Everything that my heart, mind and soul is focusing on at the moment: Asia Conference.
For the past 4 weeks leading to the conference, we were busy with a lot of preparation works, such as learning how to use the Mac software and operating the Mac system as a whole. As u know, the more common OS used is Microsoft Windows.
For me, i've never come across a Mac. I've used it once at my student's house, and oh how i hate it to the core!! Where's my START button??? How come no ALTERNATE button one..??? Why don't have DELETE button....??? And i hated that horizontal line of programs and how it disappears on its own and u have to search on your mouse in the desktop to make it appears. Argh!!!
When i heard that Chorusboard is switching to Mac, i was excited and yet worried; as i know how different Mac is and how irritate i was with a Mac. Though its exterior is to die for, but the internals systems ....
SO i went for training, expecting to feel overwhelmed by the internal system. And actually, it's not that hard after all. It's true that the Mac does operated quite differently from Windows but i guess it's a matter of BEING EXPOSED to it.
They don't have an alternate button, but they have a Command/Apple Button which works somewhat similar. They have this thing call Spaces where your opened documents can be accessed at the click of a few buttons; Command-Tab works just like the Alternate-Tab. But what i like most is the F11 function, which minimizes all open documents and shows the desktop. That is something that Bill Gates may wanna work on - i feel pissed half the time when i wanna see the desktop and i have to minimize every other opened document, which Alt-Tab never works for me.
And, the wonders of technology has enabled the ministry to really go up another level higher. With the next software that we are using, it has enabled us to save time on doing up songs databases (15mins compared to 5 mins), react much faster with one button (one alphabetical button compared with check the outline for what number, type and enter) and many more. But then, that's the benefit of this technology, which helps us to maximize potential with minimal time taken. OMG!! I wanna a Mac!!!!!
As i was saying, preparation work is not just about learning how to use the software, but also on practical practice. As JW is still on another system (watch out for Mac-invasion in December!! Woohoo!!), every chance that i have to practice, the ministry will make arrangements for me to serve at Expo. SO far i've tried it once 2 weeks back. When you are on the Real McCoy, u see the benefits of this newfound technology. It's not exactly idiot-proof, but it really helps a lot a lot with accuracy.
The countdown to Asia Conference is 8 days! And this week i'm gonna go full-force into practice this weekend. So it's gonna get good. Not forgetting the Tech Runs that has been going on for the past few weekends. It's gonna get better and better!
My focus for this week is this: Sleep more. I don't think there's much time to sleep next week. Beyond all these things, we need to engage in prayer.
It will be the best Conference yet!
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