Addicted to Apple

 This is insane!!! 

You are trying to be a technocrat

You are addicted to Apple

These are some of the reactions that I received for buying/owning the almost all the products from Apple Inc.

I couldn't really blame them because I have realized that everybody has their perspectives in this world. For some it may be constructing a house of their own, some may find happiness in travelling, and some may attain nirvana in doing nothing. The act of buying the complete range of Apple products was a dream come true situation for me. I now realize that some dreams are powered by money. I still mournfully think about the missed opportunity to do higher studies abroad due to the financial constraints. This time Gods were not crazy, they just acted  as the epitomes of benevolence and love. Today I own my dreams and those dreams are living with me. I am able to expand my personal horizon to a better level. I feel confident and sometimes I become a slave to the negative feeling of pride that comes when you own something precious and priceless. At times I also visualize about the future when there will be no Apple by my side. Those days I will take solace in the fact that once I owned the complete range of Apple products.  

Let me take a stroll down the lanes of the bygone days. During my days at Loyola, I did some part time work as a proof reader. The plan was to edit some books for two months. I don't exactly remember the name of the firm but what I remember is the fact the i saw for the first time in my life a Macintosh. It was like a blue pearl and the graphic designers were working on the final output. I even got a chance to proof read the contents of the text on the blue pearl. That was my first encounter with Steve Jobs and his creations. Then I remember that one day my Pianist friend brought his Ipod and it was there with me for a few hours. I stealthy tried copying some songs into  my PC. I managed to copy some since the Ipod files were all in a encrypted format ( which now I recognize as AAC - Advanced audio coding) . Then Libya happened, there was a financial surge and I decided that I should buy a Mp3 player to quench my thirst for music. My option was not an Ipod, it was a Zen Player from Creative. I took it home and found that the Player was useless. I took it back and the Libyan shop owner who was not that technically sound offered me the Ipod in exchange of the Zen player. That's how I owned my first Apple product. It became my music mate and I had the pleasure of listening to songs as my eyes scanned the Libyan landscape while travelling, visiting the Roman ruins, and while walking on the beach.

The return to the homeland and joining SSIMS was a turning point in my affairs with Apple. I found myself in the world of wireless internet and my attention was on the world of podcasts. The use of podcasts for language learning was a new found thing and I was engaged in the act of downloading hundreds of audio and video podcasts. In addition to this podcasting experience I got a chance to fiddle with FCP ( Final Cut Pro) in Mac which was installed in the Multimedia lab. I still remember how SSIMS director used to brag about the cost of the each Mac and there were no other media center in Bangalore with the same facilities. He was right that time but now things have changed with more and more media institutes cropping up around the cityscape equipped with Mac and Ipads. As the language lab in charge I remember how I used to show my students the Apple WWDC - Worldwide Developers Conference 2005 video in which Steve Jobs unveiled the thinnest laptop in the world known as Mac book Air. I can still hear the gasps of my students when they saw the Mac book fitting into an office envelope. 

The journey continued with BCT recruiting me to teach English to the Omani horde. I soon found myself in a different dimension both in teaching and in personal life. I got married and I soon discovered that a human playmate is much more animate than a mechanical one. On the other side I felt that am wasting my time with these students ( which was not true, a language teacher should always see the big picture and the range of students from beginner level to advanced level. I have learned a lot after interacting with the boys/girls here). I was conscious of the time and the teaching black hole that I was in. I felt the need to compensate with something and that is when I realized that I should spend more time in writing and journaling. I was particularly attracted to one app in the I tunes store. It was called Momento.  I used to check out the features and dreamt about writing about daily events using Momento. Meanwhile I was caught in a bad choice-making act and purchased Sony Ericsson Xperia in 2009 and it proved to be a disaster. The yearning continued for the Apple phone. In the month of June, 2010, Steve Jobs released the fourth generation of Iphone named as Iphone 4. In the month of September 2010, I purchased my Iphone 4. There was no dilly dallying this time and everything was perfect and the first app which I downloaded from  the app store was Momento. Iphone became a kind of status symbol. People started recognizing me for the phone and kids and adults were eager to see the phone and use the pinch and zoom option. 


A few months later, Apple released its first tablet and I didn't think twice about buying the same. This time I was enchanted by the iBooks. I also enjoyed the painting and drawing apps like - Brushes, Art Rage and Drawing. I  found that the Ipad is the perfect tool for writing and also for reading. I purchased Ipod touch as a gift for my partner and soon she started using it  as a gaming and reference tool. There were times when both of us were engaged in games and we were lost in the virtual world for a long time. The last and final purchase I made from Apple is the Mac book Pro which serves as the mothership for the all the apple products. The Mac is a technological marvel after I upgraded it to Mac OS Lion. The multi-gesture track pad is doing wonders. The only product that I would like to own from Apple is the adapter for the projector. 


Apple products helps me to increase my productivity. I always carry my precious documents (Dropbox) with me. I am able to take care of my writing to an extent. I am using Momento to capture the best and worst moments in my life. The mind mapping apps helps me to plan out my lessons and project works. The things-to-do apps gives me the necessary focus when it comes to 

accomplishing my daily tasks and plans. Some of the tools inspire me write better whereas some help me in teaching. I am clarify my language uncertainties using the dictionary and language apps installed. Waiting for someone or something is a act of joy, waiting is now a time to delve into the numerous word games and puzzles that is installed in the devices. The best part of owning devices from the same manufacturer is syncing becomes an easy task. There is magic in the act of syncing when you see documents and images are there in the place where you want them to be.