I’m sorry we have to part ways but I’m all grown up now. Your peculiar randomness of tantrums resulting in hours of frustrating troubleshooting has no more room in my life. Your cute ways of prompting me to install updates, warn me of security vulnerabilities, and asking to validate has grown old.

It’s time for me, old friend, to move on and find a computer system with consistency and won’t let me down when I need it the most…maybe even one with a bit of style. Don’t worry, you’ll find friends who don’t mind lavishing you with the attention you need to stay happy and safe.

I’ve found a computer who chose to grow up with copious amounts of common sense and high self-esteem. He doesn’t nag me with tedious chores and never lets me down when I need him the most. Apple works hard for me because that’s his job: to make my life easier, not the other way around.

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Yesterday, my PC decided that USB ports were no longer important thus making a USB keyboard and mouse impossible to use. Last month it was a new BIOS and RAM…now this. I’d be willing to devote (more) time and money to fix the machine if it were a vintage sportscar but it’s not.

Hello Parallels to run my needed (and Mac-unfriendly) Quicken and QuickBooks. Everything else including photos, music, and video is going on external hard drives linked to a brand-new copy of Connect360 for my Xbox 360. At some point I’ll figure out what to do with my Windows-only PhatBox and Navman GPS but for now I’ve had enough of Windows and the PC it runs on.

UPDATE: I forgot to mention the DVD-R/RW drive will no longer boot DVD media. Good times.

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