Technology is such a broad subject, particularly in the sheer velocity of change in technology. If I write about the technology that I grew up with in the 50's - 70's, the pace of change, while fast, didn't seem to whiz by at such a rate that if you blink you are hopelessly behind. Back at the beginning of the 80's, I felt in front of the curve - my household had vcr's set up to record four different programs at a time, the refrigerator made it's own ice, and my stereo system had a subwoofer. Now, in 2008, I still want the newest thing - as in I crave an Iphone, but it makes me tired to even think about reading the manual. Now I'm behind the curve, and falling further behind every day, and I feel like the marathoner who stops running at the 16 mile mark and figures out that she just doesn't feel like doing that next 10 miles.
Meanwhile, I watch my younger users, who seem to effortlessly suck up the newest things and my older users, who sit in helpless confusion because the world has reset to a new standard where they have to get their kids grades online. Using a computer to access the information world is no longer a choice, it's a necessity.
So I start that next 10 miles, but I'm just walking fast, not running.
What It's Like At My House
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