Last Monday (August 14th) I got a shiny, new MacBook in the mail. 1.83GHz, 80GB hard drive, and 1GB of RAM.

Quite a few people have asked me, “Was it hard to make the switch, or are Macs pretty easy to use?”

I usually tell them that making the switch was natural. The MacBook (whom I named Staplin) runs like a computer should run.

A computer should be ready to use out-of-the-box.

A computer should boot up in 30 seconds or less.

A computer should be able to be used without you having to worry that it will freeze up, restart, or shut down whenever it feels like it.

A computer should have accessories that plug in via USB 2.0 ports and be ready to use without finding drivers, registering, and restarting.

A computer should allow applications to be installed in under 20 seconds.

A computer should let you see all of the files that are on it without a hassle…it is your computer after all.

A computer should be a logical machine, so it’s only logical that it will keep all of its files organized in a logical manner.

A computer should be able to boot anything you want it to.

A computer should meet all of your standards, and more.

So yeah, I’d suggest that you should get a mac.