Uncle Jon

Well, on Feb. 19 at 11:57 p.m. it became official. I am the uncle of a new world changer. Her name is Sienna Rae Mitchell and she is the fulfillment of her name ("delicate"). After an 18 hour process that included salad tongs made for giants and a vaccum, Sienna was born at over 8lbs. (her dad was over 11 when he was born!). Praise God for a safe delivery. I have to admit, after seeing her and talking with my brother, I really want a baby (no, Karen and I have not made any big decisions).

Apple vs. Microsoft (Round 1)

I really feel sorry for those of you still working on a Windows based computer (I wouldn't be surprised if someone out there was still working with Windows 3.1...it probably runs better than Windows XP). I think to truly understand the difference between Apple and Microsoft, you have to give yourself one month on a Mac running the Tiger OS 10 platform. How many times does your computer crash in a week? Mine....none. How many viruses are you susceptible to (you really don't want to answer that)? Me...none. Can your Windows computer run a dual platform with OS X? Mine...yes. I have used Microsoft Office for probably 7 years now. I have learned more about Word, PPT, and Excel in the past 6 months by using it on my Mac than the previous 7 years combined when I was using it on a Windows PC. Apple does a better job at making those programs functional than Microsoft does...and Microsoft created them! As you can tell, I am partial, but I have seen the difference. I could probably go on for another few pages, but I will spare you from having an argument with your wife about why you need to go out and buy a PowerBook G4.