May 2006

Why you want a Mac

This post was my response to a question asked by Ronnie Swafford on Newsvine: Why was he, a Windows Programmer with no obvious need for a Mac so drawn to get an Apple computer?

I answered (and am yet to see if he responds), but noticed what a huge comment I’d written and thought it could be a blog entry in itself. So here is why you want a Mac.

You want a Mac because Apple seems to have a philosophy that says, “do what must be done to make this a positive, well rounded experience”.
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Hey look at me! May 12th — CFS/ME (FMS) Awareness day.

Check this out! I have blue hair:
I have blue hair!

There’s no easy way to say this — it’s a real tongue twister… here goes:

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
ME and CFS are roughly the same thing, while FMS has different systems — you’d never know if someone had it unless they told you. You might guess something was wrong with them, but you may not notice anything is up with them at all.

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