I'm not going to hide it, I have become a tech dude. Never thought I would get that into technology, computers and electronics but somewhere along the way Apple spoke to me. It all started when I had to make the switch for dealing with large image banks, video files and working with international ad agencies. Sometimes you just have to open Adobe Suite and adjust an image or layout yourself.

So years ago I made the switch from PC to Mac and have never looked back. Everything has been better since the switch. All the stuff you read and hear about has been true for me. No chronic blue screen or application crashes. Well, actually lately I have had a coupe applications shut down.

So I'm happy to announce I just gave my sister my old Powderbook G4 and my G5 tower and cinema display to a friend. Now sitting on my desk is a shinny new Macbook Pro 15" with the new 24" LED Display. I can't begin to tell you how nice it is having everything on one computer. Granted a few items are on external hard drives or my Time Capsule, but the new Macbook is more powerful and faster than my G5 was. Oh so nice. With compressing so many videos, I just needed something faster or I was going to lose any hair I have left.

But wait, I uploaded Snow Leopard and am having the first issues I've ever had with my Mac equipment? What the hell? The display on my 15" MacBook flickers ever so often. Just a quick black screen then right back. It happens more when my external monitor is plugged in but also when I'm just using the laptop by itself.

Then when the computer comes out of sleep mode, sometimes one of the monitors has a light blue tint. The color is all messed up? Where did this come from? The first time I've had problems with any of my Mac or Apple products. My faith has faltered.

Is Apple moving too quick? Are they getting too big and the quality is starting to suffer? I sure hope not and hopefully there will be an upgrade or patch to my situation soon. I may have to make an appointment with a Mac Genius at my local Apple store.