Friday Feature: Crazy Apple Help Desk.

Every Friday,

Q: I’ve been a Mac user for years and I’ve only recently become acquainted with the Getting Things Done methodology. Apparently there are a lot of Mac geeks who are really into this. There’s even been an OS X-only application that supports it. I’m confused.  If I’m a Mac cultist, have to be a Getting Things Done cultist as well?

A: Not necessarily.  The Getting Things Done cult is a subset of the greater Mac cult.  It’s kind of like a creamy filling.

Q: Ah.  So the whole thing is like a cult Twinkie.

A: Uh, no, no, no. I’d prefer it if you didn’t put it that way as the Cult of the Twinkie is trademarked and they’re highly litigious.

Q: Oh. Sorry. But, this isn’t anything crazy like the Scientologists, is it?

A: Oh, jeez, what are you trying to do to me? Why don’t you just bad-mouth the Free Masons and then we can get sued into oblivion?

Q: Oh. Well… OK. The Free Masons…


Q: I’m a recent switcher from Windows and I’ve been tooling around the Mac web, kind of getting myself acquainted… introducing myself around… you know, that kind of thing.

A: Well, welcome to the neighborhood! We’re glad to have you!

Q: Thanks. Thanks. Everyone’s been super-nice. I was just kind of wondering if there were any sites you could recommend for… well…

A: Yes?

Q: Well, what I’m looking for is… uh… I guess you’d call them MULFs.

A: “MULFs”?

Q: Yeah. You know… Mac Users I’d Like to Fuck.

A: Uh… was this something you had when you were on Windows? WULFs?

Q: No. No. I mean, Windows users are a dime a dozen, so there’s no big turn-on. But Mac users…

A: Well, sorry. I’m afraid I don’t know of any sites like that. That’s not the way we roll here in the Mac world.

Q: Oh. Sorry. I’ll… uh… well… thanks.

A: Hmph.

Q: …

A: …

MACGRUDER: Dude, you were just showing me the other day.

A: Oh, like I’m going to tell him! Stupid Windows user!

Q: I have a Mac mini and I recently got a Dell monitor for it. I had a little trouble hooking it up as I had to use an adapter. But it’s working fine now. So…

A: …

Q: Uh…

A: You want that URL again.

Q: Um… yes please.