Technology and its impact on our daily lives is unavoidable and is the center of our daily lives . It is something we can no longer avoid or dismiss but we should have an appreciation of the journey it has taken over the years and be mindful of where it will take us in the future.

I wish I could say I am an early adopter of new technology but as you read the other areas of my portfolio, it should be apparent I take a more conservative approach to my desire to be “cutting edge”! (It could get pretty expensive if I bought every tech toy I wanted.) But I do love gadgets! From my first Timex Sinclair computer I bought when I was a kid to my iPad, I have always had a special affinity for tech devices. Whether its the latest smartphone or a network based streaming device, I am a bit of geek when it comes to these things. I have given up broadcast tv in favor of Hulu and a Netflix account and have both a pc and Mac in the house.

Over the years I have built and reconfigured pc’s, designed and hosted web sites, participated in hundreds of forums and blogs, wrote thousands of lines of code. (Most of which I have never made any money doing!)

My motivation is pretty simple… I just like doing it! I have always enjoyed learning how things work and being able to not just talk about things like sql databases and writing mobile applications but to be able to actually code and administer these things is very fulfilling.

The problem though is what to focus on? With all the paths one could take in the area of technology, it’s hard to just pick one discipine. Being an “expert” in any one space has never been my desire. For me the goal is not to be an expert but to be able to play in many “sandboxes” and have a solid understanding in a variety of areas.

Technology is all around us. It’s not just computers. It’s all the devices, apps and other things that help make it easier to communicate and live.