As any of you who read my post may know, I’m an Apple Mac user and a fan of OS X. At home I have an Apple PowerMac as my main computer. My workplace is standardized on Windows and there I use a Windows PC. For both personal and some business needs, or when travelling, I use my personal Apple Powerbook. My wife’s work environment is also Windows and she uses an older PC running WIndows XP Pro at home. As the “IT Professional” in the family it’s been my responsibility to support her Windows home PC.
Over the years I’ve performed the normal Windows clean-up and reloads on her machine and have recently been battling a number of strange problems that include it’s reluctance to stay connected to our home WiFi network. I’ve mentioned in conversation to her a couple of times that maybe we should get her an Apple Mac but she’s never completely risen to the bait.
This week I decided to switch her to Mac OS X. She has a great LCD monitor and is currently even using a Mac keyboard, so I’ve ordered an Apple Mac Mini with the Intel Duo Core processor for her. It’ll be delivered today. Now the only stickler is that it just so happens she’s out of town on business this week and doesn’t know she’s switching.
I also know she won’t have a chance to read this before she returns! ~wink~
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You a real player. These kind of thing have to be discuss to avoid couple issues ;)
After switching one month ago from PC to macbook (1 for me and my wife) she used the macbook. After 1 hour of use she said “damn, why didn’t you buy a Mac before ?”. I was so surprised that I found nothing to said !!!
Sab: I have the new Mac set up and will know her reaction tonight. I’m certainly hoping for a similar reaction as your wife!
Since the first time we met my husband has embraced my technological challenges with patience and humor and I suspect a good deal of profanity under his breath. When he suggested I might want to consider a Mac, I quickly pointed out that with my computer savy, or lack thereof, I could hardly justify spending the money for what little time I spend on the computer. He lovingly quipped that the time saved was his, not mine! I’m smitten after just two hours on it this morning and am already plotting on what to do with my ridiculous system at work. Thank you, honey! And let me go on record here; “You were right.” xxoo
What my wife didn’t state in her comment is that shortly after finding out that I’d switched her to a Mac she wanted to know when I was going to switch her to a convertible. No good deed goes unpunished!
Your the man of the household, so anything you say goes. :) Or at least that’s how it is in our house.