Conversion

So, I’ve never been the kind of guy that needs the latest gadgets.  I didn’t own a cell phone until 2002.  I don’t replace it every year with a new model.  I don’t download games or take pictures with it.

I was slow to get an iPod and use iTunes.  I mean, I was a PC-guy.  I had a trusty Dell that came with MusicMatch Jukebox.  It worked fine.  I’ve used a PC at work my whole career.  Microsoft products?  Why be a hater?  Word, Office, Excel, Powerpoint, Project – like falling off a log.  I’m quick with the right-click.

We were like those guys

This is in contrast to the Beloved, who having come more from the academic world than my corporate-dominated life had gravitated to Apple products.  Look how beautiful, she would say!  (Look how expensive, I would retort)… Look!  No viruses, she would cheer! (Protection software works fine, I’d grumble).  I was sticking to my guns, dammit.  Apples had always seemed a little too much style over substance, perhaps and there was a whiff of “hippie” that kept me resisting.

Then, I got an iPod a couple of years ago, and realized that ok, sure – iTunes is really a lot easier than what I had been using.  Fine.  But I could use it on my PC with no problems.  It wasn’t like I was giving in, right?

And then my Dell started getting a little long in the tooth and there were noises about getting a new computer for my birthday.  And then about a month ago – despite my protective software – there was a  bad bad virus infestation.  My trusty old Dell ground to a halt, and the choice was made.

Pretty

So, I welcomed a new gadget into my life – a gorgeous 20” iMac.  It’s big, shiny, pretty and super-fast.  This weekend I spent some time moving over files (music, photos, financial, etc.) from the Dell to the new computer.  Pretty easy.

In File Transfer Exile

Now only if I could stop myself from right-clicking.