The Mac works for photos, movies, music, DVDs and almost everything else you can throw at it. Windows Vista boots up most of the time--that's something, I guess.

What about all those hidden costs that Microsoft doesn't tell you about in the ads? As soon as you get a Windows PC home--and most definitely before connecting it to the Internet--you will need virus protection. I heard no mention of the fact that viruses from e-mail and the Web will slow your computer down to a crawl in no time at all. (And let's not forget the Windows Registry and the amount of repairs it needs.)

And before you ask, yes I do have a PC. It's gathering dust in my basement because I got tired of always having to fix it with one utility or another just because I dared go on the Internet.

I'm a Mac user out of choice. I like my computers to work for me, not against me. Maybe I am cool enough to own a Mac--even if I'm not, I am smart enough to own one.