Posts made in August, 2015

Like many, I have become addicted to technology.  Fact is, this happened twenty five years ago, but the realization of it becomes more and more evident by the week. As children and grandchildren visit our Muskoka cottage, we all line up our mobile devices on the top of a cupboard where ‘mass charging’ takes place.  Laptops are in abundance, iPads, and an assortment of electronic gadgets that keep the wee ones entertained when necessary are splayed about.  (We do our utmost to promote cottage activities with the g-kids, but there ARE times when adults require a respite).  So it has become cliché now to see an entire family viewing emails / texts / and browsing on their phones at the same time.  Owch! Back to my addiction.   I work on my laptop a LOT.  It ‘houses’ my business life, and so much content it boggles the mind.  It bothers me on occasion, that when the family visits, I am often perched in my office chair peering into my screen working away.  Life at North45 requires my being online a lot, but that is another story. Many years ago I purchased an iPad for my bride and for the most part, I use it more than she.  We ALL use...