I admit it.
A while back, I would have been among the people to say that Apple is overpriced and not really worth it. I’ve had various iPods since 2007 (after ditching Creative Zen after too many glitches), but I figured Windows vs. Mac couldn’t be too different, in terms of operating systems for my laptop.
I was wrong, as I found out after my parents bought me a Macbook Pro for school, and I fell in love.
Now, if you clicked over to the link above, or you remember me gushing over the two techie gadgets that I received in early September, you may remember how I got a Samsung Link cell phone as well. I went on and on about how I loved it to bits, etc.
Yeah. About that.
I wasn’t able to find a Moleskine planner for JUST 2010 this month. They all started last summer. This made me sad, because I didn’t want 4 months of blank pages. But I’ve recently found myself not managing my time or being as organized as I would like, so I thought “I need an organizer.” Since I have my MBP, it made sense that I try and find something compatible. I looked up the prices of a Blackberry, and then decided to be cheap and not get one.
The other day, my brother, who had inherited my old phone, came home took it out of his pocket to reveal a completely cracked screen, which caused the entire screen to white out and become totally useless. Matt usually just inherits phones from me. He was going to use his old phone, but it doesn’t have a QWERTY keyboard like he (and I) like. So.. er…
I got an iPhone!
Yeah, that’s a bit of a jump, isn’t it? Considering a Blackberry Curve is $0 with a 3 year contract, and an iPhone 3GS is $199, and I am a poor student. My parents paid for most of the phone as an early birthday present! Yay! 
So far, I LOVE it. LOVEEEE IT. It integrates with all of my Mac stuff so nicely, and apps are the best thing invented ever. My favourite so far is probably the Where’s Waldo one, because… well, duh, I can play Where’s Waldo everywhere! I’ve just never been on a 3 year plan before, so I’m a bit worried about the commitment. Which in turn, worries me about commitment in general, such as, will I ever be able to marry anyone if I can’t keep a phone for longer than a year? I suppose this is test number 1.
I also got my vacation pay from last year, which bumped my savings account up to just enough to cover my third semester of school. This means I have 11 months to save about $2200, which is obviously WAY too do-able, and I feel accomplished and grown up. Now THERE’S a commitment I stuck with!
I feel better now.
I’d recommend looking into Schoolhouse 3 ( http://schoolhouseapp.com/ ) if you want a planner sort of thing on your MBP. It is $14 but well worth it in my opinion – keeps track of your assignments, due dates and grades by term.
Did I tell you about iStudiez Pro for iPhone? Because if not, I am now. It is super awesome and only like $1.99.
Whenever I see people complaining about not being able to find the right Moleskine for them, I cringe. It might be because they’re super busy and I have next to no life, but I’ve always thought that buying a blank notebook (mine even looks like a Moleskine!) and setting it up the exact way I want it is waaaay cooler than buying a crappy, over manufactured piece of poop!
But you obviously solved your problem with the iPhone… so I don’t even know what I’m saying now.
Omg yes! Apple is so worth it. They just… they do everything RIGHT, you know?
I second iStudiez Pro.
I’m sure you’ll do fine with the three year contract
NO! NO! NO! *heart attack*
Oh, I suppose I can’t say anything… I am a slave to my iPod, after all…
Yay!! I don’t feel all alone now. I just love love love all my Apple stuff. Everything is so pretty and stuff just works.
First of all, *vomits at fangirlness*. Second of all, we both know that lesbians get married after the first date. So do not worry, it’s in your nature to commit. Third of all, I wish I had a boyfriend, and all the guys in my area on Plenty of Fish are ugly and weird.
Congrats on getting an iPhone! Guh, I was like you before. It started out with an 30GB iPod in 2006, about a year later I had my first 13″ black MacBook, which I’m still owning. Back in June last year I got my iPhone and I seriously don’t want to get back on Windows or any other cell phones. Apple’s products are just awesome.
I LOVE Apple. They can do no wrong, in my book
Yuy for Apple! I’ve had my iMac for over a year and a half now and I couldn’t be happier with it. I don’t have an iPhone though or even an iPod. I’m just not a big cellphone/mp3 player user.
Yay @ having more money! That’s awesome
I don’t have enough experience with Apple products to comment… but I’m sure if you got another phone later on, your brother could make use of the rest of the 3-yr plan!
I’ve never been a big fan of Apple, not because I dislike the products but simply because I don’t really think they’re much better than anything else. And the Apple computers at my school are the ones that always break down and I just really dislike the way they work…PCs are far superior in my book.
What glitches did you have with your Creative Zen though? I adore mine, and I adored the Zen V Plus I had before it. :L
I have the LG Viewty, I bought it a while ago simply because it was cheap for the kind of camera it had; and as I don’t own a digital camera all my photos are taken on my phone, so the camera is important to me. My friend got an iPhone for his Christmas, and I’m just not that taken with it to be honest.
Annoying. Last semester I had classes in mainly Mac labs, and this semester I have them in mainly Windows labs, and already my Windows computer has crashed more often than my Mac did. And that’s 2 weeks of Windows, vs. 4 months of Mac.
Reply: The screen on my Zen used to freeze and lost pixels over time. Definitely annoying. I’d have to wait 2-3 minutes for the thing to start up.