I got a compaq with Windows ME on it for Christmas when I was about . . . 12 or 13 I believe and within a few months I'd torn the entire thing apart and decided to upgrade by putting a 200mb hard drive in ( which I didn't realize would slow the system down ) I spent a lot of time on download.com, AIM, and message boards learning about computers. ( I used to carry this notebook around in middle school that said " R.A.I.D. " - REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INEXPENSIVE DISKS, miraculously I managed to still make friends and hang out with girls ) Then finally I upgraded my video card and started playing Medal of Honor and joined a clan which consumed a huge amount of my time as I made friends across the globe, and eventually I started playing Rangarok Online which took over my life for a while.

As of now I use my computer for science research, linuxy stuff, electronic music production, and shamefully I admit . . . world of warcraft : P