Today I inadvertently left the house without my phone. It did not realize that I was without it until I arrived at the university. My initial reaction was a sense of mental confusion - almost as if I had lost my bearings. It was kind of like those dreams you have where you are the [...]
Distraction - it's a national epidemic. Technology advances have resulted in our collective obsession with the devices that connect us to places both near and far. As a result we pay less attention to other things, important things such as work, school, driving, walking, and our time with each other. Every place you go you [...]
I wish I knew then, what I know now, about the data vulnerabilities tied to technology. If I had known what a hot mess this would all be I would have never shopped online and operated on a cash only basis. Alas, that ship has sailed. Data and technology are inextricably tied together and have [...]
Is politeness an antiquated behavior? Have we lost our ability as a society to be civil and gracious to others? I wonder this every single day as I watch the way our society has become disconnected from others, in part because of technology. I know this seems counter-intuitive - I know many folks think we [...]
It is amazing how high a pile of little tasks can pile-up if you are not constantly on top of them. This is especially true when they are email related tasks - answer this, look at that, forward a document, take a survey, schedule a meeting, share your thoughts, review minutes, etc., etc. - and [...]
Mike moved to a smartphone tonight. I strongly suggested that he get the same phone model Cheyenne and I have so that we could assist him with his smartphone learning curve. He wisely took my suggestion. Not that I am the queen of smartphone savvy. On the smartphone savvy ten-point scale, I am a solid five. [...]
My date book and I were separated today. I unknowingly left it at home on my desk. I was feeling confident and competent right up until the time that I figured out I didn't have it with me. Then my sense of confidence and competence eroded as I realized that my very scheduled life was [...]
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