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A change of life

No, no, no, not that one, which I feared without reason. After 23 years of desktop home computing we are changing from this:
Dell
To this:
3d_Apple_Logo_102

Can't afford to do both the laptop and the desktop, but most of my blogging is desktop based. I am loving the idea of cable free computing, but I fear compatibility issues. I guess life is like that.

Someone please reassure me.

IMG_0440 Since my yarn buying will be severely curtailed with the above purchase, I am especially appreciative of the prize I won in Kristen's (Audioknits) blog contest. Nine skeins of Scarabeo – an Italian ribbon yarn. Destined to be a shawl or scarves, which she realized are not her forte, she so generously gave them away.Thank you (again!), Kristen.

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11 responses to “A change of life”

  1. Risa Avatar
    Risa

    I made that jump a couple of years ago… and I’m a microsoft developer. Welcome! With either Boot Camp or Parallels you can run everyone on a Mac that you can on a PC, including Windows. I have my MS Visual Studio installed on Win XP via Parallels.

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  2. Dotty Avatar
    Dotty

    You’ll do fine once you figure out where everything is. We have both at our house with a little Linux mixed in so when I sit down I have to remember what to do with each OS. The hardest thing for me was going from left/right mouse buttons to only one button.

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  3. Marina Avatar
    Marina

    Exciting! I want an Apple too.

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  4. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    Awesome! My next computer will be a Mac too.

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  5. Kristen Avatar
    Kristen

    You are very welcome – enjoy.

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  6. Dorothy Avatar
    Dorothy

    I made the switch about 6 years ago and I will never, ever go back! Once you get over a (very) little learning curve, you are going to love it. Since I got my new MacBook, I installed Windows for those few programs that don’t use the Mac platform (mostly my Bernina programs). I constantly go back and forth between PC’s at work and Mac at home. Keep us posted on your progress!

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  7. Rosie Avatar
    Rosie

    We have two Macs. We really love them. We just got the 24 inch desktop two weeks ago and I can’t tell you how nice it is to really see everything in clear detail on this large screen.
    Rosie

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  8. cimorine Avatar
    cimorine

    Hey, I got an idea from a knitting fic book (Yes, I’m obsessed) about ribbon yarn. Use it to make a tank-top! Unless you live in an amazingly cold place during the winter, tank tops are a nice way to use up ribbon yarn, instead of just scarves and shawls. and hey, summer’s on the way, right?

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  9. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    We gave up Windows last summer after a very nasty virus and moved over to Linux until we had the money to buy a new Mac. We love the Mac, a desk top. It was easy to learn. Things are just in different places and the one button mouse takes some getting used to. I don’t think we’ll ever go back.

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  10. waldorfmama Avatar
    waldorfmama

    i love apple! you will, too. macs totally rock. 🙂
    shelley (waldorfmama.com)
    p.s. i’d love to receive a FREE copy of your herringbone rib scarf pattern! my email address is waldorfmama@mac.com. thank you!

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  11. Lorette Avatar
    Lorette

    We’re a two Mac household as well. I absolutely love mine, and hate that I have to use PCs at work. I finally convinced my guy to get one as well, and he loves it too.

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