Over the weekend I managed to screw up Firefox. Normally, not an issue… just download it again and voila, all good. Well part of me screwing up Firefox meant that I also managed to screw up my ability to download things. I couldn’t download it using Internet Explorer because that had long been unusable due to a virus. My Firefox was so messed up that I couldn’t log into any of my Google applications or Twitter and I couldn’t even do searches for flights.
I had long been coping with some serious limitations due to gnarly viruses. To open any programs I had to right click on it and do some fancy stuff; my clock setting was unchangeable and therefore permanently set for some Asian timezone; mysterious windows popped up each time I turned my computer on and who knows what other problems were lurking.
When my Firefox crapped out on me on Sunday I was at the end of the line and cursing viruses and wondering if Mac was the way to go. I know plenty of people who have never had a virus with Mac and know that Dan from Uncornered Market recently made a switch from PC to Mac because of viruses and hasn’t looked back. Plus it seems to me like Mac is the way to go for graphics and video creation and editing. My computer does ok with photos but video makes it die a slow and painful death and, as this is something I would like to get into eventually, my little IBM X41 just isn’t going to cut it.
So I did a little ebay browsing and it seems like Macs can be had for pretty cheap. The problem is once I check out the cheapies, I get all excited about the more expensive options. The problem with the expensive options (besides being expensive) is that I wouldn’t be able to relax if I were travelling with a computer that cost a lot. I love my little IBM because it is so unsexy it hurts and it didn’t cost much. So as long as I have my hard drive in a safe place, I don’t really stress too much about where my computer is.
But it looks like ebay has some affordable Mac options. I like the 13″ screen but I don’t like the wide screen and shiny surface (I rarely watch movies). I have never liked the Mac interface but I think that will just take some getting used to. I love the idea that they aren’t as susceptible to viruses but wonder if they are as invincible as I hope they are.
What do you think? Are Mac the way to go? My IBM has been revived thanks to a nerd and $80 but I am still wondering about Macs.
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