A Play for the Other Team.

(Geek alert: If you have no interest in computers, this post will probably be dumb. Unless, of course you have an interest in me, which by all means you should continue reading.)

Because of the nature of my job, I get a lot of respect from parents and staff who value my advice for computer decisions, purchases, etc. Today I had a parent approach me and ask for advice on a new laptop computer. After listening to the things she said she needed, I came to a somewhat uncomfortable conclusion. She needed a MacBook. Now, I'm not a Mac user at all. I don't own one, because I can't afford one. I've also never really used one. Okay, I might have used OS 8 and OS 9 (blech!) briefly in my college career, but that aside, all my my experience lies with the PC from windows 3.1 to the current Windows Vista. I felt uncomfortable, because it was the first time I recommended a computer platform that I didn't have a clue as to how to support. I might as well as recommended her a UNIX workstation. Why did I do that? From what I gather, her primary use of the computer was going to be for writing music (she's a musician). From what I understand of Mac's, that's the logical way to go if you are a musician, video production person, and graphic artist. Anybody out there wanna chime in on this? Did I give her good advice? Or am I crazy? Insane Mac users need not respond. We already know that you are crazy and have a secret Steve Jobs poster hanging somewhere in your house. :-)