Ode to Technology
I heart technology - I’m making a hobby out of exploring the future of communication and networking and thoroughly enjoying the benefits of dragging the Church Commissioners Pastoral and Closed Churches Department kicking and screaming into the 21st Century. Not that they’ve mastered youtube fully yet but I am determined that I will leave them with a much better idea of how they can use the internet *for good* (a brilliant phrase).
Because of my lappie and the tinternet I am able to watch You’ve Got Mail, while typing this blog post, and listening to Kanye West Stronger on Last.FM (which is my life saver and I love it) all at once. In one click, I can get the latest news from NZ or the UK. In other click I can watch C-SPAN. I use Skype to talk to my family and Facebook and email to keep up with distant friends. My life has been irrevocably changed by the possibilities that technology has provided. And I am very very grateful.
I also get Tweets from Zimbabwe and listen to mashups from Norwegian Recycling. I’ve begun to use Google Maps mashups too . . . Sokwanele being one example of this.
And I’m writing this because I am listening to one of the characters on You’ve Got Mail talk about how evil technology is. He has two typewriters in front of him. I know it’s not flawless and I know it causes problems but look at the possibilities it provides…it’s amazing how much has changed in 10 years.
