Back to Mac

As we prepare for life on the road, we've been thinking a lot about what technology to take along. One thing has been clear, we need two laptops. One of us (who shall remain nameless) tends to hog the one laptop we have. And, as we've previously reported, our current laptop seems to be on its last leg. We'll retire our desktop computer before we hit the road. So, a couple of laptops have been on our shopping list for some time.

This opportunity to start fresh, as far as computers go, got us thinking. Long, long ago we were the first kids on our block to get a Mac. And, we loved it. After a year or two, we bought a bigger, better one. We loved it more. Years later, we had a falling out. We were both using PCs at work, and our Mac seemed more and more foreign. So, we went to the dark side and bought a PC (the very laptop Boris tore apart yesterday). Since then, we've bought a PC desktop or two and the laptop that's now on its last leg. In recent years, Apple has crept back into our lives. We both have ipods that we use every day. And, those nifty Mac TV commercials have captured our attention. Now that we're in the process of simplifying our lives, it seemed like the perfect time to go back to Mac.

And, that's what we did. Yesterday afternoon, we headed off to our local Apple store. (Judging by the massive crowd we saw there our economy is doing just fine, thanks!) A very helpful Genius showed us around and introduced us to the new version of our old friend Mac. We took a cute little Macbook home, which Boris has commandeered. (That's what I get for hogging the dying laptop!)

No worries! We'll get another one...soon. And, maybe we'll need a couple of those cute little i-phones, too.

It's so good to be back.