Jason Burns’ Blog

A friend and I were having a hall way conversation this morning. I purchased a second laptop, a PC to supplement my Macbook Pro, and after getting it all set up and using it this weekend, I came to a realization. With a few exceptions, I could care less if I am using a Mac or a PC.

At home I have several of each and move fluidly between using them. I don’t have to adjust to different shortcuts, I don’t bang and curse either because it does something differently, I just use them.

There are a two things that come to mind that determine which type of computer I choose to use explicitly. If I am blogging, I will be using a PC, Windows Live Writer is just that good. If I am writing and recording music, I’ll be using a Mac, Logic Studio is just that good. Outside of those two activities, I just don’t care.

When I picked up a new laptop this weekend, before I ever turned it on, I stuck a Windows 7 RC DVD in it, and the first time I used it, it was a squeaky clean install of Windows 7 with no crap ware and it was beautiful to my OCD sensibilities.

It’s a Tool Man

There are several things I use a laptop for. Writing, communicating, research and a little web site maintenance. The thing is, I can do pretty much all of that stuff on either, and it doesn’t effect my experience or efficiency by choosing one over the other. When I set up a new machine, Mac or PC, I install what I need to get by:

Of course I install other software, and do other things, but when it comes to what I need to do, that covers most of it. So if I can do it both, and I don’t get a reduced experience on either, who cares?

Forget about which case you like better, throw away the crash/virus spin nonsense that the media loves to exaggerate, they are both reliable and usable platforms, it doesn’t matter what you use, as long as you use it.

Parting Note

If you are a die hard Mac user, check out Windows 7, if you can take of your Steve Jobs colored glasses for a few minutes, you might be surprised how good it actually is.

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