Growing up, my brother was the "techie" before it was a common term and definitely before each house had one. He was three years older and got tired of me asking him questions. In my 20s, I decided to try an iPhone. My brother warned me (and likely quietly prayed that I would NOT heed his warning) that if I left the PC world, I was on my own for everything. It was like leaving for college: scary and exhilarating.
And just like college, I sought out lessons. Back when you could sign up for a program called One-on-One with Apple, I paid something like $100 for the year when I bought my first MacBook Pro (about a month after buying an iPhone) and went to Apple once a week for a good several months to learn about something. I'd walk in with my notebook of questions and pick a topic to learn: Pages, Numbers, Keynote, etc., even Garage Band.
What I learned:
1. Apple's software and hardware.
2. Apple makes intuitive stuff, but it's rather like all human brains born capable of learning a language, someone still needs to teach them the language. I learned Apple.
3. With knowledge, experience, and encouragement, I learned way more about techie stuff than I ever thought I would. And I loved it!
Since then, I have become a technophile, way beyond but still including Apple.
I am now the techie in my household (and among most of my friends), and yes I manage all of the devices in my home's happy orchard. I love the problem solving, the integration, the evolution, and the shiny new gadgets.
It was the boys who were "into computers" when I was young. However, it seems there was a 'nature' in me that just needed some 'nurture.'
And now, I am woman and hear me and all my gadgets roar!
