Mac Geek? Me? Yup.

Okay, so I admit it.  I’m a Mac Geek.

I’ve had two weeks where I’ve bought an iPod (Black, Classic, 80Gb), visited the Apple store in Glasgow and resolved to get Leopard as soon as it comes out.  For those who don’t know what Leopard is, don’t worry, I’m not going to bore you.

The fact is that Macs have made my life easier.  I had a rare moment a couple of weeks ago while writing an important proposal when my MacBook froze (ie crashed) and I thought I had lost an hour of pretty cogent, reasoned argument about why a company should choose Inigo.

I recovered my work, but I was a little shaken.  It was like the time when I realised that one of my favourite teachers at school was able to make mistakes.  It was a bit unreal and I didn’t want to admit to myself that Macs are really just cool PCs. 

Sorry Steve, I don’t like writing that, but it’s true.  Beneath the gloss, beneath the usability, a MacBook is still a personal computer, even if it’s not running on DOS/Windows.  Machines aren’t invincible.  To add insult to injury, my iPod crashed within a week of bringing it home, but that too is because it’s a machine.

We place far too much trust in machines, even cool ones that save us time and make things better.  It will be nice to spend a couple of weeks away where the only machines I’m trusting in are ones that run on rails.