Hi, Here's my endorsement for what it's worth. I used to build computers and play around with installations and networks and such until I got completely fed up and disabused and thought of selling my pridigeous collection of old hardware.
Then I had a chance to get a mac and I took it. Not only did it completely rejuvinate my interest in computers, but now I have my own business teaching access technologies, including and especially apple products. I use my macbook for everything to do with tracking clients, hours, billings, receivables, expenses, appointments, and lesson prep among other things. It's my day to day computer, and I've gone from having 4 or 5 windows machines for specific tasks to a router and a macbook that handles everything. Plus, my mac has virtual machines running on it that allow me to test programs and situations using the windows screen readers I teach and also ubuntoo/vinux. I'm about to embark on my second macbook purchase to get me through the next three years. By that time I suspect things will be much changed in the computer world. I doubt I'll own another one, but for now apple has given me a new lease on a work life and totally changed my attitude toward computers. I don't hate windows as such. That would be bad for my job prospects. I try to keep my dislike of the worlds leading screen reader under wraps as much as possible. But I can't even describe to you how chafing it is to sit in front of a windows machine full of viruses and malware, or restore systems from failed updates that deployed automatically, or troubleshoot some ambiguous screen reader misbehaviour. My mac just plain works, which means that after a day of fiddly farting around with other people's computers, I can come home and get done what I need to, and then go off and read or catch hockey or cook a nice dinner and never have to think about computers. Best, Erik Burggraaf User support consultant, Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, 1-888-255-5194 http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2010-12-22, at 9:51 PM, Brianna Snyder wrote: > Hi, > > I just got my MacBook Pro about a month and a half ago. Now that I've started > figuring more and more things out, I find myself using the Mac way more than > my old Windows desktop. I was just wondering if anyone used their > MacBook/MacBook Pro as their main computer? > I'd love to, as I love the OS so much more than windows. The only thing > stopping me is I don't know how much it hurts the battery to use it every day > until it tells me I'm running on reserved battery power, when I charge it, > sometimes while still using it. > I was just wondering if this could hurt my battery in any way, and under this > kind of usage, how long the battery would last until I need to replace it. > > Sorry for all the questions, I've just been really wondering this for a > while. > > Thanks for all your help, > Brianna > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
