With this idea in mind, my evening last night consisted primarily of attempting to get Rose Bowl tickets. I was texting and calling my friend who was flying back to Madison from Minneapolis, texting another friend trying to sell his tickets, calling the girl I'm planning on staying with in Los Angeles, and receiving a few picture messages from my little sister in Bloomington. This whole time I was on my laptop connected to the Internet, using Facebook to further coordinate travel plans and comparing flight prices on travel sites. In the background, I had my TV on mute. I could see how one could argue that the TV is not "computerized," but I was streaming a Netflix movie through my Blu-ray player and therefore I consider this activity networked and thus computerized.
Other things I did that required some sort of technology - like microwaving dinner and buzzing up a friend to my apartment - I did not consider to be computerized. I liked this post because it really made me pay attention to everything I was doing throughout the evening... things that I take for granted as part of my everyday routine.
I agree with you Shelly, I enjoyed the attention given to our overlooked use of computerized technology. The realm certainly seems to be expanding for more computer-mediated interaction, which facilitates us to become more accustomed to our constant interaction with digital technologies. I think increased computerization offers plenty of advantages and opportunities while also presenting a sense of technological crisis, or how dependent we have become of computers.
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