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November 07, 2002
technology is exciting
Sometimes, normally whilst looking the wrong way for 6 months or so, I get excited by how quickly technology is evolving.
I'm writing this on a PDA, through a wi-fi connection, to my ADSL line. It goes, via magic, to some server in the USA, the exact whereabouts I'm not sure of, and you retrieve it, through the same magic (or combination of magical building blocks).
Was it easy to set up? No. Not at all. But I get the feeling we're going somewhere. People expect a wireless lifestyle. They get the idea immediately. Technology is starting to fulfill inate needs, and I can see more on the horizon, from cheap tablet PCs, to new PC form factors, to home servers...
We have to make this transparent. We don't want to think about server names, IPs, blogs, syndication, presence profiles, proving I'm me. We just want to communicate, wherever, whenever. No ifs, buts, or maybes.
The usability crusade must not stop at software and web pages. Tech companies must appreciate the complete experience, larger than their chunk of software or hardware - bigger than plug and play. We need Power on & Communicate.
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