Technology: Threat or Menace?

[rolanni]

So, who wants to explain to me what, exactly, an IPod is and why “it’s essential” that I have one?

In other news, the deck is roofed; the crew boss is due back on Monday (or Tuesday, or “early in the week”) to measure for the back-splash and install the pesky mini-blinds that refuse to acknowledge my dominion over themselves.  I think we’ll hold off on the ceiling fan; the installation sounds like too much wear-and-tear on everyone at this point.

The house is very slowly coming back into something resembling coherence.  I’m trying to sort out books, music, and knick-knacks that no longer give pleasure rather than mindlessly tossing things back where they were.  This?  Is harder than you might think.

And, yes — we are still working on Dragon Tide, which as some astute readers have noticed, is late.  Our fault entirely, for not completely grokking how much the new order of bidness would affect the old order of bidness.  We have kindly received an extension from Madame the Editor.  And I’m busy cutting-and-pasting, foreshadowing, and laying in the subplot(s).  This?  Is also harder than you might think.

So, in a few minutes, I’m off to the Word Mines.

What’re you doing today that’s fun?

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[ramblin-phyl.livejournal.com]

I got an iPod for my birthday primarily because my new to me car has a tape deck and no CD player. With a simple conversion gadget from Radio Shack I can plug in the iPod and play any of my albums that I've uploaded. I use this in Line Dance Class as well (same conversion gadget works on a boom box and the CDs are organized by category rather than a wild stack)

Then I find out I can get email on it, get a NOOK app, check local weather, maps, and dozens of other things. It's much the same as a smart phone without the phone part so no monthly fees. Works on wifi rather than cell phone tower.

It's the music storage that I find truly wonderful