Living in a Transitional World
Walt Mossberg, one of the most celebrated technology journalists signed off with an article on how the computer would eventually disappear . While he has been accused of many things, including being a huge supporter of Apple and Steve Jobs, you have to agree with him on how technology will eventually disappear and become a natural fit in our lives. It was not that long ago that we first bought a desktop for our home. With little knowledge on how to install an operating system or even connect a peripheral, we had handed over complete responsibility to some store, hoping for good support when required. Computers were a big deal back then even without the internet. I still remember times when I would be scared to even switch it on. Software to simply burn a CD of your favorite tracks was hard to find if by any chance you lost the original drives supplied in the box, you get the flow. Nothing was simple and everyone was scared that something would eventually make our INR 25,000/- invest...