JC - Technology and Stuff

Well it’s been pretty quiet this week compared to last week. The buzz of the T-Mobile G1 phone has died down and normality has returned to my household. In fact it’s been so quiet I’ve even managed to catch up on all the DVR TV material that had been queued up. In fact I’ve had a completely technology neutral week this week. I’ve been watching the state of the economy, listening to the state of the election and wondering what I should do for the next 10 weeks as we approach the end of the year.

I guess in a mirror to the state of the economy I am cruising and watching developments. I haven’t loaded any new software, I haven’t reconfigured any PCs, and I haven’t made any new purchases. Sure, I still need a new hard drive for my Windows Home Server. And a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for my home set-up. And at some time a Slingbox and a PC upstairs to network the TV programs too. Oh, and a new LCD TV to connect to both my cable box and that new PC. The list is there, but it’s just a list at present. Everything is on hold for a while while the economy and the election sort themselves out.

I’ve also spent some time in the last couple of weeks preparing myself to do some more serious writing. It’s about time I wrote another book and got it published. It’s something that’s been on my ToDo list for far too long. So, I now have a plot line, a first chapter and a series of pictures that should set me up for getting this project underway. Next week will be a good test of how I settle down to what needs to be done. Writing a book involves discipline. It involves writing for a set period of time every day without fail. That will be my challenge next week. As long as I can get through my first week everything will go along fine. Then once I have that under my belt, I can get back to other forms of writing. I guess what I’m saying is don’t expect a lot of posts over the course of the next week. This blog will be my number two priority in terms of writing. A good thing that will come out of it though will be that I will be making my novel available online for a select group of ‘early adopters’ who promise to read it and give me feedback. I’ll be soliciting those names soon.

So that all said, this time continues to be a pivotal point in many of our lives and also for technology. There will be many technology companies that will not make it through this recession, as I am also sure there will be many personal relationships that will have the same problems. At this time we all need to take stock, make a plan and live a little more frugally in order to come out the other side in good shape. Now is exactly the right time to take up that hobby you have always spoken about. Now is the time to sort things out about the house. Now is the time to take stock of your goals for the future. Times like this only happen a few times in your lifetime. Don’t let it go pass without doing something or else once the business of life takes over once more you won’t be focused and on the right track to be successful.

Later…

This entry was posted on Friday, October 24th, 2008 at 4:16 pm and is filed under Home, Stuff. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.