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I’ve finally converted. While I’ve spent time administering an OSX Server, often using a mini, but I’ve had very limited exposure to using as a regular machine. While there’s a lot to get used to and I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface, I’m starting to get it. I haven’t switched before since it hadn’t been convenient and nobody could really effectively communicate why it was that much better than Windows.

I’m starting to get it. Leopard has a virtual desktop app called Spaces. I like virtual desktops but haven’t used them since I got tired of apt-getting and compiling stuff on Linux. This one has at least one feature that I love already.

In general I have found windowing to work poorly on Macs. Maybe it’s just the way I am, but I’ve not been a fan over the years. Spaces offers a way out for me though. I can maximize a few windows that I like to keep in a pretty big state and toss those each in a virtual space. That way they each have their own neat and tidy space. But the cool part was when I accidentally clicked the e-mail icon despite having it already open. I assumed it was then going to churn away and open a new window in my current desktop. I was wrong.

Much to my pleasant surprise, it actually switched over to the space that had the e-mail app open. Now that was cool. I’m starting to see the small subtleties that Apple’s so well known for. That’s exactly why people couldn’t identify just what it was that they preferred. It’s not one big thing, it’s a whole bunch of little things. I can’t wait to find at least a hundred more of these nice subtleties.

Oh yeah and the magnetic power adapter is pure genius.