I usually realize how dependent I am on technology most when it doesn’t work for me. For the last couple of weeks, I have been “iPod-less.” My lovely, black, 80GB video iPod (now called a “classic”) isn’t working. Yes, I have the AppleCare Protection Plan (aka warranty), but taking the time (and remembering) to take it in to the local Apple Store hasn’t become a reality yet. Life and work has been rather hectic, so during my commute (when I usually listen to my audiobooks), I’ve been maximizing time on the phone. This worked very well when I was at home and getting things accomplished. Now, however, I’m more than half-way through a week traveling and presenting. Not only do I miss listening to my audiobooks (I have a little routine"non-fiction on the way to work, fiction on the way home), but now I can’t use my handy Belkin Tune Talk to record the various sessions I’m attending at TRLD. Granted, without permission from the presenters, I don’t actually post these as podcasts, but I do use them personally to review as “notes” and remember key points that I don’t always catch in my notes (especially if I’m multi-tasking as I am right now).
Just like there’s only so much time we as humans can go without food or water, I think I’m about to discover my limit on life without iPod…. Two weeks is starting to push it!
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