Yet another turneth over...

I'm on a mission. I'm on a mission to spread the good word about the cult of Mac. I am here to bestow on people the glory that is the Macintosh. First, my brother. Then my cousin and then her folks. When I sold my iBook, I had another notch in my belt. There are perhaps another two that I can't remember, but I converted them; I made them into Mac heathens.

What are Mac heathens? These are people of whom have seen the error of their ways and have decided not to put up with the crap that is Windows. They have seen the light and that light is the shape of an Apple on the lid of their laptops or portables.

I then declared unto the Apple community that I have turned another into the fold. Only a few ago did I snatch my friend, Jon Joaquin, from the virus-laden, error messages-filled world of XP. Jon works for the Daily Mirror and also has his own blog, JamBayan. Two months or so ago, he started asking me about Macs. He had the usual concerns that a would-be heathen has. Are there softwares like this? Will I be able to open files from this? How difficult is it to do this? So on and so forth. I gave him straight answers but I mixed in a little hype; I was after trying to convert Jon.

I didn't hear from him for quite sometime when suddenly he sent me a barrage of SMS. Someone's selling an iBook. These are the specs. Are these ok? How about programs? Can you share some for me? Ah. My friend has seen the shiny forbidden Apple and is slavering to bite into. My answers were straightforward and honest. Then nothing.

A few days of silence was broken by: I got the iBook.

Bwahahaha! (evil, maniacal laugh) He has turned. He has become one of us, one of the heathens.

I then had to ease him in. Didn't want this new convert to become frustrated. Not surprisingly, he didn't have much questions. I shared with him my favorite softwares like Quicksilver and Firefox. He had a few queries but I didn't hear much from him anymore soon after. I take that as a good sign. I hope he is enjoying his iBook and that it will prove to be a worthy machine for his music.

Welcome, Jon. Welcome to the Cult of Mac.

Next, we'll work on getting your hands on an iPod.