I have a new laptop computer, a Macboook Air, that I bought at an actual computer store. It has been a long time, since well before the pandemic, that I have been in an actual computer store. In fact, it was probably this same store, a Microcenter. Fifteen years ago one could find several stores like CompUSA and Fry's in metropolitan areas, but they are now all pretty much gone, succumbed to big box consumer electronics stores like Best Buy or to online sites like Amazon. I didn't realize how much I missed wandering through these stores until today. Unlike like the sterile big box stores, there is a definite geek vibe to a true computer store. While I didn't set out to do it, I am happy that I bought this computer in that store.#