Dear Apple

If I had purchased my Ipad six days later than I did, you would have given me either $100 back or else let me trade it for the new Ipad 2.  
Come on, give me a break.  Please?  
I just did an entry in this blog about being a confirmed Apple user.  Doesn't free advertising count for something?  


Let's see if Apple is as attentive and vigilant as CenturyLink has been to my complaints.

Confirmed Apple user

I cautiously entered into the world of Mac over a year ago, purchasing the most affordable model that was offered:  the Mac Mini.  It was either that, or settle for the cheapest laptop Apple sells, which costs $999.  I didn't feel a 13-inch screen would be big enough to suit me, not for full-time use.  So I chose the Mini.  The reason this option was affordable for me was that I could still use my old monitor, keyboard, and mouse.  

For several months I told myself, "Well, it's just a computer; some things work differently, but when you get down to it, it does the same things a PC does."
I figured when a new computer is required, I'd go back to Windows and save a few bucks.  One reason I felt a little more comfortable with a PC is that it's easy to find someone to work on them if something goes wrong.  If my Apple computer crashes, it's a fifty-mile trip to Kansas City.  
Of course, that's a moot point so far, since I haven't had a single glitch:  no freezes, no popup warnings to scare me to death.  Nothing.  Meanwhile, the Dell we bought my husband around the same time I got my Mac is always popping up something needing to be downloaded, then refusing to download it.      
Like all computers, the Mac Mini came with a free antivirus that expired after ninety days.  I corresponded with several Mac owners I've met on the Internet, asking whether they ran an antivirus.  Most said no, so after searching the Internet for some sort of free product, I decided to run without one.  
AVG finally came up with a link-scanner for Apple products, which offers some protection but doesn't do the full work of an antivirus.  After more than ten years of using PC's, I had some qualms about surfing without an antivirus; but everything seemed to keep on ticking just fine.  
Yesterday evening I was leafing through the latest edition of Reader's Digest (thanks to a reader who subscribed for me... I love my readers) and came upon some very welcome news on page 52:  There's a free antivirus for Macs now!  
This morning I downloaded the program and ran a scan.  After more than a year of heavy use, this Mac hasn't picked up a single worm, highjacking program, key-logger, nor any type of malware.   
Try that with your unprotected PC.   
So, although I'm about as far removed from geekdom as anyone could be, it looks like I'm a confirmed Apple user.  Maybe the Mac Mini wasn't so expensive after all.  

A cheaper way to own a Mac

Every once in awhile I go to the Apple website and browse. I'd really like to own a Mac, but they are so very expensive!

Today I saw an option I had never noticed before: the Mac Mini. It's affordable.

It hooks up to the monitor and keyboard I already use.

This might be an easy introduction into the world of Mac users.

Now, I know there are people wondering why I can't just buy another Dell; PC's are cheaper than they've ever been.

Please tell me this: Have you ever met a Mac user who didn't LOVE her Mac?

Those who own Macs would never go back.

If you know of a dissatisfied Mac user, let me know, would you?