My husband always says I should be in a Mac commercial!

My husband always says I should be in a Mac commercial!

Why, you ask? I’m a Mac-a-holic, and proud of it!

It all started many years ago, when my oldest son was in 2nd grade. My husband and I felt it was time to enter the ‘90’s and buy a computer. Plus our kids would eventually require a computer to do their homework, so it was really a need, not a want. Since our school district used Macs, that’s what I bought. At that time I had no idea about the differences between Macs and Windows machines. It was just easier to buy what the schools used.

So, off I went to an appliance store – yes, that’s right, an appliance store – to make my purchase. Apple Stores weren’t around then, so my choices of retailers were quite limited. I bought a Performa 200, an all-in-one computer with a 9 inch black and white screen. Who needs color, I thought. Ah, so naïve! This baby had a 16MHz processor, 2MB of RAM and a 40 MB hard drive. To complete the package, I added on a StyleWriter printer, also black and white.

I brought the new computer home, hooked it up in no time flat, and started exploring. It’s amazing how much you can learn just by opening and closing the windows. I was careful not to change anything; I spent those first few days just looking, seeing where I would end up if I opened a folder within a folder.

Very quickly I fell in love with my new Mac. I subscribed to all the Mac magazines that were published at the time. I continued to learn how to use the programs that came with the Performa and the ones I bought, which included many educational titles like Math Blaster, Reader Rabbit, and Super Solvers: Spellbound. I told my friends who hadn’t yet made the plunge into the world of computing to buy a Mac.

I absolutely loved using my…er…I mean our Mac. In 1997, it was time to upgrade. This time, we bought a Performa 6400, with a color monitor and color printer. I was like a kid in a candy shop – all I wanted to do was play with the computer. The thought of having to share with my kids did not thrill me; I wanted to play! But, seeing as we did buy the computer for them, I conceded. To my kids, the computer was just something they used to help them study their spelling words, help with reading and practice math skills. To me, however, it opened up the entire world. I could go online through AOL and communicate with other people! How exciting is that? I could use the computer to find out how much tickets were for Disneyland, or if my favorite rock band was touring. The possibilities were endless!

Since that fateful day in 1992, I have purchased a total of eight desktops/laptops, including a G3 iMac, MacBook and MacBook Pro, around ten iPods (it’s easy to lose count) and two iPhones. I have converted many friends and family members to “leave the dark side” and get a Mac, and I have been tech support for countless iPod questions. In fact, my sister-in-laws parents have called me long distance with iPod questions, but that’s a story for another day. I will preach the gospel of the Mac to anyone who will listen. I point out Macs in movies and TV shows, to which my husband just rolls his eyes.

I admit that Macs aren’t 100% perfect; issues do crop up from time to time. But compared to using a Windows machine, well, take my word for it – you don’t want to be around me when I have to use one. The things I say are not family friendly. Macs are intuitive, easy to learn, fun, and just work they way they are supposed to. As long as Apple continues to make quality products, I will continue to buy them, and get others to buy them, too!
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