Hey Mike,
Yes, I am on a mac... macs are definitely a little easier to get into the inner workings and alter.
I just installed Windows 7, though, on my mac through Apple's bootcamp and am trying to learn more about their new OS. So far, it seems to be a lot better than Vista was but I am not sure the inner workings are any easier. I will say that the performance is a lot better on 7 than Vista was - especially the 64 bit version that I am using.
Best regards,
Brian