All Things Apple

Twenty years ago I did not have the techno toys that I do now. Although twenty years ago I did have a bag-phone. It was a huge phone inside a bag that you had to use by plugging it into your cigarette lighter in your car. It cost about $1.00 per minute, not including roaming charges and long distance fees. I would tell my children repeatedly—do not call me unless you have a broken bone or you are bleeding. I was the only person that I knew at the time to have a phone in their car, other than my husband's coworkers. The only reason that I had one was that my husband needed it for business. We were using it on a trial basis, we wondered—would this new technology even catch on? I know—I'm laughing too.

Fifteen years ago I got my first computer—a desktop. A gift from my husband. I hated it, or rather I should say that I was afraid of it. I had used them before and didn't really care for them. Too scary. Too touchy. And, like the fax machine—a little too futuristic for me. I know—again with the laughing. I would wait until my husband came home from work, I would ask him to turn it on for me, and then I'd play games—like solitaire. I liked that part of it—the games. However, when it came time for my serious things, like writing papers—well, the whole SAVE thing was confusing for me. I would type an entire page, forget to save it and then poof, it would vanish, never to be seen again. I did not need all that aggravation!

As the years went by and technology progressed, so did I. I learned slowly how to use my desktop computer all by myself, and then later progressed to my very own laptop. Cell phones got smaller and so did the cost.

And then one day the heavens opened, the birds began to sing, and the sun shined brightly—the iPhone was introduced to the world.

But I wasn't about to get one. No way. I wasn't going to spend that kind of money for a cell phone, let alone stand in line with hundreds of geeks.  Not me!

However, one day I ran into one of my son's good friends. And what did he have? You guessed it—an iPhone. My love affair with Apple began that day. For my birthday that year, my husband bought me my very own iPhone! And now I am also the proud owner of a MacBook Pro, with a hot pink cover.

They are my babies, I love them. And my cell phone? Well, it has a Kate Spade cover! These covers make the phone, there are so many colors, and styles—it's so much fun. Total eye candy for me!

I never go anywhere with my cell phone, and when I travel, my laptop goes with me. I am an official member of the geek club now. I've been sucked in. It's much like writing this blog. I've been sucked in. I can't stop. I am consumed. I wonder what that says about my personality? Curious minds want to know!

I am wondering—are you still a PC user? Or maybe you don't yet have a smartphone. Maybe you are a little confused as to how they even work. Well, you are in luck! I have an app for that!

Oh come on, you had to have seen that coming...