Mac or PC?

I used to be a PC user back in the day. In 2006, my dad bought me a Sony Vaio laptop so I would stop asking for another dog. Of course, I didn't stop asking for another dog, but it did make me ease up about the subject. I loved my Vaio until all my friends started getting Mac computers before going into high school. I would love to tell you that I didn't succumb to peer pressure and stayed with my once beloved Vaio, but I'd be lying. As my 8th grade graduation present my parents bought me my first Mac laptop. (I paid for half of it with my own money, but they paid for the other half.) I was ecstatic and have been a huge Mac lover ever since. I mean what teenager doesn't love their Apple Products?

Now I'm a sophomore in college and have a MacBook Pro. I love it. And it's really necessary for me to have a computer I can easily use & navigate in school because so much of my work is papers, research and online textbooks. As much as I do love my Mac, I run into problems with it every now and again just like everyone else. So I love Macs, but I also hate them because I have little patience and can't stand when my computer acts up a lot. At school second semester, my Microsoft Word wouldn't allow me to send documents or print them, which pretty much screwed me over because I couldn't hand in anything to my professors. To this day I still can't figure out how it got fixed. I took my computer to the Apple Store just outside of campus (my cousin drove me there with her car) and they fixed it within the hour like it was no biggie.

Crowded Apple Store

The men & women who work at Mac are freakin' genius'. Honestly. They know every Apple product like the back of their hand. Even when I have a problem that is so random and odd that I'm sure they won't be able to figure it out, they do. They're like computer Jedi's or something. I'm in complete awe of their knowledge and capabilities regarding iPhones, computers, laptops and iPods. I only wish I knew a fourth of what they do so I could figure out how to fix my computer when I run into minor issues.

Since I've been home from school for the summer, my computer has been acting up (UGH). I get absolutely no internet service in my room, even when I'm plugged into Ethernet (which I don't know what that is, but it should 100% make my computer get a connection according to my dad). Even when I go into my parents room to try and go online, my computer takes forever to load, pauses every 3 seconds when I'm watching Netflix and I constantly have to deal with the spinning wheel of doom (the color wheel).

I finally made an appointment at the Genius bar for today at 12:45. My dad and I made our way to Deer Park to the Apple Store and at 1 o'clock a Genius Bar expert was ready to assist us. His name was Ryan and I may or may not have the biggest crush on him. The store was completely
mobbed, like always, but Ryan took his time helping us. Not only was he super smart, but really cute and nice (although the nice may have just been b/c he's in customer service, but whatever).

Once we got talking about the issues going on with my computer I also remembered that my computer won't back up, my iPhoto will never open and my computer gets so hot it burns my legs when it's on my lap. My dad could not believe I had failed to mention these problems to him before, but oh well. I have a pretty crappy short term memory. In the end I had to leave my computer at the store so they could replace the fan (which it turns out was completely broken) and run a test to see why my computer is acting up with wifi and opening programs. So for now I'm using my mom and brother's computers (whichever one isn't using theirs at the time) and hoping that they fix my computer ASAP.

That's my quick blog about Mac computers and my love/hate relationship with them. Are you a Mac or PC user?!