, hell I don't open links and attachments from people I do know. I don't surf website that I'm not pretty familiar with and I sure as hell don't use per to per software and I always always update by software both OS and anti virus. Never the less, I got hit and hit bad. It really shook my conviction about my knowledge of windows and computers. Enough that I made

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