The time has come after many years of wondering and pausing to whether I should buy a mac. Initially I was like, Macs suck, why would I buy a Mac (Pre OSX)? Then I was like, I like Macs they're really cool (Post OSX), but I don't think that macs have everything I need to do stuff, like ASP development or anything like that.

But with the whole iPod stuff and the huge amount of people switching. Even my brother R, who has only gotten into the Web and stuff over the last 8 months, is considering a Mac. He bought an iPodPhoto a few weeks ago and since then is nuts about apple stuff.

So, since I heard that Tiger is coming out at the end of the month, I'm like, I'm getting me a Mac Mini and I'm giving up ASP development (at home anyway).

I already have a Pentium 4 machine. I got it 3 years ago. I'm going to turn that into a linux machine to build a test email server with my free book. I will also use it as a file / music server because the Mac will be the 40 Gig one (I can't afford the 80 gig). I'm giong to put Ruby on the linux box aswell and do all my coding from the Mac, as I want to learn ruby. There is a huge buzz around it in the sites that I visit frequently. I will also be putting Tomcat on it to get back into JSP.

So what will I use the Mac for? Email, Office, Web browsing and Web Design. It will be clean and lovely and tidy up my desk. Although I will still be using a 17" CRT. Wont be able to afford a Flat Screen for a while. Not till the end of the year.

That's about the jist of it. You are now updated on nerdy things in my life at the moment.