Is that a Mac?

I want a Mac, an iBook, to be more specific. I always wanted a Mac. Not that there is anything wrong with my current laptop (or is there?), but Apple's operating system is just so much more appealing, particularly the Jaguar and Tiger versions. Needless to say that the user-friendliness of MacOS has always been way ahead of any other operating system in the market. (Steve, are you reading this? )

However, because all my software licenses are for Windows versions, I'm afraid I'm stuck with the green Start button and the World according to Gates. Unless...

... I compromize by using the look-and-feel of MacOS and put up with IA-32 hardware, XP and its quirks. I installed FlyakiteOSX and my machine miraculously transformed into a Mac. Well, sort of. Here's how my screens look like now:



Chris Kite and his friends set up a website with a fairly non-standard user interface that you don't see every day: Portrait of a Kite is pretty amazing, I have certainly not seen something like it on corporate websites. Those guys definitely know their JavaScript.

On a recent flight, the person in the next seat glanced over (a few times) to my machine before he finally asked "Is that a Mac?" I responded "Yeah."