I made the switch from Windows to Mac back in October of 2007 and have never looked back. In fact from time to time I still have to interact with a Windows computer in some way which quickly reminds me why I made the switch in the first place. It’s not that Windows isn’t a decent operating system, I think Windows 7 proved that, but Windows and Mac based computers are built on completely different philosophies which if you are a Mac user can be a bit hard to swallow at times.

Apple has always been about change and this year has been no exception. First of all there was the release of Final Cut Pro X in June which was followed up the next month with the release of OS X Lion. And in typical Apple fashion they once again gave us something shiny and new, but not without taking something away.

Along with many other professional editors Final Cut Pro has been my software of choice for video editing, but it was due for an update. Of course the prerelease demos earlier this year only made us all that more anxious to get our hands on this new, faster, better app. And then when we did we were all shocked at how Apple completely changed the software. It wasn’t even able to open projects done in previous versions. Are you kidding me? Read the rest of this entry »