I've Converted.

I am forsaking my ways as a PC owner and user and converted to the ways of a MAC.  I bought my first ever Apple computer, the iMac, after being swayed by their clever marketing schemes, eventually, abrading my freewill and convincing me there are no other alternatives unless of course I actually like hitting ctrl-alt-delete every 20 mins and rebooting my computer while losing every ounce of work I just did just so I could spend another 20 mins redoing it.  PC must think I need the practice.

So here I am, exploring Safari and the wonders of iLife.  I took my first One-on-One class today and felt like a complete idiot.  I kept expecting to hear at least 4 to 5 steps I would need to complete a task but kept getting told... "just drag and drop".  Seriously?  That's it? Well then, how do I delete this then?  "Just hit delete Ma'am" (okay, so I threw the Ma'am in, but just for effect).  So simple that I couldn't get it.

I mean, we're talking YEARS on a PC (coz I'm so old...); everything's complicated.  I can take one of those babies apart, and put it all back together, run it smoothly for ohhh, maybe a day or two before I was searching for the Task Manager.

Well, the commercials got me.  I caved.  And boy, am I ever kicking myself for not doing this a heck of a lot sooner.  But before I get too giddy, I DID just get this thing so right now it's purring like a kitten.  Well, a kitten that's getting scratched by a monkey maybe.  (Read: I'm the monkey).  There's definitely a learning curve.  Apple may be simple but I'm old and stuck in my ways.  Looking for this here and that there only to find out now I don't need it.  What's a PC girl to do?

So now I sit trying to reorganize about 8-10 thousand photos and reorganize every document and zip file, convert what converts and cry as I toss those that don't after searching aimlessly on Safari and Google for apps and downloads that can make this ride a little smoother.  Setting up Wi-fi, Time Capsules, my printer, external drives, and letting Ethan play his first real computer game...Sesame Street First Steps.  He loves it.  But as my husband said... "Now look what you did.  He'll always want to be on the computer."  ~sigh~ He takes after his mama.

I'm still trying to figure this gadget out and pics are sitting in limbo.  That's frustrating me more than anything right now but if this thing lives up to the hype, it shouldn't be long before I'm up and running a mile.

So long PC.