A few weeks back, my wife Stephanie and I decided to buy a laptop computer. Our goal was to simply have a laptop with wireless capability so we could use the Internet throughout our home.
Egad…we’ve spent nearly $2,000 thus far, and I still don’t have the ability to surf the Internet from our new laptop! Let me explain…..we bought the new laptop and wireless router, and we were all set to hook it up. When I tried loading the wireless router disks onto our computer, I got several error messages. So, we had that checked out, which led to us having to purchase a new computer, since the one we had (that worked just fine, thank you) apparently had a corrupt “mother-board”. Since Steph is a stay-at-home-mom, she has a lot more time to deal with these sorts of things, so I agreed to have her work on getting us a new computer. On the advice of a friend, she purchased a Mac instead of getting a Windows based model. Bless her heart for doing this, but let me tell you, having been a Windows user all my life, converting to being a Mac user is no easy task. Even the simplest things like viewing pictures or videos ends up like being on a safari (which is ironically what Mac calls their web browsing program). Additionally, it seems that NOTHING is compatible with the Mac. So far, we have already had to buy a new printer, a new router and several “Windows for Mac” programs.
Well, enough whining. We have had the Mac for about 2 weeks now, and we are learning how to navigate through the various programs it has. Many of these are quite “feature rich”, and seem nicer than Windows, but learning how to use them is no easy task. When I think about it, having this Mac has been sort of like raising our children. Until you have done it, you have no idea what to do or what to expect. And just like children, the more time you spend with the Mac, the easier it seems to get. Each day thus far has been an adventure with our baby Mac, and I just hope that as its Mac Daddy, I can give it the time and attention it deserves.
G’Night G’Town!
“Computers, huh? I've heard it all boils down to just a bunch of ones and zeroes.... I don't know how that enables me to see naked women, but however it works, God bless you guys.”
~From the television show King of Queens, spoken by the character Doug Heffernan
