Information Overload.

A few days ago I checked my horoscope and it banged on about how I 'would experience problems with machines'. Of course when I read this I thought to myself 'machines? Seriously? What-ever!'
Then it happened... Laptop SOS!

I have since been without my beloved computer for less than 24hours and already I am feeling the withdrawal symptoms creeping in. This made me question the importance we put on relying on different modes of technology on a daily basis...

Laptops, iPhones, Blackberrys, Playstations, Xbox, iPods etc. Each of us own at least one gadget that we couldn't live without. For many this would probably be their phones. The thought of loosing mine or even leaving it at home for the day brings a shiver down my spine, how will I speak to anyone? Surely I would loose all contact with the outside world? Possibly even die?

There was a time, believe it or not, when we sufficed without these pieces of technology. Facebook was non-existent, there was no texting, no video calls or emails. People would simply knock for each other or arrange a time and place to meet, if you didn't show, that was that. Yet now all we rely on is technology. The birth of social networking sites have created a world where more people converse by chatting online rather than meeting up and talking face to face. Skype allows you to speak to someone half way across the world while having them pictured on your monitor as if they were in that very room.

Technology can only continue to enhance and evolve. Constantly bettering itself and bringing us new gizmo's and gadgets. Although I know that I will not step away from this way of life, it is scary to think of what will be next. How long will it be until the only way we speak with friends is through a mode of technology? Even meeting new people has turned to the online world. Gone are the days of approaching someone in a bar or club, now people log on to dating websites to find 'the one'.

Face it, we have grown up in an era where technology has massively improved. We have constantly been submerged in it and witnessed changes. How are we expected to distance ourselves from something we have each been so much a part of?

I think it's fair to say that every single one of us is guilty of relying a little too much on technology but let's be honest, with the world we live in now, this is never going to change, is it?