I grew up with Windows. I remember my parents’ first computer: Windows 95 and dial up–a powerfully slow combination. Those were the golden days. When someone said they were going to buy a computer everyone just knew it was going to Windows based. But the game has changed. Now, when anyone is making the big step towards college or just purchasing that new computer, they ask the big question: Mac or PC?
I knew nothing of Macs until it was time for me to make that purchase in my own life. I was going off to college and my uncle offered to buy me a computer. With little hesitation I said a PC would be fine. I didn’t need the over-priced, glitzy, fad of a computer that was a Mac. And I was extremely happy when I received my 17inch, 8 pound, 1.6 GHz Gateway. The thing was a behemoth, it wouldn’t even fit in my backpack, but it did everything it needed to do.
I had no idea what I was thinking. But I went ahead and reversed my wrongs and bought a beautiful MacBook. And after tinkering with it for sometime, it all makes sense. The operating system is truly intuitive–now I get the allure. Starting the machine and the apps is quick. When it comes to editing videos and pictures, there’s no comparison. Mac wins. The software is unbelievable and extremely easy to use. The Mac is a powerhouse. It can easily operate countless applications; without the noticeable bog that one receives with Windows. Plus it runs Windows better than a PC runs Windows!
People argue that Macs are too expensive–they are. That’s why I bought mine used and at a great deal. People argue that Macs are fash
ion statements, but so what, so is everything else in our lives.
I love my new Mac, and I’m already budgeting my finances to upgrade to a newer model. With that said, I want it to be known that I never truly had any problems with a PC. And I would still be using one if this deal had not came up. But I think everyone should try a Mac. Own one at least once in their lives and then make up your mind.
You will be pleasantly surprised at what you find.
Have you switched to Windows 7 from Mac (or vice versa)? If so, please let us know in the comments below.
I could lay out a pros and cons list, be cliche, and hope that readers enjoy the breakdown. I could focus on Windows 7’s major upgrades from Vista and XP. Or perhaps I could look at Macs energy efficient, sleek desktops. They’re all appealing directions, but what is captivating me most is the social and business implications of the decision.
Talk about the “everything works” stereotype of Macs, I’ve had plenty of crashes and freezes, it’s not perfect! Windows 7 isn’t either, but it certainly has moved into the same realm of “everything works.” 
While radio continues to broadcast out to the greater world, the deconstruction and decentralization of all things radio is swiftly occurring. The younger generations have their iPods for starters, and when they grow to have today’s smartphones (Droid, iPhone, etc.), they’ll probably be getting their news from it too. “There’s an app for that” means more than the 100,000 some-odd apps, many a waste, but tens of thousands that can replace our previous needs with a car radio. The NPR app and DoggCatcher are perfect examples of this new web technology that’s replacing old audio media.
has a 1.6 GHz Atom Processor, 1 GB of RAM, and a surprisingly large 160 GB HDD.
The answer is complicated, but the basic idea is that Flash media is processor and memory intensive. In future updates there’s hope that it’ll be reduced. It needs to be reduced before it’ll run on devices like the 
in early 2010. There’s actually an update coming later this year or next for Flash 10.1, which can be downloaded in prerelease form 
for $479.99 (probably for a limited time). It comes with an added boost in hard disk capacity, RAM, and is fit with 
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