Back to the Future

This past weekend I found myself in Manhattan for a quick weekend trip. My friend, Jeff, flew in from Michigan and we met at our friends Steve-and- Nancy's apartment on W. 46th St. in Manhattan. As always, we had a good time. It's almost a tradition as I think for the past few years we have all been in Manhattan that first weekend in December; and have been together.

At some point in conversation over the weekend, I mentioned that my PC had died. I had the laptop; the tower was dead. Steve and Nancy had purchased an Apple laptop some months earlier and they loved it. I told them the first home computer I ever had was a MacIntosh...soon after they came out in the mid-80's. I loved it then but when Microsoft came to dominate the market and it was time for me to upgrade I jumped to a Windows-based PC. At the time, the Windows operating system seemed like a cheap imitation of the MacIntosh interface.

Steve's job is in technology and internet applications for a large corporation. He heard me describe my need for a new PC as old age and a virus had killed mine. He advised me to think about a Mac. He has some sense of what I do with my PC and online. We were all sitting around in their living room with our laptops connected to their home wifi. I got on Apple's website and he discussed the specs with me and advised me to consider it.

I got home from work tonight, put the dog out, then packed him up and the two of us drove to the big local mall. There is an Apple store there. I walked in and was greeted warmly. I told the woman the specific product I was interested in and she introduced me to Austin. Twenty minutes-or-so later I was walking back to the car hoping Henry hadn't hit the button for the emergency flashers. In my hands I had my brand new mini-Mac with sleek keyboard and cool magic mouse. I plugged it all together in minutes and here I am!

This is my first post using it. So far, so good. I am very happy with it.

Many thanks to Steve for his good counsel.

Many thanks to all three of them for everything else.

It's always great to be together.

I hope all's well with everyone.

Have fun.

Take Care.

The pictures posted in the entry below below were taken this past weekend in Manhattan.