Angiqiniseki ukuthi kungakanani engingakuthatha! I-Internet Explorer 7, i-FIrefox 2, ne-MacBook Pro konke ngesonto elilodwa. Ngisemuva kokuphakelwa kwami kwe-RSS ngamakhulu ambalwa okuthunyelwe, ngemuva ku-imeyili yami ngama-imeyili angaba ngu-200… futhi nginomsebenzi omningi kunalokho engake ngaba nakho. Kwenzekani emhlabeni?
Okokuqala… I-Internet Explorer 7. Ngihlabeke umxhwele kakhulu ngezinye izindawo zemenyu nokuhlelwa kwesikrini. Uma ungakaze usizame, isikrini esigcwele siyamangalisa. Futhi-ke, ukubeka amathebhu kuhle.
Okwesibili… Firefox 2. Ngisanda kuyilayisha. Uziphu ngempela! Ngiyayithanda. Angikaze ngihlole ukuhlolwa kokupela kodwa ngizwa ukuthi lokho kuyisici esihle. Lokho kusho ukuthi ngingalahla i-Google Toolbar.
Okwesithathu… ngiyacela… iMacBook Pro. Ngithole imisebenzi yalo mdlwane futhi ngishaywe umoya 'ngento epholile'. Vele, ngemuva kokuthi ngiyithengile, bekufanele ngiyothenga isikhwama esisha se-laptop ebesisihle futhi sibushelelezi. Ngisalinde ukuqapha i-monster emsebenzini… kepha esikhathini esingaphansi kwesonto, sengiguqulwe ngokuphelele.
Ngilayishe ukufana kuyo (WOW!) Ukuze ngikwazi ukusebenzisa i-XP lapho kufanele ngikwisikrini esisodwa (noma ewindini) naku-OSX kolunye. Lokho kuvele kungishayise ngomoya. Angicabangi ukuthi ngizoba yi-Windows Cripple isikhathi eside. Kufanele ngikutshele ngokubukeka nokuzizwa, i-OSX ithuthuke kakhulu ekubukeni, ekuzizweni nasekusebenzeni kahle. Angiyona i-Apple snob (okwamanje), kepha ngingathola ukuba yinye. Ngicabanga ukuthi okokuqala ngqa lapho ngiyivula eBorder, ngizoba ngomunye ngokusemthethweni!
Ezinye izinto engingazithandi nge-Mac? Intambo yamandla kazibuthe ipholile futhi konke, kepha elinye iphela liyamunya… lokho kungukunikezwa kwamandla kagesi okukhulu. Futhi baqinisa kakhulu intambo yokwandisa. Ukuklanywa okuningi ngezinyawo ezincane kangaka.
Amakati nezinja zokuqala ezihlala ndawonye manje uDoug kwi-MAC?! Kwangathi kungelokothe kube njalo!
Kuyahlekisa, izolo nje umklami wethu wezithombe (umfana we-MAC) noMqondisi wethu Wezinsizakalo ze-Intanethi (i-PC boy) babonile ukuthi empeleni bangubuciko bokulingisa impilo. Ikhodi yethu yokugqoka yasehhovisi yashintsha (ekugcineni) ukuze singadingi othayi. Ngosuku lokuqala lwemithetho emisha, umfana we-MAC weza ezosebenza engenathemba, kepha umfana we-PC wayegqoka uthayi noma kunjalo. BABA yi-Apple commercial.
Uma imemori isebenza, uDoug, uzizwa ubaluleke kakhulu ku-suite. Ngakho-ke lokhu kuncenga umbuzo, ingabe kungcono ukuzizwa ubalulekile, noma upholile?