| I was fortunate enough to get a job that paid well and | | | | I got more work done in a shorter time because the |
| was a lot of fun about five years ago. However, they | | | | Mac laptop I had was a high powered one for that |
| wanted me to use a Mac laptop when I started. This | | | | time. The fast Internet connection and the computer |
| was a problem because I was very unfamiliar with it | | | | also made surfing easy and fast which allowed to me |
| and I had no idea what I was doing. Obviously, using a | | | | do online research quickly. I almost bought a Mac |
| Mac is a lot different than using an IBM compatible | | | | laptop of my own at the time because I was in the |
| type computer. It took me a quite awhile to get used | | | | market for a new computer. However, I left the job |
| to it because everything was different. Fortunately, my | | | | soon, and I was unable to buy anything for a year or |
| boss was patient because he knows that they aren't | | | | so. I was moving across state and that shattered my |
| common. He was also kind enough to offer to have | | | | budget so I had to put off buying. |
| someone come in to show me the basics. | | | | I decided to purchase a PC instead of a Mac laptop |
| It turned out that I did well without the help with the | | | | after considering it for some time. I guess old habits die |
| Mac laptop. I managed to figure things out as I went, | | | | hard, and this was no exception. I went with what I |
| which tends to be the way I learn things anyway. I | | | | knew best because I had a lot more training on a PC. |
| found that things seemed to make more sense after I | | | | However, you should know that a Mac laptop is |
| got used to using the Mac laptop. I wondered why | | | | probably still easier to use and tend to be more user |
| other computers have to be so complicated because | | | | friendly than almost any other type of computer. |
| the commands and the keys on the Mac seemed to | | | | Nevertheless, you still have to check them out along |
| make a lot of sense. In my opinion, computers should | | | | with other types, so that you will be sure that you are |
| be easy for everyone, or at least as easy as possible. | | | | getting the right laptop for your needs and skill level. |