Macbooks in an Enterprise

I started my career as a design professional, with almost zero training to use computers and a big Macintosh personal computer in front of me. I was comfortable working with it in a couple of weeks and in less and 2 months I was quite productive. I was unaware of the world of Windows OS then.

Switching to Windows OS was a pain.

Today, after almost 10 years, I once again have a chance to work in office with a Mac. However, I cannot believe I am even considering rejecting such an option to work with a regular Windows based laptop. The reason being, Macs have made a very slow entry as a company provided device. Hence it has plenty of IT support issues. To name a few:

• I need to configure many things myself, manually
• I need to manage my own backups
• The mail server does not archive on it's own
• There is no .pst support

I am not a geek. I do not want to spend my already packed days researching in forums how I should get something done on my Macbook. I need to be very productive through my day, with as little IT things to worry about as possible.

Given this, I am seriously considering not opting for a Mac. Besides, I do have my personal Macbook at home.

But the 'designer' and Apple fan in me isn't letting me take that decision. I cannot bring myself to say "NO" to a Mac. Im torn!!

When social media surprised me

Last week, I was researching about how the world of groceries work from a supply chain perspective (demand, supply, planning etc).

While I am amongst the early adopters of social media, it did surprise me to see hundreds of consumers sharing reviews about items as mundane as cookies and washing items.
Many grocery items have their own Facebook pages. The facebook page of Oreo cookies has 11 million fans.

I never realized that even everyday products like groceries were affected by social media.
Insightful.