I was considering the fact that I fell behind on the myspace fad. I think it’s definitly a sign that I am getting old. And then it reminded me that I’m 5 years behind in telecommunications as well. I have the cheapest, most basic cell phone that was available. No cameraphones for me. (My digital camera, purchased in 2001, was my last major technology expense.)
I don’t know how to text. Well, that’s not exactly true. I have texted before, but only a handful of times. Probably less than 5 times. It seems too complicated to me. Why not just call the person? Why spend 20 minutes typing in letters with the little keypad? And, you know how sometimes a tv or radio show will ask you to text them, and then they give you a 5 digit number to text to? I have no idea how to text to a 5 digit number. Phone number have 7 digits! or 10!
A third point of telecom-related inadequacy is my land line. Shutting it off altogether makes me nervous, and I just can’t bring myself to switch to VoIP. When my parents got VoIP, I knew the situationw as bad for me. My parents are more technologically advanced than I am! But then I heard my dad’s voice get stuck in a Max Headroom-esque loop, and I imagined my paterfamilia had actually been a robot all these years. I was raised by robots! Fortunately, I came back to my senses, but I think the VoIP is not for me at this time.