Er, I actually bought one already. After weighing the pros and cons of shifting to Mac, I was finally convinced. Apple is teh way to go baby, at least as far as my present requirements and resources are concerned. Here are some of the reasons why:

1. Relatively cheap. It took me weeks canvassing for better and cheaper alternatives. I found out that it’s a popular misconception that Macs are expensive because come to think of it, it may be a bit on the high-end, but actually, you’re getting a lot from your investment. Specs-wise, a basic MacBook’s counterpart from other brands (Acer, Vaio, Compaq) are priced on the same range.

2. Local Tech Support. I bought my Acer Travelmate from Amazon.com and asked a friend to hand-carry it back home because it was cheaper that way. Back then, I didn’t know where to go when I needed to troubleshoot my Acer. But now, since I got my Mac from a local dealer, with warranty and free software installations (I gave them a list of all the software I need), I got myself an all-day YM support too. Like I said, for what it’s worth, it’s relatively cheap.

3. Drag and Drop. Everything is drag and drop. I love how I can move everything around with just my finger, and the interface looks pretty neat too. All the softwares I need are on the dock, and I especially love the Dashboard and Expose preference. So. Cool.

4. Easy to Learn Function Keys. I said I’m a right-click person, and now I found out that there’s a way I can do right-click with Mac. I’m getting the hang of the Apple key already, too. Yay me. It’s easy to learn really. Scroll up and down and right-click with two fingers on the touchpad. Drag and drop. Expose. Replace CTRL with APPLE. Apple+Spacebar to search for a particular document or application. And. I. Am. Speaking. In. Jargons.

5. Globe Visibility Compatible. Vista isn’t. (Or wasn’t?) It took me five easy steps to setup Globe Visibility with Mac (and surprisingly, the connection is fast too!). I’ve had it with Vista before, I don’t even want to bother finding out if they already found a way to have GV work with Vista. I don’t EVER want to go back there again. Heh.

Her name is Sydney. ;)

6. Prettyful. White looks sooo chic on gadgets. I’d love a Pink Sony Vaio, but as it is only available in HK, and Vista never really worked for me, it’s easy to decide on getting a white MacBook which is equally eye-candy to this girlygeek over here.

Yep, you got it people. I’m officially a Mac convert. Yay ME.

I was just ranting about my sucky Globe Visibility connection about a few weeks ago. That time, however, I was still considering the possibility that maybe it was just me. Like, maybe our place in Caloocan just happened to have bad signal reception. Or maybe it’s just my laptop that’s got a problem. Lame stuff like that. After all, benefit of the doubt is often a rule in my game.

Until you reach a point when the noise is too loud already, and you know for sure that you’re not being given a fair play. Better than 3G, you say? :) No one’s paying 2K pesos (plus VAT!) a month for a measly GPRS connection. And what about that “promise” that a plugin that will allow Globe Visibility to work with Vista is underway? Until when are they going to make Vista users wait?

I recently said:

Really now. I can just imagine how many bloggers (and IT professionals) are subscribed to Globe Visibility. Aren’t they aware of what angry bloggers can do?

Angry bloggers -> bad reviews -> bad publicity -> indelible mark (in the form of pages and pages of cached information) to their company brand.

Something has to be done about this.

I know my voice was just too weak to reach the high heavens. But when big names like Bryanboy and Marc Macalua start saying something, and when forum threads start growing in protest of a bad service, be very warned. You better start strategizing your next move to salvage whatever’s left of your image online. Better yet, you better start improving your service and make your subscribers get what they’re worth. And the time is NOW.

So I’m joining these Globe Visibility lobbyists and making my voice count. I’ll update this post as often as I can. If you’re an unsatisfied Globe Visibility subscriber, speak up! Let’s dominate the Google SERPs with pleas for change and improvement. Maybe then, they’ll start noticing.

Www sightings on Globe Visibility:

• Globe Visibility Tipping Point (by Macalua.Com)
• Hold on Visibility (by Mobilityph)
• Invisible Globe Visibility (by Intsik Online)
• Globe Visibility: Customer Service, Third World Style (by Bryanboy)
• Globe Feedback Thread (Tsikot.Com)
• Globe Visibility Support Thread (Tipidpc.Com Forums)
• Why Globe Visibility is not Holding Up to its Promise (by Wifely Steps)
• Continuing Saga with Globe Visibility (by Intsik Online)

Last update: May 26, 2007.

So there. I’ll be clicking the publish button now. Let’s see how many seconds, minutes, before this one gets posted.

Last month, I subscribed to Globe’s Mobile Broadband service and was kinda impressed with it. Barely a month, however, my Globe Visibility’s been making some shutters here and there already.

At first, I just let them pass. But now, the connection problems are becoming more and more frequent, it’s starting to bother annoy me already. The promised 3G connection is not being met (I usually get GPRS/EDGE connection only), and sometimes I can’t even connect at all. The worst thing is, I’m still paying the same amount (plus VAT pfft) but not getting my money’s worth. Boo.

Just now, after about three hours of trying, and moving around the house to see where I can get a good signal, and a call to Globe’s 24 hour customer support (which didn’t really help at all), I finally got a (lousy) GPRS connection. I tried searching for HELP online and found myself back to Marc’s post about his own Globe Visibility subscription. This time, however, the thread’s grown longer, and I realized that I wasn’t alone after all.

Really now. I can just imagine how many bloggers (and IT professionals) are subscribed to Globe Visibility. Aren’t they aware of what angry bloggers can do?

Angry bloggers -> bad reviews -> bad publicity -> indelible mark (in the form of pages and pages of cached information) to their company brand.

Something has to be done about this. Globe? Help? (Francis? You there?)