What a great time in technology
Written by Mat on Friday, March 6, 2009 12:11 - 0 Comments
This is for my students, the UCD students in particular…
At this very minute I am sitting in a waiting room while my car is being serviced. I am IM’ing with my staff about projects, Twittering, surfing for some t-shirts on eBay while downloading YouTube vids for playback later, and typing this blog entry … all from my phone. And it isn’t because I have some phenomenal mobile device (G1 from T-Mobile)…it’s the norm nowadays. This is maybe the first time I’ve ever really tried to multitask on the little device but the fact that it can all happen is just amazing for someone like myself who started in tech back even before cellphones were a common device.
Yes, there is a lot to learn and it can be daunting, but with new technology and services comes more jobs and more exciting things to get into. Embrace this future…despite the economy, eventually things will turn around.
Now if my Android would learn to make my coffee right, we’d be all set.
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