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Continuing with the theme of “you should check this out” that I have been riding lately (see I’m in Love With Pandora, Heath is My Hero, Where the Hell is Matt Now, and more…) I found something today that, yes, you should definitely check out.
That is…if you like to write…and if you have a Mac.
If that means you, check out an application called Scrivener. It is the perfect tool for outlining novels, screenplays, random writings, etc. You can actually write your entire book in the program and then export it out into a .pdf or .doc.
The price is reasonable at $39.95 ($34.95 if you’re a student), and it comes with a 30 day trial period so you can see if it’s for you before you spend the money. I plan on using it for the next 30 days and hope it will push my rear end into gear and make me start writing again. I don’t see myself getting rid of it after that.
My first impression is that it rocks. I’ll let you know if I was wrong.
Finally…
I’ve wanted a Mac for a couple years now. I always knew that with what I do on computers (photos, music, video,etc.) a mac would be a lot better for me. Friends and common sense have told me this for awhile. For some reason though, I never wanted to branch out and try something new. I just talked about it, but never did anything…kind of like standing half naked next to the pool and refusing to jump in.
The thing is, I know PCs pretty well so they’re safe…annoying at times, but safe. Even when I had to buy a new laptop a year or so ago, I played it safe and bought a Dell. Last week, I didn’t need to buy a laptop, but I bought a Mac.
I finally had an experience that helped push me in the right direction.
This story would be way too long if I wrote it all out, so here are a few bullets:
- I shot all my video in Ecuador in High Def Video (I thought: HD is the bomb)
- When I got back I discovered all the video editing programs we use don’t work with HDV. (I thought: what was I thinking!?! )
- The only program that worked was Final Cut Pro that we have on a few Macs. (I thought: crap, I don’t know Macs)
- I was forced to use the Macs and learn Final Cut Pro so I could put my story together. (I thought: I’m gonna buy a Mac)
It was an interesting week learning how to use a Mac by having to put a 7 min story together that was due in two days. But the experience was well worth it.
I bought a Macpro Notebook and in two days have already decided I will never go back to a PC. It is so user friendly and fun to mess around with.
Thinking about switching to a mac? Here is a blog post by a friend of mine describing why he likes his Mac so much, I’d write it all out, but he wrote it so much better.
P.S. This is my last week of work before a two-week vacation!!!
