techNOcool

Not only do I dig gadgets I dig tv. I would watch it morning noon and night if it were not for work, my wife, my kid, and the need to stay fit. I watch good TV. I watch bad TV. My favorite show at this point is The Office as I think it is very real. I like it so much that I follow the blog and often search youtube for spoilers and mashups. In today's post on Officetally you could follow a link to PARADE Magazine's article on how the five main characters use technology in their personal lives.

Now comes my point -

B.J. Novak's explanation of how technology is integrated into his life is most likely the technology landscape that we will need to support and our campus community will come to expect. His account of hating a gadget until he knows how to use it combined with frustration at the technology and himself is insightful. No longer will technology users understand how or why the technology works in detail but will use it all the same. Much the same way as our current use and understanding of automobiles. His anecdotes of how physical time and space are distorted through personal gadgets is also a good point to remember. No longer will proximity be a condition of community. More so communities are developed and maintained through technology.