Really amazed at how easy it is to load and start using Skype. I remember when loading a program like Microsoft Word took hours, swapping one floppy disk after another and hoping that nothing went wrong.
I had an existing Skype account but I’m working on a new computer (Mac Airbook). From the time I accessed the Skype site to starting the conversation with my daughter took less than 10 minutes, including retrieving a forgotten password. How cool is that?
I think sometimes it’s my generation that is the most adaptable when it comes to technology. I’m “on the cusp” of the Gen Xers and the Boomers. I’m definitely a young boomer (I’m 52) but being at the tail end of that generation, I have some of the characteristics of the Gen Xers too. One thing about my generation is that we were young enough to be in the workforce as personal computers were beginning to take hold (I was in my early 20’s) but not so young as to have grown up with them. So people younger than me tend to take technology more for granted than I do--I still think there’s a wow to it all.
And while people a little older than me are often adaptive, many are a little intimidated by the technology and by digital information distribution, so they tend to be hesitant about thinks like texting, social media, etc.
Well, I promised myself I wouldn’t make this blog about my worklife, but I guess technology is just part of my DNA at this point. But really, the fun part of tonight was getting to see my daughter as well as talk with her while she’s at her dorm at NYU. It makes the transition from mom of a teen to mom to an adult just a little easier.
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