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