Too Old or Too High Tech?

Which is it?
Am I getting old? I'm having trouble remembering my username/password. Is it serious? Do I need to get to a Neurologist for testing?
OR
Is it that fact that I have 4 email accounts, 2 blogs, 3 Social Networking sites, 3 Wiki sites, 1 Social Bookmarking site, 5 financial institutes.....and, that doesn't even touch on all of my online shopping sites.....could that be part of the problem? I don't always sign up with the same email account, and I don't want to use my financial passwords for my social networking sites, and some of them are work-related sites....

Oh, the angst of being one of such high intellect, technical savvy, and mass popularity. Now, can someone tell my how to work these damn motion sensor nightlights!?!

What is this....the Book of the Face?

Facebook? MySpace? SecondLife?
Fer sure!
So, I set up an account on facebook as I prep for some of my online coursework. I'm hitting SecondLife next, but didn't have the "oomph" to do it this evening.
WHOA!!! Let me tell ya!!! I found peeps on facebook that I've been curious about over the years.
Here's what I found:
My nfrfvbf
A couple of exes
Stage fiance
College friends
Sibling of an ex that I didn't have the chutzpah to contact (although I'm dying to know about the ex)
High School memories............I won't embarrass them with what I remember :) hehehehehe
And a HOT GUY from high school that wouldn't remember me and I'd never contact :)

Wow! Rather interesting social experiment this "Book of the Face". How do different generations handle being thrown into cyber-contact whether they want to or not? Seems it can't be avoided these days unless you disconnect.....and, who wants that???? Well, not me since that's what led to my divorce :).

It's a High Tech Life For Us!

Yes, I'm playing catch-up on my blog. Lots has happened but I haven't had time to journal it, so enjoy reading!

So, after my High-Tech Symposium on Thursday, I called my children as I was on my way home. My 13 year old son, Drew, had been invited to a party for Friday night and "didn't have a thing to wear". In his defense, he has grown and his clothes haven't caught up with him.
I told him that I would come home, pick him up and take him to the store to get something which made him groan (and me do the same as the thought of going back out after getting home didn't exactly appeal to me).
THE HIGH-TECH SOLUTION: He checked the tags in his clothing for his current size and relayed those to me by calling my cell phone as I was on the way home. I went to the store and looked for items befitting a teenage boy party, while keeping Drew's style in mind. He likes the look of the button-down, collared shirt decorated with flames over a t-shirt of a complementary color. Once I stumbled upon this outfit, I took a picture of it with my cell phone, sent a picture message to his cell phone and continued in the store. Within 2 minutes, Drew called me and approved the outfit in the picture which I then purchased and he then wore on the next night for his party.
When I told my sister the events of my day, her response was "You are The Jetsons!!!" As a matter of fact, we were very high-tech, space-folk-ish! What a day!

What did YOU do at work on Thursday?

Well, here's what I did. I attended the Emerging Technologies Symposium at the Applied Physics Lab at the University at which I am employed. It was like a gaming conference for the people who created the games. Highly intelligent conversation, thought-provoking ideas, and great knowledge-sharing came out of the day.

AND, I got to fly a vehicle over Mt. St. Helen's in a simulated rescue mission. It was highly cool :). I crashed the vehicle, then got it right again and spun the vehicle all around, actually feeling dizzy in the process as it was stretched out in front of me on large screens. The feelings were similar to that of watching a roller coaster on IMAX. My friend took a turn and aimed the vehicle skyward. She accidentally hit the turbo speed and went 2000 mph at the sun. We called her Icarus the remainder of the day.

Then, there was the virtual reality helmet......yes......I look very odd, but WOW!!! I was looking at a street scene. Pushing the button had me walking forward down the street, passing the buildings. Then, I turned right to go down another street....I didn't move the mouse to the right, I turned my body to the right and was able to walk down that street. I accidentally maneuvered myself into a street post. I actually stopped and took a step back, grabbed the chair and listened to the people waiting for their turn laughing. It was a blast!!! Another person looked up and was able to fly.....her reaction was to keep saying "Oh, S!@t!" which also got laughter from the crowd. There was just as much fun watching the virtual reality as there was participating in it.

So, this is what I did at work on Thursday, what about you?