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David Alison finally pulled the trigger and ordered a MacBook for his wife, a birthday gift that will replace a rapidly aging HP laptop.

Like many others, David Alison doesn't quite get what Microsoft is going for with their new commercials featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – August 29, 2008 -- Lava Software is now shipping Kenbushi v7.4, free digital media jukebox software which puts your library of movies, TV shows and music at your fingertips for easy browsing, fast searching and instant playback. Kenbushi can be used to manage and play media on a Mac or PC, sync media to all non-Apple portable media players, and convert any computer into a media center with InternetTV which connects directly to an existing TV or home theatre system. It includes a secure data backup system and easy file-sharing over LAN or Internet. Versions are available for Windows and MacOS X (Linux version coming soon).

Six short months ago David Alison bought a little white MacBook as a complimentary machine to his menagerie of Windows and Linux machines. Little did he know what the impact of that purchase would have on his approach to computers. In today's blog post David reviews what's transpired since buying that first Mac.

Once you switch over to Macs it doesn't mean that you can escape the problems Windows users encounter. David Alison was reminded of this when a friend looked to him for help in clearing off his virus infected Dell laptop.

While running both Windows and Macs side by side is a challenge, trying to run Windows after not touching it for just a month can be much harder, as David Alison explains in today's blog post.

Over the last four months David Alison has transitioned from adding a Mac to his menagerie of computers to becoming a Mac convert, basically walking away from Windows. According to his latest blog post the Mac has rekindled a long lost passion for computers.

Thinking about switching from Windows to Mac? Got a shiny new Mac and you want to learn the ropes quickly after spending years on Windows? Got a friend that just converted and they say the Mac doesn't work like Windows? David Alison's quick guide should help overcome the most common problems new switchers encounter.

Roads blocked by broken mountains and shattered earth. Hidden by radioactive mist and clad in poisonous gas that seem to seep and rise from the very ground itself. Resting on a small island in a sea of lava. Or, perhaps, locked away for eternity in the calm eye of the wildest darkwind storm that has ever ravaged Evan.

Odessa, Ukraine, September 27, 2007 – CS Odessa today announced the upcoming planned release of ConceptDraw Project 4 for Macintosh and Windows, scheduled for general availability on October 11, 2007.