Gone Mac... Again. Not Looking Back.

I was a Mac user for quite a while and ended up back on Windows shortly after they switched to the intel chips due to work. After a while on Windows I eventually got sick of how crappy the experience was and converted my machines over to Ubuntu Linux as my primary OS. Dual booted for a while until I got a solid grasp on Linux and Wine. Then I ran MS Office on Wine. Why? B/c Open Office is a pretty crappy experience for anything other than basic office functionality. The fact that you still have to reach over to the right arrow key or hit enter in Calc to use the auto complete is just one feature that speaks to poor usability. Anyway as much as I loved the configuration of my Linux machine it was just spent too much time working on my desktop. Same for Windows. Not to mention none of the Spotlight, Quicksilver, or Gnome-DO Windows equivalents were even close to their Linux or OS X counterparts for me. Finally, Ruby on Rails and Git on Windows is the equivalent of sadomasicism. So Monday I ran down to the Apple store and got myself a shiny new Macbook Pro. 37 minutes later I had it completely updated, files migrated, software installed, and humming along like.... well, a Macbook Pro.

The moral of the story? Don't sit around wishing for a super polished Linux OS. OS X fills that need.

Not to say that if someone comes out with an awesome Linux distro that rivals OS X that I wouldn't check it out. Just don't see it happening anytime soon.

Here's to not thinking about my OS and focusing on my actual work.