How to fix Mom’s computer: buy her a Mac

Many of us geeks are routinely pressed into service by friends and family whenever they have a question that even remotely involves technology. We often tend to spend quiet, restful holiday vacations at relatives houses… doing exactly the same thing we do for a living! Raise your hands if you’ve spent a turkey day or two fixing the family computer.

Some intrepid Mac evangelists are taking matters into their own hands. They’re doing the legwork to overcome the massive Windows intertia and make the family PC usable once again, as Wintel users find their machines increasingly infected with malware.

I’m one of those evangelists, having rescued my mother and sister from spyware hell. The best part, other than the gleeful look on their faces as they fire up iTunes? No more support calls. Ever.