My laptop is currently being funky and might have a virus. So for now I'm using one of my family's PCs until my stepdad Brian fixes it. He asked me several questions while messing with it yesterday, most of them along the lines of "Why didn't you install anti-virus software?"
Honestly, I just hadn't thought about it! I am so clueless when it comes to technology. When I got my laptop near the end of senior year, I thought the guys at Best Buy had set me up completely. I gleefully added iTunes, photo software and a few other personal touches and was satisfied.
Now my computer's configuration is messed up, so I'll likely have to take it into Best Buy tomorrow. Brian has done what he can with it and I have to give him massive props for not yelling at me in the process. He is a 50-year-old engineer and I'm a 20-year-old English major. We have nothing in common other than our sign (Leo). After years of constantly butting heads, we've fallen into a casual pattern of ignorance. We acknowledge each other when necessary but other than that don't really communicate.
EPIPHANY!!!
My relationship with Brian and my relationship with technology are the same! I realize they're both necessary (technology for school and to communicate with the outside world, Brian because he's married to my mom and has 2 kids with her). I don't particularly enjoy either though and sometimes I wish they didn't exist.
At the end of the day though, I'm thankful for both. Online shopping and a place to live when I'm not in Logan make them worth the hassle.
You are great. My advice would be to invest in a Mac when the time comes to buy a new computer. No viruses. They look snazzy.
ReplyDeleteYeah they're really sleek. I'll definitely consider it
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