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When you think about it, our daily lives are inherently different than they were just 20 years ago. Unlike many of us with a few years on us, the children of today will never know a world without the internet, cell phones, or DVR’s. Did you ever carry a quarter for a phone call? How about the coveted pager? Do you remember the first “brick” cellular phones? Gone are the days of trying to find a payphone to check your home answering machine. One can make a game of pointing out the technology that has been introduced in their lifetime. Some of my favorites are pull tab sodas, audio cassette tapes, VCRs with wired remote controls, and TVs without a remote at all. A fun anecdote is how my father liked to call me the remote as a child. It blows my kids away to think about actually getting up to change the channel on the television, especially when I tell them it was to one of just 6 channels.

While we know where the beef is and how to be kind – rewind, the kids today know text messages, email, IM, and Google. Did you have a pen pal? When was the last time you actually hand wrote a note and mailed it? The way we communicate has changed. Communication today is instant. I remember when we all sat glued to the television to listen to President Reagan talk to the nation. Now we sit in front of our computers and watch a live feed on the internet. You may be wondering what the difference is. We now have the ability to watch a live feed from anyone, anywhere in the world. Expensive cameras or a major television network are no longer required. Today’s world has millions of people producing their own media and publishing it in near real time. This includes music, video, photographs, and web logs (or blogs).

Computers opened up a whole new chapter on technology. Modern computing, with its data recovery services, hard drive data recovery, online backups, and anti-virus safeguards really make using the technology fool proof. I challenge you to ask everyone you know and find just one person that does not regularly use a computer.

Our reliance on instant information is both a blessing and a curse. When we need driving directions, we no longer have to stop at the service station and ask the attendant or rely on our copy of “Mapsco” being up to date. We can now use our trusty GPS to pull up directions from our cars or even on our mobile phones. For those of us that seem to always get turned around, this is a Godsend.

To others, using this technology is a possible avenue for an invasion of privacy. It is possible to track someone’s cell phone via GPS now. If you know where their phone is, you know where they are. The concerns are real and worth considering when choosing equipment. Even without the use of locators, you can now call your teen’s mobile phone just to check on their whereabouts. This is a real comfort to worrisome parents. Whatever your relationship is with modern technology, take a moment to appreciate the here and now, for what is here today may very well be gone tomorrow.