"Those kids and their technology..."
How many times have you heard those sentences or similar versions of them? Probably a lot. Our culture is so centered around technology in a lot of ways, for better or for worse, but it's all in good intention. It makes our lives easier and more productive in a lot of ways.
The sad truth is, even though it has found it's way to most people of all demographics, technology is still doubted and sometimes even unintentionally shunned by many people, especially the older generations.
Technology is still considered a "kid's plaything" or something that the young people do for fun. This has always been the notion, but even today, where more and more adults are implementing technology into their lives and workflow, it still is being written off for the young ones, or at least the "young at heart".
Now that I work in an IT job and help people I know at home from time to time, I've really come to experience the full fledged ignorance that many people suffer from. People aren't taking the time to fully understand their devices, but rather get by with learning the basics down to a step by step Post-It note that they have to go through every time they want to do specific things. If they want to learn something new, there goes another Post-It on the side of the monitor.
I'm going out on a limb here, but I think technology isn't going anywhere and that it's pretty much here to stay. That being said, I think everyone should take the time to learn about their devices to the point where they can shed the Post-It notes from their brand new shiny monitors or notes app on their smartphones. This is 2013, where technology is moving faster than it ever has before.
I think it's time to accept technology as being a productivity tool, and not just a child's play thing. That's what Buzz Lightyear is for.
A successful alarm dodges near the dash.
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