Falling In Love Again

Early this year, my beloved Mac died. I mean my Macbook died. It was barely three years old, mostly unused. It was such a sad thing because I loved my Mac. On it, I started wrting personal pieces. I also wrote my first blog on it. And for it to die on me so soon, made me feel betrayed. What had happened? Did I get a lemon? Where is the much vaunted durability of the Mac, which is said to be self-healing? My daughter said it might have been because of the times I forgot to unplug it after charging. Anyway, after grieving, I knew that I had to buy a new one.  I bought a Macbook Air, which is smaller, a lot lighter, but with smaller memory than my old Macbook Pro. I did not know if I would love new Mac as much as old Mac. 

Earlier this week, I went for the free OS X tutorial at Powermac Trinoma. My daughter said it would be good for me to go since it is free, after all.

Three years on a Mac and still you go on a tutorial? You might ask. But the thing is, I just mainly used the Word application on my Mac, and till my retirement last year, I hardly used it. After retirement, my daughter assisted me whenever needed.

My daughter and I usually tell each other that "Papa Steve" has thought of everything, because the features of the Mac and other Apple products like the iPad and iPhone are so cool. This was reinforced during my tutorial when I learned to navigate the desktop , the panel, and the dock for sure. So elementary, you might say, but when it comes to gadgets, I am so easy to impress and please. Joyfully, I discovered that I can have access to a dictionary without being on the internet. Also, that I can transfer pictures and documents wirelessly even from a Blackberry. A lot of you must be laughing at how ignorant I am. My daughter is a bit peeved, because she said she had previously taught me all those things. I guess I paid more attention during the tutorial, because I might be tested afterwards.  

Seriously though, the tutor, Sheila Flores was a very nice young lady. By showing me all the capabilities of the Mac, I found myself falling in love again. And this time, I promise to be vigilant about charging.

Picture with my tutor using photo booth effects