Here is an oldy… but it just goes to show that Mac has been doing launches since, well, me and you could barely walk!

This video says 3 things to me: MAC is SMARTER, MAC has always been better for design and STEVE Jobs is freaking brilliant! I WANT A ‘STEVE JOBS’ DAY – TO HONOUR THIS DEAD SET LEGEND!……..

INTERNET MARKETING WITH A MAC – AN HONEST REVIEW FROM AN INTERNET MARKETER WHO USES ONE
A couple of years ago when I started working on the Internet, I was allowed the privledge of buying a BRAND NEW lap top. At the time, I was torn between Mac and Toshiba.

My dismay came from not really having ever used a Mac, I wasn’t sure if I would like it or not and it was A LOT more EXPENSIVE then the Toshiba. In the end I bought the Toshiba. I had also been running an Internet Cafe so had gotten pretty good with the Techo sides of Windows programs.

“Long story short, the glorious new lap top arrived, 5 weeks later it was on Ebay, I lost $500 in the change over.”

In short, when I was starting out, I only had limited days off. Back then I spent more time at work than at home, so i really had to maximise my productivity when I was ‘at work’ ‘at home’. What happened was this…..to me WINDOWS = PAIN, FRUSTRATION, CONSISTENT CRASHING, ENDLESS VIRUSES etc etc etc – my partner Dan would come home to find me in tears, because i had spent all morning making videos and I would be running in to brick walls continuously. In the end he said to me, “if something else is going to make you happier and save you time, aren’t you better off with that…?” – pure male logic and he was right.

Now when I want to get stuff done, I do it and it’s done NO PROBLEMS EVER!

Mac runs off of different frameworks, so if something EVER does CRASH which is rarely, only that program shuts down and everything else runs per usual. MACS ARE SMART – they MAKE SENSE, which WINOWS does not – a Mac will have your work saved for you – if it does crash it will reopen it!! WOOOHOOOO

I now have a massive Imac and a Macbook Pro – my babies…..this sounds corny, but it is OH so true… the old adage is

“Once you go MAC, you’ll NEVER go BACK“

USING MAC AS AN INTERNET MARKETER….

Well, simply put, purely due to the consistent ease of everything I do, easy graphics in Microsoft programs, easy and QUICK video editing, the Time Machine function (this is a great addition to a MAC where you get consistent back up- it allows you to access files, for those of us  who sometimes delete things by mistake) – the Mac get’s a plus on every level.

As an Internet Marketer, the only frustrations I have had with the Mac have been the following:

Can not run friend adder programs……

Hmm, that’s it – oh and MicroNiche finder is only set up for Windows.

But here’s the thing – MOST DECENT programs will run on Mac OR there will be a MAC alternative – ie – Camtasia Studio is replaced by SCREENFLOW ALTERNATIVELY, there are programs such as Parallels and Fusion (fusion has a free trial) which will install a virtual operating system on to your mac – so that you can still use Windows, if you want.

I have been Mac for almost a year exactly now and still don’t have it, but will be doing it – because it is frustrating to want to do something and not be able to. But in all seriousness, these things are teeny tiny, because the happiness my Mac’s bring, ease of use and friendliness – FAR OUTWEIGH any negatives. If my house was on fire – the first thing I would take would be my Mac!

MAC WINS, Kat loves her MAC

My other fav thing about Macbook – is the scrolling functions and Expose function – makes life SO EASY!

BUYING THE MAC

I really also want to give Mac Worx Joondalup (based in Perth Western Australia) a plug – they know good old fashioned customer service! I have since recommended others to them. Because I live remote I had to buy my Mac sight unseen – I did my research and got quotes – the online apple store will PRICE MATCH – but the customer service provided by these guys was second to none – I still buy here even if it costs a little more because they are SO HELPFUL!