is this a backwards step or am I a little backwards about going forward?
I frequently read the blog of a hilarious woman, Murr , who writes over at murrbrewster.blogspot.com.au Recently, Murr decided she doesn't have enough devices in her life and went out to buy what she calls a "tabletty thingy". I understand these are quite popular and can do fabulously wondrous things, but I'm pretty sure I would be even more confused than Murr by any young salesperson describing how it works, what it can do and all the apps available. Tech speak confuses the heck out of me. It wouldn't do any good either to ask the salesperson to explain to me as if I were a child, because clearly children understand these things even before they are born. Have you seen a three year old program a dvd player? I tell you, these kids today are born with the knowledge. Which will be obsolete by the time they start school...... But Murr's post got me thinking about the first mobile devices. Mobile phones, for instance: I don't remember eve...