I made the mistake of picking up what seemed to be a rather benign magazine, during my recent trek to Kelowna. It was called Mac Life, and honest to God, I thought it was all about apples. The kind on trees, or the ones that bob in tubs of water every October 31st.

Turned out to be about Apple computers, and now I regret ever having bought the darn magazine. It’s filled with highlights and features, tips and tricks, gidgets and gadgets…it’s like setting dynamite off in my head! If I wanted a Mac before, well…now I may not be able to live without one!!

Which brings me to today, and trying to boot up my new (older and more endangered by the day) computer. For anyone on a Mac, you may not know that PC computers take some time to load on startup. Well, my high-falutin’ Vista computer, with all sorts of bells and whistles (that neither ring nor ding-a-ling) takes that loading to the Nth degree. A leisurely crate of wiring, it requires almost 10 MINUTES to load and become ready for usage. And even after that, the first few programs you open are like pouring molasses fresh from the freezer.

After a suitable length of time coaxing and restraining yourself from shaking it above your head like a used Etch-A-Sketch, it finally exhibits signs of the processing power I bought into.

Today’s column is online again, with my thoughts on this very subject:

http://eventpub.com/stories.php?id=139340

Chow for now!!