Working with a Mac

When I first wrote about my MacBook I said that working with it would help me become better. I couldn’t explain it very well, but I was sure of it. Now I know and I can explain it.

The short answer: This white slick box is an absolutely professional tool.

The quite longer answer: All these months I ‘ve been working with my MacBook I never met bad surprises. Everything works perfectly. It is fast, it is robust, it is powerful. Last but not least, it is beautiful, very beautiful. This is not a detail, it is important.

When your environment is neat and elegant you become better. You can absorb new ideas, you can change the way you see things, your performance becomes better. It is self-explainable, I don’t need to add anything more.

Practically, I work faster, I work better and I provide better results. Most of all every day I am changing in the way I treat Web design. And if all this sounds too theoretical, here it is a relevant metaphor: Windows (Vista please) is like a Flash website which is made just to look sophisticated while it isn’t. MacOS is like a Web standards built website which solves certain problems and remains aesthetically stylish.

I also believe work should be entertainment too. Not in a cheap way which makes it disappear soon, but in a way which pleases your mind and your senses. The Mac environment is entertaining this way. The ones who love their work and know what a Mac is I am pretty sure they are nodding now. No?

PS. Obviously I haven’t learnt yet how to take a good photo of it :o)