Web Marketing Strategy Update

Changing to an Apple Powerbook

Came across this last night from Tom Parish and couldn’t resist including it — for PC users as a typical example of why people prefer Mac, and for the many Mac users who will enjoy hearing their platform praised by a new “convert”

Well, I did it. I made the move to an Apple Powerbook (12″) for office work and remote audio recording. There were two basic reasons for the change. One was simply feeling tired of the hassle of dealing with virus related issues and managing a firewall with a PC laptop.

It always seemed that the PC laptop no matter how new slowed down with use, regardless of the constant fiddling, defragging, de-virusing and all that stuff that you just assumed you had no other choice but to endure. Other issues like battery life never quite hit the mark for me on the PC laptop either.

On the software side I realized I had meet one of my business goals of moving all my project management, email and nearly every SEO related support tool to the web. I also realized that the Podcasting recording and editing software I use runs on the Mac as well as the PC. So, I sold some of my studio equipment and turned the Powerbook into my remote recording studio and general use laptop while traveling to clients.

I’ve had my Powerbook for about two weeks. I am constantly amazed at how much simplier it is use.

I move around a lot in Austin between locations and the Powerbook never seems to get confused from one WiFi location to another It instantly finds new networks. I close it in one location then open it in a new location and it ‘just works’. Seems to me that’s they way a laptop is supposed to work. Right?

The PC Laptop I used was always getting confused requiring it to reboot.

I see now why people are migrating away from the PC. You use a PC because you endure it thinking it cost less. Well it does in many cases but I wonder, given all the time screwing around with the PC laptop to keep it running correctly if it’s really ‘worth’ paying less and getting so much less.