so i've always known that i'm not exactly the most technically savvy person out there. but it only really just occured to me that not only am i totally under-utilizing my mac, but i just don't know enough about what the internet and technology has to offer!
so check this out. there's a user who has posted up a list of 25 of his top mac applications that he could not live without. of this list of 25, i currently have three installed on my own mac. these are: skype, handbrake and firefox. okay, so two of which are not mac-specific. that makes this even more pathetic to think about.
now going beyond this, the other 22 - i never even heard of! and to make things worse (or embarrassing), questions like "what's a BitTorrent client?" and "how does RSS feeds work?" crossed my mind.
i asked my brother to explain to me how RSS feeds work. his explanation was clear and simple. but somehow, i just can't get it. but. i have dared to be brave and have now downloaded NetNewsWire to dabble in. i will let you know how it goes!
in any case, i'm sure this is going to be interesting. but somehow, i'm still worried. downloading things from the net, whilst illegal, is moreover worrying for me! i just can't do it. i never know what looks like a good file or what files are going to have viruses. i don't know how people do it! it took me ages to get the concept of a torrent and how that whole thing works. somehow, i'd rather PAY for my stuff and do it the "right" way, rather than have to worry about downloading a worm or a trojan or another crazy computer bug.
hah. "computer bug". i guess really am a noob.
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oh. and don't even get me started on the intellectual property argument. i've been thinking WAYYY too much about it the past few days. actually, you know what? i think i'll keep that topic on the table for a another dawning day. =))
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