Lightning talk given by @taraindigo at UrbanCamp on 2009-09-13 describing things she likes and how they are "improved" by the use of technology ... plus a few counter-examples !

1. THINGS I LIKE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Tara Indigo (@taraindigo)
UrbanCamp 2009-09-13

2. ANIMALS AND PETS
Find lost pets using microchips
Save from extinction via breeding and recording habitat loss

3. ART AND DRAWING
Using GIMP and other open-source tools
99designs.com for maybe one day winning some pocket money
Tools that I can use for my career

4. READING BOOKS
WATCHING MOVIES
Find and buy them on the internet
Especially when not in local stores
Not mainstream, things like anime / manga
Need technology to watch movies and print books

5. WRITING STORIES
Use a word processor, better than writing long stories by hand
I use OpenOffice, but think latest Word is better
Publish on-demand, e.g. http://lulu.com

6. BIKE RIDING
Find good places to go
Plan route on Google Maps
Find out distance

7. COMPUTER GAMES
My Nintendo DS and PlayStation 3
My Linux Desktop and EEEPC
Making games with Blender

8. AND ...
There are some things I don’t like ...

9. WALKING FAR
Can use a car, but bad for the environment

10. SPELLING
But, komputers can do spell-checking !

11. MISSING PEOPLE
My Mum’s just landed in Abu Dhabi ... and I got a message by
Facebook ... right after listening to Paul Fenwick’s Dark
Stalking talk !

12. THE REST OF MY
LIFE ...
Depends on good uses of technology
Thanks !