The first step to getting help is admitting you have a problem. I’ve been an Apple fanboy for most of my life, and I don’t consider that a problem. Therefore, I guess I don’t need your help. I’ve been using Apple products since I was 5 and sure, not everything they do is perfect, but for the most part, I always enjoyed the user experience of owning an Apple far more than the alternatives.

My fanboyism all started in 1985 when I spent a day visiting my Uncle Philip at his college. He had just bought a Macintosh 512k to do his work for school, and I spent most of the day doodling with Paint and Write. In elementary school I’d rush through my work so I could be the first to jump on the newly acquired Macintosh II’s to play Oregon Trail. Apparently that was an educational game? The only think it taught me, was that when you to finish your work, you should always reward yourself by playing video games. By 5th grade I was staying after school to hang with the computer club. My full-blown Apple nerdiness was starting to show. Continue Reading »

Born and raised just South of Boston with a father from a family that lived around Boston, you develop an affinity for Boston Sports at an early age. Growing up, “the heat was on TV38″ and when I couldn’t get to a TV, Ken Coleman called the games on WPLM as I drifted off to sleep. Many a night was spent as a child in the left field box seats at Fenway back when you could get a box seat at Fenway.

Today, I still have a passion for Boston sports, but the fanaticism of bandwagon fans,  ball washing of sports stations like WEEI, and greedy teams out to cash in on the marketing hype have tarnished my love for Boston sports just a bit. Saying such a thing is likely to get me dirty looks from the fanatic bandwagon fans, but just remember that I was there before you, I’m there now, and I’ll be there in 50 years.

Here’s my top 10 Boston sports moments of my lifetime.  Continue Reading »