About

Who are the MacGeezers?Well there are two of us.

• Kenny
  The “most” geezerish” is me (Kenny). To prove my qualifications for geezerdom, here is a picture. I know it’s not a normal picture, but let’s face it, this site is not about beauty (thank goodness), and we’re only trying to give evidence of geezerhood. I work for the State of Florida as a Systems Programming Administrator in Tallahassee, spending all day on Windows machines, using and programming them, and can’t wait until I get home to work on my Mac. I am married to Linda and we have one son, Neil, who lives and works in Miami.

     

• Burt
  Yup, I’m an official geezer too. Unfortunately, of our two founders, I was the one that was reluctant to make “the switch” until very recently. I could not be happier with my decision though. My professional career has largely been dominated in the information technology world, but now I dabble in many things. Among them is a small horse farm I run at my home in Kentucky (let’s face it, in Kentucky, it’s either horses or basketball–and I’m a big fan of both). I still keep my old PC around–partly because I like to make fun of it, and partly because there are still a few things on it for which I need access. I just refuse to port it over, and thereby defile, my Mac.
       
  By the way, in case you haven’t figured it out, the principal founder, Kenny, is my brother. He’s the one that came up with this idea in the first place. So, he’s “the Geezer,” and I’m “the Other Geezer.” You can easily tell us apart, because he’s the old one. We’re a couple of crotchety old coots that love Macs and believe we have something useful to share about them.


What is this site about?

• Geezers and Switchers
  
  This site is for anyone who’s made, or considering making “the switch” (if you’re here, I probably don’t have to tell you what that means). But, there are quite a few blogs out there for switchers, so our niche is geared toward some of those that need to make the switch most: Geezers. We use this term affectionately, because of course, we the founders, consider ourselves to be Geezers too. As Boomers, and now Geezers, my brother and I have struggled for several years with helping our parents navigate their way through the maelstrom of never-ending problems they have with their PCs. The evidence of that frustration is the color and lack of hair remaining on our heads. Most of those problems can be attributed to spyware and viruses, but much of it can also be attributed to the inevitable operating system bloat that occurs over time with Windows. The rest can probably be attributed to the increasing bugginess of nearly all Windows software.
       

  To sum it up, Windows sucks, and MacOS does not. That being said, it seems that making the switch can be a little intimidating to some, so we decided to put together some references, videos, screencasts, etc., to help those in their transition. We’ll also be be keeping subscribers and other visitors up to date on all things Mac, as they relate to items of interest in our “demographic.”

• Buy your Mom a Mac
  
  OK, this might sound a little strange, but we know there are many of you out there that have parents and friends that are always asking you to help them with their computer problems. So if you’ve ever been categorized as a “computer guru,” justified or not, you know exactly what I’m talking about. And you also know that once a PC is infected with spyware, there’s virtually nothing you can to about it except a low level format and reinstall of the OS. Those visits to their house, or even worse, those dreaded phone calls from your mom (usually in the middle of the latest broadcast of Lost or West Wing), could not be more ill-timed or frustrating. Who could forget those wonderful phone conversations that are always accompanied by ripping out your hair?
  
  You: OK Mom, now go to your Start button and select Control Panel”
  
  Mom: I can’t find the Start button. Is it the one on the computer that says “power?”
  
  You: No Mom, use your mouse. The Start button is the little thing on the bottom left hand of your screen that says “start.” It’s part of the menu.
  
  Mom: It’s not there anymore. I bet your Dad deleted it. I know it was there yesterday.
  
  You: It has to be there Mom, just roll your mouse over the bottom of the screen.
  
  Mom: But I thought the mouse had to stay on the mouse pad. I didn’t know you could put your mouse on the screen.
  
  You: Sigh……
       
  There is a solution: Buy Your Mom a Mac!. Of course, if it’s not your Mom or Dad, it might be just a friend, but the point is, get them off of Windows, and leave your Saturdays and evenings to yourself and your family. If it’s your Mom, buy her a Mac. If it’s your friends and they’re so willing to assume you are a guru, use your guru powers of persuasion (start by developing that Charles Manson look like in Burt’s photo above) and convince them that buying a Mac will actually save us from world domination. After all, it will prevent “the evil one” (I can’t say his name, but his initials are BG) from taking over the planet.