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When my world of computers began (back in the early 90’s…before everyone received daily AOL CD’s in the mail and before it took less than 2 hours to download a photo), I bought my first computer…a Mac clone (remember those?) Yes, I loved my Starmax with it’s huge 2gb hard drive and speedy 14.4 modem. I taught myself a little Photoshop (version 3 back then), and learned a little bit about audio editing.

Things were fantastic. And I was a Mac junkie! My subscription to Macworld couldn’t arrive soon enough, and I soaked up the In’s & Out’s of System 7 and OS 8 like a sponge. I got my first computer job editing powerpoint files and tweaking presentations and had the sorry experience of occasionally having to work on the Windows 3.1 machine.Yikes! That was a pain! Crashes, confusing menus, sluggish performance…the whole deal was tough. I had drunk the Mac Kool Aid and was a devotee to the end! Continue Reading »