You Know You're A Mac When...
Would you believe that I wasn't always a Mac-obsessed chick? When I first got my Macbook, I unboxed it, ran my fingers over the keys, smelled it (don't ask) and then put it back in the box so I could continue what I was doing (before so rudely interrupted by the UPS man!) It took me a while to get used to the wonderful world of Apple. Now I could never imagine going back to a PC. This guide is twofold: 1) You might be an Apple Geek and not know it. 2) I'm making it my goal to turn every PC user into a Mac user, so here are some goodies!
No seriously. You have to watch this. Future Mr. Jenn, take note!
Use Your Ride
You go Apple sticker crazy. Not only do you geek-out your ride, you slap an Apple sticker on windows, your grandma, the toaster, etc.
While slapping those stickers on the windows, your subtlety flew right out of it. Make sure that anyone stuck behind you in traffic knows that you’re a computer snob.
You have created and framed your own iPod silhouette with iPop My Photo
Apple's Corporate Headquarters
You know the latitude and longitude of Cupertino, California. (37°19’3"N 122°2’31"W)
1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014
A very geeky Christmas
You treat any Apple product release as Christmas and Steve Jobs as a jeans-wearing version of Saint Nick. Unboxing my iPhone was like Christmas number two for me!
This whole guide came about because I wanted an excuse to post this video of my iGirlCrush.
You have three fart, two flashlight, and three Twitter apps on your iPhone.
I highly recommend Tweetie ($2.99), TwitterFon (Free) or Twitterific (Free).
You watched Dancing With The stars just because Woz was a contestant.
You bought someone the iPhone thong
Please don’t ever buy me this. I love my iPhone, but I don’t need a wedgie.
You own an Apple fish tank
I heard fish are prone to catching viruses in PC tanks.
Old Town Aquarium
1538 N Wells St. Chicago, IL 60610
So maybe you’re not quite ready to spend the money on this fine piece of machinery. It’s cool, we’re in a recession. I get it. Check out this how-to Gizmodo put together on turning your Dell Mini 9 into one bad ass OS X Netbook.
Your playlist consists of songs heard on Apple commercials.
This is your happy place
Or maybe this is your happy place. (I highly recommend clicking that link – it’s a must-see collection of 74 Macs in one man’s home.)
You have no less than seven Cashmere Turtleneck Sweaters in your closet. Some say it’s black, others say grey. Who am I to get in the way of the next geek debate?
You get them hooked while they're still too young to argue with you
iPop My Baby offers iPhone/iPod themed onesies for the little geek.
Your mailbox looks like this
If you haven’t used a Mac before and are thinking about switching, check out this how-to guide. It’s updated yearly and touches on buying, unboxing, testing and best practices.
Who needs Ikea furniture?
You have milk crates for furniture, yet you manage to scrape up enough money to pay AT&T’s obscenely high fees for the privilege of owning an iPhone. (Photo by: SOCIALisBETTER)
Unique Thrift Store
3000 S. Halsted St. Chicago, 60608
The Unique Thrift Store already has reasonable prices, but because they have to move merchandise quickly, every Monday and Thursday are sale days – items are marked down even lower!
Savvy Seconds and 1sts
2707 W. Lawrence, Chicago, IL
The geek's version of a tramp stamp
When your barber asks you what style you’d like, you hold up one of your Apple stickers. If you’re that hardcore, you invite your barber out to the Apple store while you wait in line.
Little Joe's Barber Shop
4386 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL
316 Club Barber Spa
175 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL
You turned your G3 into a beer server
How geeks serve beer-. It tastes better coming from an Apple product.
You take a day off from work during Macworld Expo to listen to the keynote
You know this guy
You want to know these guys.
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Jennifer is a 20-something blogger from Chicago. She loves being challenged, which is why you can usually find her sharing her love for all things geek here at Guidespot, maintaining two of her own blogs & and organizing meetups for Chicago bloggers. As if that weren't enough, she is also the C...
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