From Analysis to Experience: I’m Apple-fying
In my post about moving I left out one important detail: myself and my entire family are shifting from PC to Apple. We’ve been living in transition for a few years so we held off on making a platform switch, and I wanted to integrate changing computer and music environments until we moved into our new place. And tomorrow is the day.
We’re getting an iMac with a giant screen for family use in the kitchen. MacBooks for my wife and boys. A MacPRO for my office and a MacBook Air for travel. An AppleTV for the family room. An Apple Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme for storage. We’ve gotten a taste of Apple as my older son got a MacBook last year, and I’ve seen first-hand how incredibly easy it is to operate in an Apple environment. I’ve spent so much time analyzing Apple from a competitive perspective that it’s hard to believe I haven’t been a user. But now I’m converting talk into action. I am totally pumped.
I am also excited to really begin using some of the cool applications that have come out since we moved into our temporary digs, like Rhapsody and Sonus. While I know some stuff about edgy consumer technology (a lot of it learned from reading blogs, with perhaps Fred being my principle teacher), my home environment has been decidedly 20th century. As I get to use all this fun stuff, experiment and try new things, I’ll be sure to report back on my experiences.
