The truth about me and technology

All right kiddos, it's time for a little honesty.

Sometimes there are things in life that I'm embarrassed to admit... like the fact that I haven't read (and frankly don't have any interest in) the Harry Potter series. Or that sometimes when my husband is at work I make a box of macaroni and cheese and eat the whole thing for dinner. Or how I frequently use dry shampoo in lieu of actually washing my hair because I'm so desperate for those 20 extra minutes of sleep. And yeah, the fact that I was in (almost) the front row for the Up In Smoke Tour back in 2000, featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Eminem. Yep, it was amazing.

But today my confession is this:

I am an absolute idiot when it comes to technology.

I barely know how to turn on the fancy TV in our media room (five remotes? come on!) and last night I watched the Kardashians (another mortifying confession) with closed captioning because I couldn't figure out how to turn it off.

 

I really don't quite understand Twitter, which is probably why I have few followers. I just recently learned the difference between tweeting to versus about someone. And hashtags... am I using them properly? Exactly what is their purpose? I should probably research attending a Twitter Basics seminar.

 

It took me years to upgrade to a smart phone, and I still sometimes miss my little flip phone with the built-in keyboard. My iPhone has tons of apps, but I don't really utilize any of them. And I only recently joined the world on Instagram.
 

I rarely use my iPad. It even connects to our TV and all kinds of fancy stuff. But my two-year-old niece seems to understand how the darn thing works better than I do. I only bust it out occasionally for Words With Friends or Draw Something.
 

I hear you can watch all kinds of television through things like Hulu, Netflix, Roku, and Apple TV, but I don't know how to do any of that. And I just had to Google most of them to see if I even had the names correct.
 

I still don't have a Kindle, although I borrowed one from my aunt for a while. I love paper books.
 

I have no idea what I'm doing with this blog... I would love to update the design and make it more attractive and functional, but I have no idea where to start. I should probably just hire someone.

 

Our computer is about seven years old with massively outdated technology and it crashes constantly. We really need to look into a replacement.

 

This is really just scratching the surface. I could go on and on, but you're probably getting the general idea. I feel like a bit of a traitor to my generation, but I'm just not sure if I'm on board with this fast-paced world of technology. But sometimes I feel like if I don't generate at least some level of interest in order to increase my abilities and knowledge, I'm going to get left totally behind.

So there you have it, a true confession by Sarah Alway.

Judge not, lest ye be judged.