Mac ROCKS!

I have had an old iMac for years. You know, the cute one. The one that had those nifty commercials where it looked around. I have always enjoyed it and never got tired of it. But unfortunately, once I started using it for business, it fell to its knees. Even though I maxed it out, the things I need to do have become more than it could handle. The last week has been hell just trying to process orders.

I was given a super tight deadline to get a magazine ad done and quickly realized I was wasting more time trying to limp along with my computer; it would be quicker to go buy a new one and get it up and running. This being a 3 day weekend, it seemed kismet.

Well what I didn't realize at all was that the process of moving over would be so smooth. I have always loved Mac computers and people always convinced me that they were useless and I'd regret getting one. When I got my first Mac, it was quite painful initially but gradually less so, until at about a month, I never looked back. But I didn't quite think through this new computer thing. Had I still had a PC, I would have been in, ah, what's the technical term? Oh yes. Deep doo-doo. I would have had to reinstall all the software on the new computer. With a Mac, not so! I didn't realize this is how it was going to go. When I booted up the new computer, it very nicely asked me if I already had a Mac. Sure! "So go get a firewire cable and hook it up!" said the nice initialization software. I had it copy everything over and after an hour or two, my new computer looked just like my old one, only it worked! I mean, it flew! Yay! And now in hindsight, I am so relieved because a lot of the software I have is downloaded from various websites and I shudder to imagine what I'd have gone through to track it all down and track down proof of purchase and so on.

I went to bed feeling really, and I mean really, smart! But really, deep down, I know it wasn't me that was so darned smart. It's the people at Apple computers who set that nice easy initialization procedure up for me. I am still not sure how they managed it all. Is it because it's Unix? Or is it just a Mac thing? I don't really know. And further, I don't think I'll ever give it another thought!

Swiss Strolli Rider

Have you seen this thing? I went with my younger daughter to the JPMA Trade Show in Orlando a few weeks ago and this was one of her top picks! She is three so she came in an advisory capacity, you understand. Well, that and I know she would not have done well if mommy suddenly up and left for 2 days.

Her face lit up there when she saw it and she had a grand old time riding around while I had a moving conversation with Ruth from happystroller.com. And her face lit up again when the box showed up here. She danced around as I put it together, which luckily was much more simple than most things that I have taken out of boxes since becoming a mom. And we were off! On the way to the park, two people stopped us and commented on it. I was pleased but not surprised. It's a bit like having a lion on a leash; the Strolli draws a lot of attention because no one has ever seen anything like it and once they have, the wonder why it hasn't been around forever.

I am definitely going to enjoy using this. My older daughter likes to scoot when we go for a walk but she tends to poop out long before I'm done and want a lift. We had a Buggy Board that we used on a MacLaren stroller when we were on a vacation but when I tried to attach it to my walking stroller, I wasted a lot of time and money. I had to order an extra kit to attach it as it doesn't move easily from one stroller to another. Once that arrived, it was a very involved task to get the kit installed. And after all that, my daughter could not stand on it because it was under the stroller handle so there was just no room for her. So for a few weeks we limped along with it with her sitting on it but after a few items of her favorite clothing got ripped under the wheels, she gave up. So then I had two girls fighting over a single stroller. Sometimes, I would put my younger one in a baby carrier, but she is currently not interested in getting in any baby carrier! Ironic, as I am the local babywearing expert. But I respect her right to prefer the stroller or being carried over a baby carrier.

Anyway, now, when my older daughter is done scooting, she can hop in the stroller and my younger one can catch a ride on the Strolli. Which is pretty much where she was already sitting as I seem reduced to pushing around an empty stroller most of the time now! Tonight when we got caught in a downpour, she was very quick to get up and into the stroller so I know she will do whatever pleases her most, which pleases me greatly!

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