This week "my struggle" has been the fact that I am now a new owner of a Macintosh laptop. When it came time to buy a new computer (my old PC was basically toast), I decided to go with a Mac because everyone I seem to know who knows things about computers just raves and raves about the pleasures of owning a Mac.
Well, it might just be growing pains, and the fact that I am a complete novice when it comes to computers, but I just cant figure out whats so great about the Mac yet. More than anything, I just keep running into obstacles. There are things I want my new computer to do that my old computer did just fine that I cant seem to make this computer do.
For instance, what is the deal with Quicktime and why does it reject just about every kind of video file I try to play on it. After a weekend of war with this thing, I finally figured out some different players I could download to play the things that Quicktime wont play, but Quicktime certainly doesnt like to play much.
And I cant download my favorite music service "Real Rhapsody" as an application on my computer. I can use it off the web but I cant find a way to download it which is really disappointing.
There are numerous other examples of my frustration with this thing, but I wont bore the readers. Lets just say I am tempted to feel like Ive been duped, that I gave in to peer pressure, trying to fit in with the cool kids. Its kind of like in elementary school when I begged my mom to buy me a pair of expensive Oakley sunglasses, just because the other kids made fun of me for not having them. When I finally did get a pair, I didnt even care to wear them because deep down inside I thought they were stupid.
Is that how I am ultimately going to feel about the Mac? Well, I havent made up my mind yet. I will be patient and wait to see if its merits grow on me. I just need somebody to explain to me what those merits are.
Posted by todd at April 24, 2006 08:40 PM