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#13 And I thought "wouldn't it be awsome...."

Technology!! I think that in a way technology is really only catching up to things people have thought about or wanted. I often thought, back in the days of microfiche, 'wouldn't it be awsome to have a computer to actually do a search for this stuff, you know, key words and all...." We had online catalogues for the books when I started work, the old green writing, black screen thing, but the idea of just searching a database for other things, like Books in Print was not realized for many years. Particularly not having all of these things available in a central place like the internet..... I do think the internet has had a profound effect on society. I also remember in my early working days thinking, this 'internet' thing is good, but not at all user friendly, it should be GUI, it should be easier to access and use....a few years later I found myself learning HTML and creating a webpage on this fabulous new creation the world wide web. It changed my perspective on things really, I love the technology and the ease of searching for information, in my job and personal sphere. The other strange effect it had on me was to stop me collecting 'stuff'. I used to collect articles, ephemera, recordings, bootlegs, you name it of certain bands and used to love finding all this amazing stuff, but the internet pretty much killed it dead. It took away the chase, the excitement of hunting something down. It was all just there in front of me, whenever I wanted access to it. Information overload in fact and it seemed completely pointless to collect things anymore. I still buy music, I have downloaded music from iTunes, but more just one off type songs, I still like to buy CDs.....it's about owning the object. And the JB frenzy, where will all of those DVDs go.....landfill most likely. The price of these things just does my head in, I can buy 2 DVDs for the price of a meal....it is just such a weird society we live in now. Anyway that is my rave about technology, love it or hate it, it's here to stay.

#12 Edit with ease....

Just checked out the online word processors, spreadsheets, calendars, etc. Very handy for people on the move. I thought that it may drive me to distraction having to wait for documents to load however...I do like the instantaneous access of a hard drive! This is definitely a move forward, and possibly will have a useful application in public places like libraries. SLV has no word processing facilities and people often want to edit their resume or other such document before sending it off via the internet. Having these online editors will make that possible, as long as they are willing to spend the time to create an account.