Mac Mania

I’ve decided to make more videos. I did buy an HD video camera last year after all. This means I need to learn how to edit, which means I need video editing software.

I downloaded a trial version of Adobe Premier Elements 7.0 for my PC and tried to use it to edit the videos I took in Hawaii. I didn’t like it. Ivan did the editing of our video on a Mac using Final Cut Express 4.0 and did like it – and what I saw of it I liked as well. Because my PowerBook is too old to use for HD editing and my PC won’t run Final Cut, I decided to get a newer Mac.

A friend of mine was looking to sell his old Intel-based Mac Mini, so I bought it. Then, I remembered that Fuad really needed a new computer. His PC is over 6 years old, slow as hell, and he had expressed interest in getting a Mac after his experience with the iPhone.

I thought the Mac Mini would be a cost effective way for him to test drive a Mac, which can be a bit pricey. So, I’ve spent the last few nights setting it up for him to use. We transferred all of his files, contacts, e-mails, and appointments. I installed VMWARE Fusion* and Windows, which elicited complaints from a certain Apple fundamentalist**, but is the only way to run his exercise physiology software and other programs we have an investment in.

Fuad loves it.

But now, I still need a newer Mac. So I’ve decided to replace my aging PowerBook with a new MacBook, then sell the four-year old PowerBook on craigslist. Amazingly, they still command $400 and up.

Hopefully, in a few months I’ll have some Hawaii videos to show off!

* It is SLICK!

** “That’s just sad. It’s like putting a Ford dashboard in a Porsche.”