Going Modern

I finally did it--joined the twenty-first electronic century! I bought a smart phone. Of course I owned a cell phone for years, though the truth is I barely knew how to use it. I kept it on hand for safety reasons—while out driving, or if I had to contact someone while I was away from the house. I found it most useful when the electricity went out as it did during Super Storm Sandy. But I kept hearing about all the wonderful things a smart phone can do – take great photos, be connected to the internet, text. (I knew my other phone was capable of texting, but I never bothered to do it.)

And so I bought an iphone to go along with my Mac and Mac Air. Unfortunately, it’s going to take a trip to the Apple store for me to unravel the mystery of my numerous Apple passwords. But I’m sure they’ll figure that one out. Then I’ll be connected to the internet. Meanwhile, I’m learning the ins and outs of what my phone can do, aside from taking on the role of a simple telephone. The feature I love best, so far, is speaking into the phone to ask Siri a question. She doesn’t always give me the correct answer, but the fact that she responds makes me think of the movie “Her.” After all, if my smart phone speaks to me, can operating systems for everyone be far behind?

Today I received a notice of a class in three-dimentional printers. Just think of that! Forming 3 D creations. My novels turned into plays before my eyes! Afraid I’ll have to wait at least forty years for that.