Week 440 was posted by Charanjit Chana on 2026-04-02.
I still remember my first interactions with a Mac, the Bondi Blue iMac in the 1999/2000. It was running OS 9 and I didn't get it. It was sat in my school's art room and I had used Photoshop on Windows which was a self contained app whereas on the Mac there was no containing window.
I really didn't get it.
Fast forward to 2006 and I started my first real web development job. I had forewarned them that I was a Windows user but made do with a Mac for a couple of days... and then I was hooked.
It was also an iMac with a completely underpowered PowerPC running OS X that crashed often, but was a joy to use.
Microsoft IE 5.5.
For well over a dace, I'd been a Windows user and it took just a couple of days to convert me to the world of the Mac.
After a few months, my iMac was replaced with a more modern Mac Mini. Pretty sure that was also a PowerPC model but by the time I was ready to buy my own Mac they'd started transitioning to Intel.
That wasn't my first Apple product, I had bought an iPod Mini in silver that I used for both music and as a file storage for University projects.
What I appreciate most about the Apply ecosystem is how things just work and the full stack integration. I do see many people complain about AirPlay and Continuity, but I rarely have problems. I'd go as far as to say I've never had a problem with either.
Right now, I use my iPad mini daily. My MacBook Pro multiple days a week and have built multiple websites and I have two apps in the App Store.
Apple Silicon has been the most fascinating transition to live through, leaving their competition in the dust.
My biggest appreciation amongst all that Apple do is that they don't have to be first, but they will usually do it best.
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