Living in these times is great. There are so many high-tech things to make life easier.
Fast, interconnected computers with terabytes of memory. (Those of us of a certain age remember DOS, floppy disks and dial-up modems.) Powerful mobile devices that contain more firepower than the Apollo 11 lunar module. (Those of us of a certain age remember large car phones with big handsets and docking units.) HDTVs that are thisclose to being there in person. (Those of us of a certain age remember the first color TV in our childhood homes, a single snowy UHF station, and sign-off test patterns.)
Of course, one of the challenges of living in a super high-tech world is things don’t always work as planned. Whether it’s the Internet going down, streaming locking up, or our website and blog not working – which is what’s happening for the past 45 minutes as I write this while on the phone with a techie – there’s ‘always something’ that creates frustration unknown to my parents’ generation.
The tradeoff is worth it, especially when we’re watching ‘Leverage: Redemption’ and I say, ‘That actor sure looks familiar,’ and the answer to everything we’ve ever seen them in is an IMDB search away.
Of course, my father would be appalled at our monthly technology spend. He was fine with three network TV stations and the local independent. He never even paid for cable.
