DissidentHere's Journal: Switching to Mac

I had to write this (on my G4) in response to this article (Making Things Easy...).

I work for a Windows shop, so I code in VB6 and .NET, but most of what I do is database programming for MS SQL Server and Oracle, and I'll take Oracle any day - anyone seen the error handling in T-SQL? Just short of non-existant.

Anyway, on switching to Mac, I had/have a box running Gentoo, and I saw a G4 PowerBook running OS X, I had to get one. I love using my G4, my Dell laptop for work is just for that, work. Every chance I get, I use my G4; when I have to write a Word doc or Excel sheet for work, I do it on the Mac.

I liken it to the difference between driving a Ford Escort and my BMW, Windows is annoying, but gets you where you need to go, and its Fix Or Repair Daily. Mac OS X is like BMW, lots of luxury and features, but there are a solid 6 cylinders under the hood, you can access the power when you need it, and keep 'er in good shape, she'll run forever.

Just my thoughts, but what if the Mac GUI was ported to Linux, it'll never happen, but as John Lennon said, 'Imagine'