BeamEcho

I have been spoiled. I was brought into the world of Mac computers a little over 5 years ago and life has been great. My laptop has been doing what I want when I want, without fighting virus after virus or having my computer slow to a crawl from spyware and adware. Not to mention an intuitive operation system that runs stable and is easy to use. I sometimes forget this is not the case for most computer owners.

Recently two of my friends were having trouble with their Dell computers and, as the resident geek of the group, the responsibility fell upon me to see if I could fix them. Fast forward a day and a half later and I am pulling my hair out and cursing my friendly offer to help. Both machines had so many issues and would crash half way through installing a virus scanner. Plus, if anyone has had the pleasure of calling up Microsoft for tech support you can probably sing their ‘on hold’ music from memory.

But people do not know any better. They are not aware of how seamless the jump from Windows to Mac can be. There is a reason why you see more creative people using Macs to make their music, movies or photography and I believe it is because the Apple platform shortens the distance between an idea and its realization, as opposed to fighting you every step of the way. Since when is ease of use a bad thing and why shouldn’t this philosophy be adopted in corporate environments as well?

Here at Beamecho we know Windows. This is what sets us apart from other Apple retail stores. We sold both Mac and PC for a number of years and know what it takes to make the change. Certainly we as a store see many individuals and creative professionals switching from Windows to Mac but the timing seems to be ripe for more business users to make the big jump as well. A recent article I read about IBM testing out Apple computers gives me hope that its not just me who can see the light and be happy with the alternative.

If you find yourself being frustrated with the windows environment and are thinking about Mac as an alternative I invite you to come in to talk with any of our staff. We can answer your questions and help ease the transition to a new platform, showing you just how much better life with Apple can be.