Well, I was over at a friends house this weekend and I was trying to explain all the different life enhancing technologies that I am currently using. Her look of question turned to down right confusion when I told her about a network capable sprinkler control system (www.irrigationcaddy.com). I continued to explain to her how I could adjust my sprinkler settings from any place that has an internet connection. From work, from the library, from my mom’s house, even from my phone. After I ran down the list of perceived benefits she stared me in the eyes, still with a look of utter confusion, and asked, “why don’t you just go into the garage to program them?”
This being the first post and all, I’m going to get this out of the way. The information that will be spewing forth from my fingers and into this blog is not meant for people like my friend. If you insist on clinging to your Franklin Covey planner, are the kind of person that double clicks on links in your web browser, or someone that hasn’t upgraded from VHS (or heaven forbid, cassette tapes) then this blog probably isn’t for you. If the idea of change makes you want to crawl under your desk and curl up into the fetal position, thumb in mouth, and eyes glancing from position to position waiting, hoping, and praying that the change will somehow pass you by . . . this blog probably isn’t for you.
Well then, “who is this blog for?”, you may ask. The Digital Life Blog is for people that take change by the horns, ride it for 8 seconds (and then some), and then walk away as change hangs its head in shame. It’s for people that have a staring contest with change, with wind in their face, and while suffering from a bad case of pink eye. OK, maybe I’m overreacting a little, but it’s for people that like to learn about technology and want to use it to save money, to better organize their time, and to improve their lives. Chances are, if you are on the internet reading this, then the Digital Life Blog is for you.
That being said . . .
Flatlander100
on Nov 11th, 2009
@ 1:30 pm:
Interesting that a blog touting the benefits of change went to rodeo for a metaphor…. “take change by the horns , ride it for 8 seconds….”
rick stewart
on Nov 11th, 2009
@ 9:56 pm:
… to quote john larroquette on why he likes vinyl records: “i want to hear my music the way it was meant to be heard, with all the pops and hisses … “