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Title: The gadgets already solved it: Simple solutions to high-tech problems Post by: HCK on September 03, 2015, 09:00:15 am The gadgets already solved it: Simple solutions to high-tech problems
<article> <section class="page"> <p> I can’t remember when I first found myself attracted to technological toys. Was it the first video game I saw, or the first computer keyboard I typed on? No, even earlier than that I was fascinated with typewriters, the manual one I got as a kid and the IBM Selectric (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Selectric_typewriter) with the spinning typeball in my father’s office.</p><p> The point is, I’ve always enjoyed technology. You name it: it’s a joy to solve a problem with software or scripting or a web service or a cleverly applied bit of hardware. But in the past few months I’ve been reminded that sometimes it’s a good idea to realize that just because you can use clever new technology to solve a problem, it may not be the best solution available.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2979684/connected-home/the-gadgets-already-solved-it-simple-solutions-to-high-tech-problems.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: The gadgets already solved it: Simple solutions to high-tech problems (http://www.macworld.com/article/2979684/connected-home/the-gadgets-already-solved-it-simple-solutions-to-high-tech-problems.html#tk.rss_all) |