I'm sorry, but...

I LOVE Apples... That is Macintosh's... That is Apple Computers. (Hmmm, I wonder if anyone actually thought I was talking about fruit).

Note: Apple and Mac (or Macintosh) are interchangeable.

I'm not really big into playing computer games*, instead my hobby is, I guess you could call it, creating. I love to create things. For a while I've been able to make art and distort pictures using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator (available for both Mac and PC). This past Christmas though, I was in Minneapolis, and I had the opportunity to visit the Apple Store in the Mall of America. This was heaven. Along the walls where all kinds of Mac computers and laptops; There were iPods, accessories, and software; And at the back of the store there was a classroom-type setting where workshops where held and you could learn about Macs and Mac software. I had the pleasure of sitting in on a class for Final Cut Express HD, a video editing program. I had taught myself iMovie, part of the iLife collection, which is slightly less complex video editing software, the previous day. In about 30-60 minutes, with the help on an online video tutorial , I've learned how to cut and edit videos, add musical accompaniment, enter type such as titles, effects like black & white, rain, old grainy film, etc. I really wish I would have had this knowledge when making Richard's "Girl Eye for the Pepper guy" makeover movie.

From the Apple Store I bought a book that contained tutorials about all the programs in the iLife collection: iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, and an application I'm currently infatuated with, GarageBand. GarageBand is a music making application. Like iMovie, Apple also produces a much more complex music producing app' called Pro Logic 7, but I don't need anything that fancy. With GarageBand, I've learned how to make some pretty cool music (well, I think it's cool anyway, I'm sure BlackMamba could make something way better with her musical ability) in less than an hour with the musical knowledge background of a high school class in music theory. It's not as easy to use as the other applications, but still, it's pretty damn easy.

Apple is such an incredible company. They're continually putting out awesome hardware and software that is cutting edge, fun, and easy to use. Apple is a company that anticipates demands and meets them.

In conclusion, everyone should buy an Apple and we can all create and share cool music, videos (music videos???), art, photos, and much more.


*-Console games (Nintendo, etc.) don't count as "computer games".