computers | Caramel

Me walking into a computer shop…is like the lamb being led before the slaughter. I have no idea what the difference is between all these laptops unless I have a tape measure with me.

So…knowing I would probably leave the big IT shop with potentially a very expensive dud, I was supervised and supported by my Nerdy IT Friends when it came to obtaining a new laptop. There were still moments when I wanted to cry as the salesman and my Nerdy IT Friends expected me to make a decision after they had reeled off a bunch of information that was double Dutch to me. There was a lot of eye-rolling occurring as I stood there wondering what the hecky gecky they were talking about.

But ultimately, I do trust my Nerdy IT Friends, and so I left with a super nippy laptop that is just so much faster than the other laptop I was using. In the world we live in, it is very important to have some reliable and trustworthy Nerdy IT Friends.

I have one major headache of a dilemma right now. Jack has communicated to me that somebody who wishes to remain anonymous would like to purchase a new laptop for me. I know it is not Jack because he would tell me.

But the question Jack has forwarded to me is – WHICH MODEL? I am the worst person to answer that question. Jack encouraged me to do some research, which I did, only to be more confused than ever.

I prepare lots of training materials, manage a huge database, and send hundreds of emails every week to thousands of people. I don’t need a fancy shmancy laptop to do that. I just need something reliable. But every website I look at lists dozens of different laptops that all look the same, but seem to have different combinations of letters and numbers in the descriptions. How do I know what those letters and numbers mean? It is some sort of tech scale that means nothing to me.

Jack has said when he comes over at the weekend, he will help me – which is good, because there is no chance I am going to figure out all this nonsensical stuff myself.