

If I haven't accessed the Capsule in some time, it takes a few seconds for things to power up. It has been working well but my biggest pet peeve is trying to use it as a file server. In fact, this is the first time since I've started computing that I've had a formal backup practice in place. It's an automated backup, wireless router, file server, and print server all in one. I chose the Time Capsule because I was enticed by the all-in-one nature of it. The Capsule arrived a couple days before the laptop did and I didn't hesitate to set it up. Now that it has been a week, here are my thoughts on the transition. I even ordered a 1TB Time Capsule to go along with it. I noticed the price gap was down to $300. Then, I quickly leaped to the Internet to do a price comparison. Until I heard of a new Macbook Pro to come out in October. The divide was wide, providing little incentive to make the switch. I've been monitoring the price gap between a similarly configured Dell laptop and a Macbook Pro. In the meantime, my old laptop was starting to feel the burden of almost 3 years of use and abuse. I even stood in line for half a day to get one and I haven't regretted it for one day since. Then I got sucked into getting an iPhone back in June. I had the applications that I liked to use and a configuration where I knew where everything was. Why did it take so long? I jokingly say that I've harboured a grudge against Apple ever since they ditched the IIgs for the Mac. I have switched to a Mac as my primary machine. It's been a long streak that has finally come to an end.

First DOS, then any number of Windows iterations.

I've been using a Microsoft operating system ever since I got a 386sx back in the day.
