Switch to the Mac, Part 1

Mitch Craig — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:03:13 +0000

I decided to blog about my experience switching from Windows to a MacBook Pro. This was a decision that I have been agonizing over for years now. I was comfortable working on a Windows machine, but I was getting increasingly frustrated with the issues that I was having with not only my Vista machine at home but the XP machines at work. All I've wanted was a computer I could fire up and get my work done, not a machine that required me to work around this issue and troubleshoot that issue, and don't download anything it might have a virus. So I decided to plunk down my money on a MacBook Pro (15", 2.53 GHz, 4GB RAM).

So far I am really happy with it. I have had it for 2 weeks now and had only one issue and that was caused by putting Windows on it, ironically. I am working my way through the iLife and iWork apps learning the details. I also have found a bunch of apps I used on my Windows machines are available on the Mac. There were a few that I had to search for alternatives and a couple I have to run in a virtual mach with Vista installed on it.

I really like how beautiful this computer looks the hardware is simple and elegant and the screen is absolutely gorgeous. These MacBook Pros have the LED backlit screens and what a difference it makes, they also run at a much higher resolution. Everything looks fantastic from text to movies and photos. This screen has such deep black that make the colors just pop. I was using one of the Windows machines at work yesterday and I found myself asking if that screen always looked that faded and ugly. Apparently it has and I didn't know it.

I want to spend sometime talking about my favorite apps but I will wait for part 2 for that. To conclude I am very happy with my new MacBook Pro.

New Technology Section and Changes to the Site

Mitch Craig — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:57:40 +0000

I'm getting excited about what God has for The God Filter in 2010 and one thing that I have wanted to do is tech coverage. So here are the changes we've made.

New Navigation:

At the top of the page you'll notice that our positioning statement,"Theology. Technology. Discussion." is now setup as a set of links. The main page will remain the Theology page and you can access the Technology page by clicking on Technology. in the header. I made these changes to simplify the navigation of the site.

New Section:

I'm adding a technology section, because I'm a geek and it's going to be a bit of a hobby for me to post tech news.

More exciting things to come...