★ Chezy's Journal

I have been meaning to write this post for a couple of months now, as a new year’s resolution type of deal. Now I have never believed in setting resolutions as I don’t think they are often followed through. So I decided to set myself a few goals for this year and I’ll look back on them come the end of the year.

1. Try to blog more.

I’ll be the first to confess that this site has been neglected over the last few years. I have owned this domain for coming up to ten years this year, it’s has been my playground and had more redesigns than I care to remember. So with the latest redesign I am hoping to write some more and fill this site up with some useful content. I may even post some of the earlier designs for a giggle if I can dig them out.

2. Start my own business.

I have always wanted to be my own boss, and run my own company, but I never found something I was truly passionate about. I think that you have to start your own business for the right reasons, and I think a great number of people start-up to take advantage of the perks that being your own boss can bring, such as setting your own hours. I still think that you have to be passionate and truly love what you do to be your own boss. There are going to be long hours, days were you which you would not be working in a 9 to 5, and those occasions were you have to say no to a trip down the pub. If you not passionate and don’t truly love what you do then these days will just be a chore.

I have since found my passion for designing websites, which is something I have been doing for about 10 years now, but have never felt confident enough to be paid to do. So if you have a passion then why not try starting your own business. Don’t be afraid to fail!

In August 2008 I took the plunge and decided to make the move to the mac platform. I was very happy with using a PC, but the machine I was using at the time was struggling to do the basic tasks. This meant I was looking for an upgrade. I had thought about a mac but after completing a photography course at my local college which was taught completely on a mac I was hooked. I was very surprised at how easy it was to use, and how there was a very small learning curve when switching.

Here are a few reasons I decided to make the switch.

Build quality.

My first mac was a 2008 White MacBook, which I have to admit was very flimsy. I managed to scratch the palm rests within a few days of use. This lowered my overall opinion of the mac and something I had suffered with some cheaper PC laptops. I still have my White MacBook, it is used every day and is still in fairly good condition. I have since upgraded to a newer Unibody MacBook which is rock solid. The one feature I have noticed about the newer generation aluminium macs is the solid build quality of the machines. They are very strong while also being very lightweight.