Technology is really great. I remember when I was a kid my grandmother used to constantly admonish us minimize opening and closing the refrigerator door. Of course, when you’re a child and you come in hot and thirsty from playing outside, the first thing you do is open the fridge to get cold water. When I was in high school, I saw for the first time in a cousin’s house a refrigerator where water can be dispensed without opening the door. How cool was that? I did not think about how the water got there, I assumed they filled it up with water every time the container inside ran out. It seems that I was working from a wrong perception. Now I realized that it similar to how a washing machine gets filled with water. A tube connects your water supply to your refrigerator. However, refrigerator filter is essential to remove contaminants from the water before you can drink it. You can have automatic supply of cold filtered water without having to fill up water containers and putting it in the fridge. Maybe this is also a cheaper alternative to buying a separate water dispenser and constantly buying gallons of distilled water.
Keeping track of documents is one of the big challenges in the office. Companies now are lucky because they can buy a good document management software easily. We used to have such software to track documents as it travels from one office to the next but when we transferred to our new building, we had to suspend its use. The reason was that we had no LAN in the new building. There were many problems that cropped up and until now, after three years, we still do not have LAN. So now we still use logbooks to track papers and documents that we give to and receive from the different offices.
Last Sunday, a friend and I visited another friend who just gave birth. She was telling us about her adventures in giving birth through caesarean. She was prepared for a normal delivery but due to some unforeseen circumstances, she had to undergo caesarean section. It was funny but somewhat scary also when she told us how she was injected with anaesthesia and its effect was that she babbled on and on during delivery but she can’t remember now anything about it. Furthermore, she related to us how she found it difficult to breathe when she was in the recovery room. She became anxious because of the difficulty in breathing and tried to hold on to the doctors and nurses there. Maybe one of those respironics oxygen concentrators could have helped her breathe more easily during that time. It must be quite traumatic to give birth. Some women have an easier time of it than others but still traumatic nonetheless.
Recently, our office invested in security cameras for the gate and the lobby. However, this did not stop the theft of an LCD television from the executive meeting room. We were met with the loss of the LCD television after coming from a three-day weekend. Up until now, investigation is still ongoing. I don’t think the investigators have any leads yet. Right after the loss of the TV, the guards were more vigilant in their inspection of bags and cars. While talking about the theft, I suggested to an officemate that we should buy more cameras and put them in strategic places like halls and fire exits. He vetoed this as being too expensive. I guess that is true. Unless they can find a cheaper way to improve the security in the building, office equipment and other properties will continue to disappear.
Making slideshow presentations are now very easy because of technology. I can remember when I was in high school our teacher divided us into groups and each group was assigned to present a part of the Romeo and Juliet play. In order not to act in front of our class, our group decided to do a narration with pictures of us acting out the scenes and flashing it in front of the class using slide projectors. Then in college, powerpoint presentation was still a new concept. I was very awed by a group of classmates who made their presentation using powerpoint. After that first group, everybody followed, even our group, I think. Now, there are more advanced softwares that make slideshows very interesting with a lot of beautiful effects. There are even websites where you just upload your pictures and then viola! You will have a slideshow of your pictures to share to your friends online. Isn’t technology great?
We are really lucky that we live in this age because there are so many conveniences available. Before, smokers had to make their own cigars or cigarettes but now they can buy cigarettes almost everywhere. Recently, electronic cigarettes were invented and are now widely available in the market. These cigarettes usually come with a mouthpiece, a heating element, a rechargeable battery, and electronic circuits. Of course, as of now e-cigarettes cannot yet replace the traditional cigarettes, but who knows in the future? We can never tell.
While I was trying to update my blog template, I came across the advice that it is very important to back up your files, whether online backup or saving to disks other than in your laptop or pc. Of course, I was just going to try my hand at upgrading while waiting for my friend to do the actual deed. As usual, I got lost just reading what I needed to do so I just said to heck with it and patiently waited for my friend to get around to upgrading my blog. But I really want to learn how to back up my blog so maybe this long weekend I will try my hand at it.
Shoppers today are very lucky because most of the grocery and department stores use laser barcode scanners to get the prices of an item. It is so much faster than the cashiers typing the prices and errors are minimized. Stores usually use the hands-free barcode scanners or gun style laser scanners like the Symbol LS2208. Long lines are still the norm during peak shopping hours but these lines move a lot faster.
My friends and I find our ipods very useful. If you are only interested in music and that it must come in a very small and handy package, then the ipod shuffle is the best choice for you. Alternatively, if you want something with a bigger storage space and where you can watch your favourite downloaded shows aside from listening to music, then invest in an ipod classic and watch shows and movies anywhere. Ipod touch, on the other hand is for those people who want to stay connected to the internet while they are on the go. Of course, this can only be possible if you live in a place where almost everywhere you go you can access the wi-fi, like in Seoul. Whatever your preference is, you can almost always find the right ipod for you.
Nowadays, everybody is going on line. You want to check-out what movies are playing check online. That goes for concerts, band gigs and special events that are happening around you. With just one click, you know where to go. Even the churches are going on line. For mass schedules, church locations and gospel readings for the day, just search the web and you’ll find it. Businesses find it worth their while to invest in a website or have an on line store. This is true for big business like airlines and insurance companies. For individual insurance agents, insurance advertising on line will also be helpful because many people are going on line now to search for the best deals in insurance. Your possible market increases by leaps and bounds because of the internet. It is the same with other businesses.
