Technology

Blog sharing

I just changed the settings on this blog to publicize on Facebook, Twitter, MSN and Yahoo and am testing it to see how it works.  It will save some time cross-posting and drive more traffic to this site.  Just another step on the way to a new future and new reality. 

Results varied when I tried to cross-post this entry.  Twitter was seamless, Facebook took a couple of tries, and MSN and Yahoo were lost somewhere in cyberspace.  No wonder Facebook and Twitter are eating the traditional e-mail providers’ lunch in the social networking space.

Stay tuned for more posts!  In the next month the frequency will increase, and I’ll start adding more photos and multimedia.

Technology Disconnect

Technology is finally sophisticated enough to capture most aspects of one’s life. 

Digital cameras take photos. 

Video cameras record us visually.

Digital voice recorders can record one’s voice for posterity. 

Speech recognition software lets us dictate our thoughts digitally. 

Tablets such as Bamboo Pen enable us to write or draw without paper. 

iPods and other MP3 players let us take music and other media with us.

Portable multimedia devices such iPhone or Blackberry let us call anyone near or far or download apps to our heart’s desire.

Karaoke equipment lets us sing and record music for entertainment.

e-readers such as Kindle and iPad let us carry a library’s worth of books while software such as Mobipocket allow us to turn our writings into e-books.

The Internet allows us to facilitate communication via e-mail or social networks.

All of these and more are enabled by a one computer or laptop.

With so many ways to use technology to capture, record and monitor our lives…

…why are we more disconnected than ever before?

300,000 hits

Wow, this blog has had 300,000 hits since its inception in late 2004.  That’s pretty cool!  Thank you, dear reader.

World Adventurers used to have a higher readership but decreased to about 200 per week after it went on hiatus in 2008.  Since I revived it late last year, things have picked up a bit.  If you’ve stopped by to read this blog over the years, thank you.  Your patronage is much appreciated.