Before anyone starts to judge me for my seemingly pro PC entry, I want to put it on the table that I am neither pro PC or biased for one operating system over the other. I’ve grown up using Windows and truly opened my eyes to the experience of the Mac not too long ago. As I own both a PC and Mac, I couldn’t tell you which one I would prefer to own if I were in some hypothetical situation where I had to make a daunting decision to only own one. They each have their pros and cons, which makes it difficult to choose. This is why I own both - to get the best of both worlds. (You can have your cake and eat it too!) I’d go into more detail about which aspects of the operating systems give me butterflies in my stomach, but that would deserve an entire blog entry to itself. These are just my observations and surface-level thoughts. =)

Going back to what I was previously saying, Mac looks to be on the offense. It wasn’t until recently Microsoft decided to retaliate by defending their image by revealing that real PC users are diverse and don’t fit a stereotype or mold. And from what Mac’s most recent commercial, “Bake Sale” tells me, they don’t seem to be too pleased with it. Watch a few of their latest videos and see for yourself.

On the flip side, I think Microsoft is making a healthy effort. This video sums it up nicely.

I’m glad to see that Microsoft is finally being proactive about their brand management because they needed it. With Microsoft’s “The Real PC” campaign, you get to see a real human aspect of its users which is a very refreshing. Microsoft is also encouraging people to get involved in this effort by uploading your own PC videos, which could be selected to have aired on TV.

I find the whole Mac and PC rivalry highly entertaining and interesting. It’s something I’ll be watching closely to see how it all unravels.

As you can see, I’ve changed up my website. I woke up one morning last week and said to myself that I was going to spiffy it up a bit and…here it is. *tada* I’ve been meaning to revamp it for a long time now, but hadn’t because of reason #1, reason #2 and reason #3. I finally got my act together when I lost power for 2 weeks from the whole Hurricane Ike catastrophe. You must be thinking, “what does losing power have anything to do with making your website?” The answer - a lot. During those 2 weeks I didn’t have power, my world was flipped upside-down from not having the ability to Google what was going on in the world and not knowing what to do with all my down time. I probably don’t need to say it, but I will; much of my lifestyle runs parallel to the existence of the internet. If the internet ceases, so do I. Ok, I’m being dramatic, but you get the idea. A lot of personal and professional productivity was lost and that explains why I’m going down my list of to-do’s, starting with my website. =)

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I had a ton of fun making this video and wanted to share. =)

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There is still a large number of people out there (even amongst my close friends) who are unfamiliar with Meetup and I think this “Intervention” video is a pretty good attempt for getting the word out. It definitely is going to go viral, if it isn’t already…but I’m sure it is.

You may be wondering how I got my hands on this and the truth is, someone sent it to me…because I, Monica Yoo am a “Screen-Addict” (Computer and Crackberry, specifically) and have a high probability of developing large thumbs … and I also refer to my bestfriend, Google, quite often. =D

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