It's amazing what technology has allowed us to accomplish right from our own homes! Just think of how limited we were 10-15 years ago when researching medical conditions, comparing resources, finding the right doctor, clinic or consultant meant a bunch of phone calls and maybe a series of office visits and possibly some hand written inquiries! Now there are an infinite number of website's that you can access right from your desk top, lap top, notebook, PDA or cell phone and access all the information needed on any subject that you could ever think of!
Remember going to the local drug store to have your film developed? Remember waiting a week to pick up your prints and having to buy extras for the grandparents and aunts and friends? Now we have digital cameras that take countless photos (and never a bad one is printed because you can delete that eye blink mere seconds after it was taken). You can slip out the memory card and insert it into your computer and viola! your photos are ready to share via e-mail or printed on your home printer/copier/scanner or invite your friends over to see a slide show (set to music) on your TV. You can even use your cell phone to take and send photos instantly.
How about those games?! Remember when a "game" meant a board game like Life or Monopoly? or a baseball or football game? Not any more! We have the Wii, XBox 360, Nintendo DS to play anything from cards to Mahjong, game shows, sports and action games.
Maps are even becoming a thing of the past when you have the newest routes and a sexy voice telling us to turn left on our own portable GPS Navigation system. We don't need to hear commercials on our car radios with a new CD playing or a satellite radio system. Why drive to the cinema to see the latest movies when you can buy or rent a DVD and watch it from the comfort of your own sofa on your own Home Theater System.
Technology is growing by leaps and bounds and is available to almost anyone....library's and schools have computers for students to learn, explore and teach others. I am so grateful that even I, sitting at my very own home computer system, can reach out to all of you and share my own (and others) experiences, news, information and random thoughts by just clicking a button and typing on my key board!!
Sharon LaMothe
Posted by: Sharon LaMothe~
Founder of LaMothe Surrogacy Consulting
Owner LaMothe Services
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