Digital DJ

Well I've been hiding a secret for the past two weeks. It's something that I've felt conflicted and unsure of, something that I've felt ashamed of and proud of at the same time. Something that I've been trying to sort out before I actually wrote about it. Most people will probably say, "yeah, big deal." But for me it kind of is a big deal. I haven't told very many people. I showed Robert Scoble last week but have been kind of hiding it otherwise.

A little over two weeks ago I walked into the Apple store in Palo Alto and bought myself a new MacBook Pro. Yes, the new sexy Intel dual core MacBook Pro. And I went home and after not using a Mac for over 15 years, put my Dell PC notebook literally in the bookshelf and have been using this new Mac as my primary computer for the past 2 weeks.

And what do I have to say about the experience after two weeks? My God! This is f***ing amazing! For the past 15 years I've pretty much been a diehard Microsoft PC guy. I've mocked the religious zealotry of the cult of Macintosh. I've derided the senseless brainwashing that Steve Jobs seems so elegant at.

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re-ality says:

Nice one... Would you mind adding this picture to the Glowing Apple Logo Flickr Group, pls? :-)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

mclgreenville / memorymotel says:

I love my Powerbook beatup G4. I've dropped the damn thing a couple of times. It dents but keeps on working.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

gabrielbravo says:

yo keor uno pro.. :$
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Tracy Clayton says:

Damn I want a Mac.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

janette~ says:

congratulations! and welcome : )
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

jasonmlott says:

I'm with you...recently bought an imac and have definitely dranken the koolaid.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

.Nida says:

Congratulations - I did the same thing myself a couple of weeks ago. :)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

click_click says:

Congrats... very wise choice!! As I type away on my MBP :)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

jenaleigh says:

Yeah for you!!! You have finally seen the light.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

shutrbugr says:

Groovy shot!

(I realize that using the word groovy may be dating me, but oh well!)

I posted a comment on your blog so I won't repeat myself here, but for those who are seeing this for the first time and who either don't read blogs or are not Apple-minded, let me just add...

"WHAT HE SAID!"

;-)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Sugar Booger says:

very nice shot. you are such the hipster now!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

rigidius says:

Very wise decision indeed. Welcome to the club!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

M J M says:

Welcome... hope you feel at home!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

willsfca says:

i'm with you i must say. they gave me a macbook at work a few months ago and i was pretty blown away by how far it has come. in fact i'd say it's more powerful than my dell in many ways. the OS is rock solid, everything just works, and you can tell they thought of everything. i'm still not sure about the colors on it, but it probably beats my dell. my friends who're on PCs get blown away when i show them the built-in camera and imovie...
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Bella Rua Photography says:

Welcome home.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

davegolden says:

Congratulations on your new baby.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

ANOXLOU says:

MAC daddy!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

pfeyh says:

out of the closet!

you are officially an artist now! :-)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

johnpiercy says:

Welcome to the Mac World Thomas
written from my G4 PB

JP
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

nathalie mullen-briquet says:

great shot, I got one too they are just awesome
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

monkeyleader says:

Goodness me - MacTastic - I noticed the glint in your eye during the latest (photoshop) Scoble bit - was it that which tipped you over the edge ?
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

smoothdude says:

Good for you TH! I'm about to drop some bling on a 24inch imac jobber tommorow in fact! wish me luck
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

re.mo says:

congrats thomas, welcome back in the club...
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Lawrence Layshock says:

mr. hawk, there's nothing to be ashamed of. an apple a day keeps the pc away.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

expendable_1999 says:

Congratulations and welcome back to the MAC world.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

john curley says:

welcome aboard, dude ...

i had a similar conversion experience not all that long ago. ... after being a diehard, what's-the-big-deal-with-Apple, PC kind of guy

and I haven't looked back...
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

timothy* says:

dude, welcome back home .)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

a halcyon chase says:

i'm an apple fanboy and a devout follower of turntables. glad to have you in the fold.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

tmv32 says:

I posted on your blog, but thought I would do it here too. Congrats on that new Mac and enjoy it!!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

btezra [deleted] says:

~I am poised to join you...~
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Яков says:

Welcome to the club :)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

tastygiant says:

amen. i had a dell laptop which gave me similar + problems. if i had the means i would def try out apple.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Alfred Nerstu says:

Hi, nice picture!

Welcome to add any of your digital dj related pictures to the Digital DJ group!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion says:

Totally agree with you. I've had both a mac and pc on my desk at work and at home for many years (I work in publishing). Although theoretically faster, the pc gets to see little action these days.

If you like to play/fiddle/mess/tinker with computers, get a pc. If you think of it as a tool that simply has to work, get a mac. It'll allow you to spend your time working on your pics instead of working on your OS to keep the damn thing running. In the 20 or so years I've owned computers, I've had to install and reinstall windows often several times a year. I still have my original OS9 on the mac with a few updates and OSX living happily together. Never ever had to reinstall, just update!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

TranceMist says:

Ashamed about it!? Dude, when I saw your "Walking with Thomas Hawk" video and heard that you carried "an inexpensive Dell" in your backpack, I felt really sorry for you. I knew you weren't running Linux on that thing with all of your talking about Photoshop.

So. Welcome to the 21st century, Thomas Hawk!

I hope you're learning to use Aperture. Especially having listened to you talk about how much work it is for you to process RAW images. Aperture makes that so easy.

You should also check out PictureSync. It makes uploading photos from Aperture to Flickr (and a bunch of other services) a snap. I use it to upload all of mine.

I think there may also be an Apple 30" Cinema Display in your future... :)
(the MacBook Pro you bought will drive it)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Guido Jan says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called purpleart, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

tsevis says:

Nice glowing Apple logo.
Cool photo.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

.bdg. says:

Great shot!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

scottivinkle [deleted] says:

Awesome photo. Nice blog read as well. I'm hoping to get a new MBP for myself very soon. I'm sure I'll share the same joy as you did. :-)

Interesting comment on your blog. Someone said for the PC world it's best to build them yourself. I have to agree. The PC I'm using now I built 3+ years ago with no problems ever (other than running Windows ;-). But alas, it's time for a switch. :-)
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Synthesizers says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Synthtopia, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

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