{"id":30,"date":"2008-12-04T13:43:24","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T13:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/novaatlantis\/2008\/12\/04\/cult-of-mac\/"},"modified":"2012-10-03T01:56:09","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T01:56:09","slug":"cult-of-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/novaatlantis\/2008\/12\/04\/cult-of-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Cult of Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anybody who’s ever participated in a Mac-vs-PC flamewar, or simply witnessed one (and who hasn’t witnessed dozens?) knows that Mac fanatics (as opposed to mere Mac users) are utopianists at heart.<\/p>\n

Well, I have bought my first Mac. One of the pricier ones too: a 15.4" Powerbook Pro, with, for some reason, two video cards. Apparently I can switch to the slower one to save battery life. Weird. Well, of course I’ll be bootcamping Windows into it, as I am not a utopianist but merely a student of utopias, and I have plenty of programs I use in Windows. I wouldn’t mind sticking a few games on this either, to run the higher powered video card through its paces.<\/p>\n

But I’m finding the Mac OS pretty easy to get used to so far–a lot easier than a few years ago, pre-OSX, when I tried and gave up.<\/p>\n

Anyway, my bank account is pissed at me, but it does seem like a fine computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anybody who’s ever participated in a Mac-vs-PC flamewar, or simply witnessed one (and who hasn’t witnessed dozens?) knows that Mac fanatics (as opposed to mere Mac users) are utopianists at heart. Well, I have bought my first Mac. One of … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n