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Added for You - Is The Generation That Ushered In The Information Age Becoming Baffled By It?
South East Asia has always had a special appeal for me. I first began spending time there about 5 years ago. I love the organised chaos of the roads in Bangkok, the food that is cooked right in front of you, and the haggling at the markets. Amazing.Altogether I have spent over 3 months in Thailand and I have so many fond memories, add to that the fact that it is halfway to Australia and QANTAS offers a stopover of only 45 minutes which gets you to Oz quicker. It's a great destination.I usually spend a week stopover on the way back to the UK. It gives me a break after 2 gruelling weeks with the family and friends and
But you know what? He was right. Not only did the ensuing generations of video games, internet chat rooms and 'Their space' turn the adorable little 'rug rats' into computer experts and programming genius's, but it change the world in which we live, work and play unalterably and fore
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Who knows more about computer hardware, software, gaming, blogging, chat rooms, 'My Space', ‘Your Space', 'Our Space', ‘Their Space’, - ‘Your Dog's Space’, Your cats, hamsters and gold fishes space… Aruggggh !! Well you get the drift. But truthfully - is it you or your kids?
Don't think so? Well let me see a show of hands. Can you download those 'golden oldies' rock' and disco tunes from your computer to your IPod or do you have to get one of your kids to help you? I do! Yeah, and unless you signed up for the 'Future Computer Geeks and Star Trek Aficionados of America', thirty or forty years ago it's no contest is it?
For instance, when you get the new cell phone with about a zillion features that you never knew existed let alone even suspected you needed, are you reduced to whining for help to one of your scornful children who look at you like you're the drooling, village idiot of cyberspace. And then as though to confirm your lowly status as a Luddite of the information age, they nonchalantly scroll through and program all of the functions that you know you'll never remember how to use let alone ever be able to access again.
But wait - wait; weren't we the generation who gave the world the first 'home' computer, the Apple, the Mac, the PC ????!
Why we 'Boomers' practically invented the freaking internet, thank you very much ! And while I'll admit that we might have had some help from those big mainframe computers that the military has got stashed under every hollow mountain in the Rockies, it was the Boomer generation that came up with all of the hardware like printers and modems and disk drives/storage devices and the software to make them all work. Yeah Boomers, when it came to technology we rocked! Didn't we? Used to rock? I mean - ah, past tense. Yeah… Hummm.
So what happened? Exactly when did we become the 'Grandpa Fudd' and 'Grandma Moses' of on-line cyber life?
"We're not!" I hear someone screaming. "Why I use the computer to pay all my bills and even do that on-line travel thing!" (even if it is with about as much finesse as the 'roaming gnome').
OK… but how many 'chat rooms' do you belong to? How many 'buddy' groups are you a part of? How many blogs do you do a week... a day ... an hour ?!
Ah-ha, I thought so.
You see while we Boomers were experimenting with getting more of those cool little binary 1's and zero's onto smaller and smaller chips of silicone and transforming vacant lots outside of San Jose into the multi-billion dollar semiconductor industry of Silicon Valley, we never really gave all that much thought as to what people were actually going to do with the little gizmo's.
I remember attending a electronics trade show back in the early 80's where I saw a nifty little keyboard that was being touted as a computer gadget that was actually aimed at the… gasp - consumer. The techie demonstrating it said they were going to call it a "Home Computer". He showed me that by punching a long string of keys, you could actually make the lines on the screen change different colors! Why how cool is that? I went right out and bought one. "It's for the kids honey," I told my wife when she asked in bewilderment, what the heck were we going to do with a ... keyboard in our house? "Why you just hook it up to the TV in the kitchen and someday, you'll be able to store all of your recipes sweetheart." "Yeah, when pigs fly," I heard her mutter as she walked away. "But I really bought it for the kids," I yelled after her.
I then spent the next three weekends trying to teach a four and a six- year-old how to enter long streams of code into the key board so that the screen would change color. It was not a happy experience. The only thing that kept me from wearing the official family dunce cap of 'classic bone head blunders', was the advent of Pong. Yes! I was saved. Now the kids could spend mindless hours in front of the TV, electronically swatting a cyber ball back and forth. "It will help develop their computer skills," one of my engineer friends loftily told me. (I think I answered back something involved with pigs flying.)
