WordPress On The Go
Last time I wrote about the WordPress app for Android I was unimpressed with it. Since then there have been a bunch of updates that add functionality to the app. The look of the app has changed drastically. It is now a more uniformed and appealing look. The App has a nice white and black theme that really brings out the simplicity of the app. Read more 
Writer’s Block
I don’t know if this what I would call writers block or what, but this week I have been unable to capture the ideas I get to write about. They come and I usually feel energetic about them, but they usually come when I am not in a place to write down the idea. For me usually when I get an idea I get the whole story at once and I need to write it down in an outline form or just sit down and completely write it out. I am usually good about beable to recapture lost ideas later but this week just feels differently about it.
It’s not that I can’t write or that I don’t have good ideas. I just think this week I a bit too distracted to focus on writing. I feel like a bit of information overlaod that I am suffering from and some cool off time will feel good. Information overload effects people differently and to me it feels like my mind has ground to a halt. It’s like trying to find something to and knowing you saw it but no matter how hard you look it’s not there with a bit of feeling lost mixed in. After a good nights sleep and some down time of trying to be on top of every piece of news that comes out I get back to normal. I think I need to find a way to limit my information in take.
2011 Blogging Challenge
I am going to take part in the WordPress 2011 Post a Week Challenge. This give me motivation to get in a habit of writing on a weekly basis. I already am working on several post already.
The Lines of Digital Communication
I am not an expert in communication or what is considered standard communication etiquette. What I do know is how I interpret the communications I get. Which in most cases I do it wrong. It’s a gut feeling based on the the information I have at hand.
In this modern digital age we have many forms of communications between texting, facebook, email, and ect. Yet in all these instances I feel they are impersonal. They take out a very important part of the process. That part is hearing and seeing an instant reaction or the infliction of voice. On the digital front no one sounds exactly as they seem. We are allowed to craft a response that is unnatural. There is only so much one can “write” before it becomes meaningless.
Yes I will admit I am guilty of this, but I also know when to call up a friend to talk to get them to come out for a bit. I prefer the phone call to a text message or of facebook message. When I see my friends are having a bad day through facebook or AIM messages I’ll cal them up. I feel that a familiar voice is worth more than a few bytes of a text or other electronic message. In this day and age it also sends a message that you think they are important to reach out to.
I think it more comes down to balance. We have to know when an electronic interaction is good and when to pick up the phone to call. In this digital age it will get more difficult to make that decision as new forms of communication comes out. The younger generation will be growing up with this new technology and this will be standard for them.
It’s weird that I am in the IT field and yet part of me fells like I miss the days when you had to call someone to get in contact with them. I guess I’m old school like that and will probably continue that trend. I’ll embrace new technology and communications, but I’ll always know the value of a phone call or a nice get together with friends. It’s something that I feel is priceless.
