Lapomania June 15, 2006
Posted by forgetfulfunctor in useless gyan.trackback
Dont scratch your head too hard if you cannot get the term “Lapomania”.I just coined it. It came out in a conversation with one of my college junior who is just done with his sophomore year .Guy was kindda confused over the N*N career options open for him. I gave him all the gyan I could, from my two year and three company old experience. I dont know if that was useful to him but It was certainly nostalgic talking to someone from my Alma Mater.
Knowing my technical interests he asked me this
HE:”Hey jitz! can you suggest me which Lappy should I buy?”
Lappy??Initially I thought— Was he refering to “lap dance” that some of my friends enjoyed in name of their MS in United States??.But before facing any embarassment I recalled..Lappy is just another slang for laptop.
ME:Don’t you have a PC already in your hostel room?
HE:I have,but I am kinda fascinated about new technologies.
ME: But why do you wanna have a laptop, when you already have a Computer?
HE:I think it should be an investment rather than a waste of money?
ME:Yah, I agree its a wonderful thing to have but only when you need all that portability.If you don’t, Desktop anyday outperform laptop.
HE:You are right,I thought I may need it in future so better have it now.
ME:Being an IIT Comp-Science grad you can any way have it in your first salary when you earn.Why waste Dad’s money dear?
HE: Hmm
Its always a good feeling to end a conversation in a way that leaves the other person in a happy state, so I din’t totally dissappoint him and suggested him few laptop models.
Its truely amazing to see how fast things have moved in technology world.Just two year back when in college we never had a mobile.Now guys are having laptops.Thats when I came up with the jargon “Lapomania”.
However I see people wasting money on technologies, that they don’t need or may need in far off future.
The other day I saw a class X kid sporting a PDA.Well..he may become a future CEO but what is he doing with a PDA now?
Its understandable for a photography crazy guy to have a 20 Mega Pixel camera but for a person who just wanna a post a couple of Kool pics in his orkut profile, its not just a waste of money but also an insult to technology itself.I need not to mention the routine seen of Mercedez Benz struck in Hyderabad Trafic.
Its always wonderful feeling to have the sexiest technologies with you.But at times they are complex,costly and are not easily upgradable.If something is not making your life easier, it may just not be the right thing for you.
Every body has his own life style and a right to enjoy the way he wants.But I always ask these question when I buy something
1.Do I need it?
2.Will it make my life more comfortable/easier?
3.Is it something I am really passionate about?
4.Is it something I am buying just coz my friends have it?
5.Is it something I am buying just coz my none of my friends have it?
May be at 23 I sound too old for the tech crazy Gen-X but ***o-Mania terms are just never ending.
Hello Mr.Techie…A post loaded with gyan in all it’s subtlity…Nice!! I hope all the crazy goofs out there who buy things just coz they r expensive or just coz it’s the “in” thing get a lesson out of this…
PS: First to read ur post..Any reward for that..(Jus kidding)
Hmm. Cant agree totally with you. Coz I am the kind of a guy who’d purchase gadgets and then gain proficiency with them
. Kinda gadgetfreak.
But yeah for a b.tech I guess it would be better to postpone buying a laptop specially when prices are falling by thousands every couple of months
@megha
I think I gave you reward even before you read..Check on right of my blog page..but the link may only help you go back to your home page faster as not may ppl visit my blog..
@vikram
There is nothing wrong when the thing you buy is used to its potential..So gadgetfreak is ok for me too..
I feel any technology is invented to make our life easier, but somehow ppl make life complicated using too much of it
I wouldn’t want to lie..I’m honored, flattered and what not…
*Takes a bow with all the humility*
Thanks for the linking stuff…It surely is an honour and a compliment in itself when you link someone’s blog…
Well, there are not many who visit my blog as well,just the few regular ones and a few friends (whom I have to bribe hugely)…So, about the popularity thingy…It will surely come but slowly…and I’m in no hurry..
PS: What does “Words from Venus” signify…Was the term “Venus” used on gender basis (as both the links under that tag are female)…Or am I classified as an alien?? Just wondering….
Nice!
@megha
Yeah venus stands for feminitiy..remember the saying “men are from mars and women from venus”…Different tags were there coz of different nature of the content from the two genders..not to alienate you baba.But anyway i changed it..Hope you r at ease now
Hey u didnt have to change it…Not that I had a problem with it..It’s just that it grabbed my attention and I got curious…That’s all…You can have it the way u want it..
FRIENDS doesn’t sound bad either.. is it?
@junior!
it was a generic remark for genx..not intended to see any of my super stud and mature juniors in low light
spot on!!!
goda boy made it here too!!!or is he ur good friend
never mind ireallllllly liked this post of urs
i see so many fools havin the latest techy stuff and not really needing it..jus buyin stuff to show off..esp the latest cell fones and all
and young school going kids..
its good to find that theres a techie who thinks not all technology is to be flaunted and shown off…
good going
Hey what a great site keep up the work its excellent.
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