But you know what? He was right. Not only did the ensuing generations of video games, internet chat rooms and 'Their space' turn the adorable little 'rug rats' into computer experts and programming genius's, but it change the world in which we live, work and play unalterably and forev
Through the eyes of the uninitiated the world of Formula 1 motor racing can look like yet another glitzy, male oriented, machismo sport demonstrating yet again that ultimate success is down to how deep your pockets are, enabling only the elite teams to take front row positions on the starting line.But underneath the gloss, glamour and financial budgets that no developing business would shake a stick at are some fundamental strategies that can ultimately make the difference between success and failure, they are scaleable to any size of organisation and in many cases completely free of any financial cost to administer.
But wait - wait; weren't we the generation who gave the world the first 'home' computer, the Apple, the Mac, the PC ????!
Why we 'Boomers' practically invented the freaking internet, thank you very much ! And while I'll admit that we might have had some help from those big mainframe computers that the military has got stashed under every hollow mountain in the Rockies, it was the Boomer generation that came up with all of the hardware like printers and modems and disk drives/storage devices and the software to make them all work. Yeah Boomers, when it came to technology we rocked! Didn't we? Used to rock? I mean - ah, past tense. Yeah… Hummm.
So what happened? Exactly when did we become the 'Grandpa Fudd' and 'Grandma Moses' of on-line cyber life?
"We're not!" I hear someone screaming. "Why I use the computer to pay all my bills and even do that on-line travel thing!" (even if it is with about as much finesse as the 'roaming gnome').
OK… but how many 'chat rooms' do you belong to? How many 'buddy' groups are you a part of? How many blogs do you do a week... a day ... an hour ?!
Ah-ha, I thought so.
You see while we Boomers were experimenting with getting more of those cool little binary 1's and zero's onto smaller and smaller chips of silicone and transforming vacant lots outside of San Jose into the multi-billion dollar semiconductor industry of Silicon Valley, we never really gave all that much thought as to what people were actually going to do with the little gizmo's.
I remember attending a electronics trade show back in the early 80's where I saw a nifty little keyboard that was being touted as a computer gadget that was actually aimed at the… gasp - consumer. The techie demonstrating it said they were going to call it a "Home Computer". He showed me that by punching a long string of keys, you could actually make the lines on the screen change different colors! Why how cool is that? I went right out and bought one. "It's for the kids honey," I told my wife when she asked in bewilderment, what the heck were we going to do with a ... keyboard in our house? "Why you just hook it up to the TV in the kitchen and someday, you'll be able to store all of your recipes sweetheart." "Yeah, when pigs fly," I heard her mutter as she walked away. "But I really bought it for the kids," I yelled after her.
I then spent the next three weekends trying to teach a four and a six- year-old how to enter long streams of code into the key board so that the screen would change color. It was not a happy experience. The only thing that kept me from wearing the official family dunce cap of 'classic bone head blunders', was the advent of Pong. Yes! I was saved. Now the kids could spend mindless hours in front of the TV, electronically swatting a cyber ball back and forth. "It will help develop their computer skills," one of my engineer friends loftily told me. (I think I answered back something involved with pigs flying.)
But you know what? He was right. Not only did the ensuing generations of video games, internet chat rooms and 'Their space' turn the adorable little 'rug rats' into computer experts and programming genius's, but it change the world in which we live, work and play unalterably and fore
How would you like to own your own Outer Banks vacation home? While a large number of individuals would, many mistakenly believe that it would be a poor or unwise investment, as they wouldn’t be able to spend all of their time there. Even if you only plan on using an Outer Banks vacation home, for your own personal use, a couple times a year, you should still look into to buying one. You may not necessarily think about it right away, but there is a way that you would actually profit from owning an Outer Banks vacation home, making it a wise investment, not an unwise one.If you have ever visited the Outer Banks area befor
So what happened? Exactly when did we become the 'Grandpa Fudd' and 'Grandma Moses' of on-line cyber life?
"We're not!" I hear someone screaming. "Why I use the computer to pay all my bills and even do that on-line travel thing!" (even if it is with about as much finesse as the 'roaming gnome').
OK… but how many 'chat rooms' do you belong to? How many 'buddy' groups are you a part of? How many blogs do you do a week... a day ... an hour ?!
Ah-ha, I thought so.
You see while we Boomers were experimenting with getting more of those cool little binary 1's and zero's onto smaller and smaller chips of silicone and transforming vacant lots outside of San Jose into the multi-billion dollar semiconductor industry of Silicon Valley, we never really gave all that much thought as to what people were actually going to do with the little gizmo's.
