Technosaurus Rex: The Update

You may know by now that I intend to close the other blog. So I have been sifting through some of my old entries and transferring them over. In this one that I have brought over, I will update about my place in the technological world of today.

I realise I am on my way to extinction...why do I say that? Of course...we are mere mortals, and we know that our stay here on earth is not permanent...but I am not talking about that actually...I am looking at how, within a space of a few years, old age has set in, and technological advancement is light years ahead of me...

Signs of a Technosaurus Rex

1. I still love my old log (logarithm) book dearly...nope, I took so long to master using that book...so even though the scientific calculator is there...I'd rather open up to look for the sine and cosine values. Besides, that book is practically an antique, and will always serve as a constant reminder that...at one point, I need not use some gadget to help me do my sums!

2. Er...I bought a calculator with impressive functions...(ya..ya..got to look as though I can do statistical calculations)..but give me good old pen and paper to do my sums....{when I run out of fingers & toes). It took me a while to find the off button;let alone the other keys. {A year on...I think that calculator is somewhere in cold storage. Who on earth would bother with standard deviation when World Peace and World Hunger are such major issues now?]

3. I should have stuck to idiot-proof phones...I buy my handphone because it is 'pretty'...so please don't ask me about functions like blue-tooth or infra-red..(see...even that I am outdated)...It is my kids who add in stuff like pictures and songs...and when they change the ring tone...I'm sure to have a lot of missed calls. [Oh...have you heard the latest 3-D acoustic virtual haircut? Zafran let me listen to it...and I got the chills...gee...I don't want to have buzzing sounds in my ears]

4. I have new-fangled gizmos at home...and have yet to master the PS, Xbox, PSP...er...tetris anyone? By the way...I still keep my old-fashioned VCR...cos I can't even use the DVD remote. [But now...there's the Wee Wee Wee wii...can't live without it]

5. My impressive gadgets have often 'died' on me. Tokens, external hard disks, PDAs...they don't like me very much...God knows how much precious data I have lost...I regret throwing away my old files...So my work area is still like that of a karung guni man...but I am happier.

6. Oh...those of you who chat with me will know this one...I cannot understand the icons and smileys...For someone who is trained to look at words...I am terrible at intepreting the pics...er...Rebus books anyone?

7. I still send SMSs in full texts...oh e-mails as well...and of course, most of the time in blogs. Today, I went into the IRC just to find out what goes on...Took me about 1/2 hr to find a site...and then stared in horror as I could not understand what the kids were chatting about. I bet you that aliens have invaded the brains of the young and made them dyslexic as they cannot spell. And worse...they use 'alien speak'...you know, like Yoda in Star Wars...going against all conventions of the English Language.

8. I have yet to spend my $700 given by MOE for some gizmos to help with teaching and learning...I know my friends have gotten wireless powerpoint remotes...LCD screens, PDA phones...cameras...and what nots..Maybe I can dream...a cute super lightweight SONY VAIO...just because..."it is so damn pretty!" It is an accessory you see, not a tool.

9. Has anyone ever gone to a super-duper "intelligent building'? Wah...Even the elevator was so much clever than me...I went up and down twice and did not get anywhere...cos there were no buttons in the lift! Apparently, you need to punch in the code BEFORE you enter the lift...Duh...

10. The worst sign...when I look at my son's powerpoint slides, and realise his is more impressive than mine. Wow...animation, sounds...illustrations...and it took me so long to even master the 'slide show presentation ' button.

Well...I may be a dying breed...But I realise one thing...I will not give up without a fight...Hey...at least I have learnt to set up a blog (even though I don't think I will be able to add music and nice designs...)

But I do hope to have been able to show you..that the old...combined with the new...can still be a formidable force...



Well...that was the entry almost a year ago...But look at me now...Still the old dinosaur...but hey, I am learning to crawl. Here are the new signs of I've got wings.

1. I can still beat my kids at some of the Wii games. {But I hate it that the sensors do not take the strokes into account. My kids can hentam anyhow...and yet get those strikes!!!}

2. My blog is up and coming...wait lah...learning to put up pics (though will distort the fonts)

3. Yea...someone made me an administrator of the Facebook network and I have been posting the pics.

4. Hehehe...(drumroll please)..I'll be enrolling myself for the Advanced Diploma in ICT Standards course at the start of the new term.

5. Will be using a tablet attached to my laptop, and together with the interactive whiteboard...will teach using those...So that I can still write....

6. Fell in love with the iTouch and will get that as an excuse for Zafran's birthday present.

7. One step ahead of my kids...Yea...learning to use Adobe Ovation for my powerpoints...(since I cannot afford the MacBook).


I still have a long way to go...but I realise that I cannot afford to become obselete.

The only problem with technology is that they cost so much...and most of the gadgets have such a short-span. But the knowledge I gain from using them will I hope, carry on for much longer...So people out there...is there anything exciting that I can learn?