Our home PC was old, tired, and long overdue for replacement. However, the thought of spending money on a new one wasn’t very appealing. Sure, faster and newer hardware would have been a welcome change, but having to deal with the same old problems wouldn’t have been fun at all.

Running Windows is like a job now. The malware situation is just completely out of control; staying on top of it requires constant vigilance. Perhaps Vista might have improved this for me, but what I’ve seen there so far looks like the same old story with new police state overtones. Pity, since the Aero UI is gorgeous.

A good and very persistent friend had been proselytizing the Way of Mac for years; he’d occasionally show up at the door offering a subscription to Macworld, that kind of thing. A True Believer. Secure in the knowledge that he used a superior solution.

You get the idea.

Apple’s conversion to Intel processors and introduction of Boot Camp removed any serious barrier to conversion; my defenses were weakened. Pouncing on the opportunity to win a convert, he demoed his new Mac Pro Quad to me.

My memory of the next few hours is spotty, but it concluded with a trip to the local Apple Store.

This journal will chronicle my switching experience. Hopefully, it can be of some benefit to others making the jump.

It matches my website. It means nothing. It’s meant to mean nothing; having no inherent meaning keeps the trademark attorneys and their delightful cease and desist letters away.

I am at peace with it.