I remember attending a electronics trade show back in the early 80's where I saw a nifty little keyboard that was being touted as a computer gadget that was actually aimed at the… gasp - consumer. The techie demonstrating it said they were going to call it a "Home Computer". He showed me that by punching a long string of keys, you could actually make the lines on the screen change different colors! Why how cool is that? I went right out and bought one. "It's for the kids honey," I told my wife when she asked in bewilderment, what the heck were we going to do with a ... keyboard in our house? "Why you just hook it up to the TV in the kitchen and someday, you'll be able to store all of your recipes sweetheart." "Yeah, when pigs fly," I heard her mutter as she walked away. "But I really bought it for the kids," I yelled after her.
I then spent the next three weekends trying to teach a four and a six- year-old how to enter long streams of code into the key board so that the screen would change color. It was not a happy experience. The only thing that kept me from wearing the official family dunce cap of 'classic bone head blunders', was the advent of Pong. Yes! I was saved. Now the kids could spend mindless hours in front of the TV, electronically swatting a cyber ball back and forth. "It will help develop their computer skills," one of my engineer friends loftily told me. (I think I answered back something involved with pigs flying.)
But you know what? He was right. Not only did the ensuing generations of video games, internet chat rooms and 'Their space' turn the adorable little 'rug rats' into computer experts and programming genius's, but it change the world in which we live, work and play unalterably and fore
The internet has allowed a number of individuals to start their own businesses. Internet businesses are a fun way for individuals or groups to make a profit online. There are number of ways to increase the profits of a website; however, search engine optimization is likely the most profitable one.Search engine optimization, commonly referred to as SEO, is a collection of tools or methods used to improve the search engine ranking of a website. Say an individual is searching for stomachache relief for toddlers, they will key that phrase in a search engine website that will provide them with a list of numerous websites con
I remember attending a electronics trade show back in the early 80's where I saw a nifty little keyboard that was being touted as a computer gadget that was actually aimed at the… gasp - consumer. The techie demonstrating it said they were going to call it a "Home Computer". He showed me that by punching a long string of keys, you could actually make the lines on the screen change different colors! Why how cool is that? I went right out and bought one. "It's for the kids honey," I told my wife when she asked in bewilderment, what the heck were we going to do with a ... keyboard in our house? "Why you just hook it up to the TV in the kitchen and someday, you'll be able to store all of your recipes sweetheart." "Yeah, when pigs fly," I heard her mutter as she walked away. "But I really bought it for the kids," I yelled after her.
I then spent the next three weekends trying to teach a four and a six- year-old how to enter long streams of code into the key board so that the screen would change color. It was not a happy experience. The only thing that kept me from wearing the official family dunce cap of 'classic bone head blunders', was the advent of Pong. Yes! I was saved. Now the kids could spend mindless hours in front of the TV, electronically swatting a cyber ball back and forth. "It will help develop their computer skills," one of my engineer friends loftily told me. (I think I answered back something involved with pigs flying.)
But you know what? He was right. Not only did the ensuing generations of video games, internet chat rooms and 'Their space' turn the adorable little 'rug rats' into computer experts and programming genius's, but it change the world in which we live, work and play unalterably and fore
Let me start off by telling you that I am by no means anything close to a techie. In fact I’m probably the furthest thing from one. It wasn’t that long ago that I didn’t know the difference between a keyword and a keystroke or a link and a website…but over the last couple of years I’ve managed to learn a few techniques that have raised my internet profile to the point where people contact me to become my clients.Actually all it takes is some time to read, work on some simple steps, read some more, and listen. While the process is never ending it does have its rewards each step of the way.Back in ’97 when I, along w
But you know what? He was right. Not only did the ensuing generations of video games, internet chat rooms and 'Their space' turn the adorable little 'rug rats' into computer experts and programming genius's, but it change the world in which we live, work and play unalterably and forever.
So the bottom line is, don't feel too bad the next time that you have to hang your old gray head and beg one of your kids or some young computer guru to help you turn off that blasted ring tone on your cell phone that plays 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm" every time the darned thing rings. After all, we were the ones that started the information age stumbling towards the future. And who knows, maybe someday with a lot of help and a little luck, we may even be able to use all the stuff we invented.
As my wife says... "When pigs fly."
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