One of the biggest changes during the past three years? My switch from Windows to Mac.
As I began law school, I was still using the computer that I had to purchase through my undergrad’s laptop initiative: a crapalicious Dell Latitude (with a bunch of numbers and letters after it). At that point, it was only two years old but seriously began to show a lot of wear and tear. It ran slow as anything, was always as hot as the center of the sun, and worst of all began to develop cracks at the hinges of the screen.
As any law student knows, if you want to be able to take your exams on your computer as opposed to handwriting them, you need to be using Windows. Making the switch to Apple was something I had been hoping to do, but the thought of handwriting a three or four hour essay exam did not sound appealing. My goal was to try to keep the same tired Dell until I graduated and then make the switch. Unfortunately, my Dell had no intention on staying alive for five years.
By the end of my first year of law school, one of the hinges completely broke off and the remaining one was not looking good. It was decision time. I couldn’t handle the thought of purchasing another Windows laptop that I would feel compelled to keep until it broke down, and as important as law school exams are, I’d figure something out… be it handwriting (”Hey, other people did it, why can I?”), borrowing a laptop from someone, or jerry-rigging the Dell when need be. So I took the plunge and haven’t looked back since. In fact, any time I am now forced into using a Windows computer I am usually on the verge of tears.
You may be wondering what I did end up doing for the last two years during exam time. Well… by the time my Fall ‘06 exams rolled around, both hinges on the Dell were GONE so I delicately balanced the screen against my largest textbook propped up for three hours. Worrying about the computer breaking apart during the middle of the exam eventually became more stressful than the exam itself, so I just bit the bullet and wrote out my exams during my third year. My baby is still going strong, although I think he could use a fresh battery soon, and if all goes according to plan he is gonna have a little 3G-powered brother this Friday!
This brings us to Ben Lee’s “Catch My Disease.” To be honest, I haven’t the slightest clue how I originally stumbled upon him since it happened almost three years ago, but I do remember how the song eventually got some more mainstream recognition. While Apple is known for essentially propelling virtually unknown music acts to instant stardom, Dell’s ads from 2006 used this song for a campaign and unfortunately for Ben I’m not sure he experienced the same result. Now call me crazy, but somehow I don’t think a song with the lyrics “catch my disease” is the way to advertise a machine running the Windows operating system notoriously known for being more susceptible to viruses… but that’s just me. Don’t get me wrong, I love the song, but I am not sure if it would be my first choice if I wanted to advertise crapalish computers.
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