Lifetuts

In March 2006 I kinda officially switched to the mac. After working upon Windows based machines for over a decade (I really started with Windows ‘95 although having worked with DOS versions before), the switch to OS X really felt as a fresh breeze! Not because of Windows, but because of OS X and the way it worked/works.

Before March 2006 I bought an Mac Mini because I wanted to be able to test my websites and web-based applications on both platforms and browsers. The Mac Mini gave me an insight into what working with OS X would be like. Most programs I worked with upon Windows were available for Mac. And in case they weren’t, I was able to find some fine replacements (I’ll post a list of programs for both sides later on).
The Mac Mini’s performance in comparison with my Windows PC was the only reason I didn’t made the switch earlier. My Windows clone was quite a bit faster. The decision to switch completely was kinda made for me. If I was to run Windows Vista to it’s full capacity I would have to upgrade my PC or even buy a complete new one. And since I rather wanted a Apple with OS X, I decided to switch completely.

The Mac I bought was an Macbook Pro 15 inch. This because I was working at client’s offices more and more, so the flexibility of an laptop was necessary. The Mac Mini (G4) became a beautifull media centre on with I’m able to watch the internet in the living room.

Switching to OS X was very easy. If I would have know I would have done it much earlier….