Macs R Cool!! :D

It seems everyone in Asia uses MSN Messenger. So today I broke down and installed MSN Messenger on my MacBook Pro. I had forgotten that MSN and Yahoo struck a deal so their users can now chat with one another. So that led me to install Yahoo Messenger as well.

Messenger was my IM client of choice in the U.S. so I'm pretty familiar with it. The Mac version in many ways seems so much cooler than the PC version. In fact, once you get used to the Mac, everything in the Mac versions is generally much cooler than the PC

If this sounds like a Mac commercial, then so be it.

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I've used PC's for almost all of my professional life. They've just been a necessary tool in any number of my jobs. But this past year, I decided to make the leap to Mac for my main work computer. I have to say that every time I return to my Dell PC laptop, I really crave working on the Macbook Pro.

It wasn't an easy transition as I've got so many programs and files setup on my PC. But after a few months of straddling the two, there's no doubt that I prefer the Mac. I still use my PC, but the image above summarizes one of many reasons I think the Mac is so cool. At one of my offices, I've got dual monitors for my PC. Despite the large amount of screen real estate, my tiny 15" MacBook Pro screen feels less cluttered, more efficient and far more elegant when working with many applications. With a push of a button my Mac desktop organizes itself and I can get to any app I want so quickly.

It's the organization, design and look and feel that make the Mac such a pleasant working environment. I just feel more creative and think differently when I use the Mac.

One of the many projects I'm currently working on deals heavily with interface design. It's almost needless to say that I'm drawing a great deal of inspiration from the Mac for this project.

[END COMMERCIAL]

LOL

It's hard to find anything funny about all the problems the U.S. is facing these days. Many of these problems can be linked in some way to president Bush's 'leadership.' But then I ran across my colleague, Nury's latest blog entry about George W. Bush's visit to a church.

Apparently, Bush's campaign manager offered a sizable donation to the church if the sermon could mention that "Bush is a saint. " Whether the story is true or not, I found the sermon to be hilarious. Yes, the sermon does include the phrase "Bush is a Saint."