I didn't post last night because I was so gung ho about Fathom Dynamic Data software, a great way to graph data, functions, or even census data - that's built right into the program! It's much better than Excel for manipulating data. (Definitely worth the price of admission to the show!) I had to come home and tell my husband all about the exciting possibilities with Fathom, and being the understanding guy that he is, he stopped reading his Kindle long enough to listen to me. Then we used my iPhone to look up Fathom software to see if could buy a copy right now because that's how cool it is. I decided to wait until the morning, which was a good thing, because Mary sent a tweet with a link for a free trial copy of Fathom.
All of these technologies are new to me within the last year (ok, not Excel), and I'm sometimes surprised that a mature woman like myself can learn new tricks, especially since it seems that the rate at which I'm being asked to pick up new technological gadgets is increasing.
More technology from today: I used my sewing machine to make a pillow for my daughter's friend; the electric kettle made several cups of tea for me today (trying to soothe a scratchy throat); lunch and dinner were leftovers warmed up in the microwave; many emails read and sent from my iPhone and our Mac; and papers for class were printed from pdf files that were downloaded from UWB. At first, I tried to print them two per page, but my eyes aren't quite up to the challenge, so then I tried to print them back to back: the technology is available, but the user (me) needs to change the paper feed switch. Eventually, I got it working.
Overall, I'm happy for the technology in my life, and it saves me time throughout the day; however, sometimes I yearn for a simpler time when we weren't expected to be so available and responsive. When's our down time?
This was a great post :)
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