What The Heck Is "Technobumps"?

To be honest, the name just came to me whilst walking down the street today and the significance of the name is no more profound than the fact that I have worked in information technology for over a decade and "bumps" is a street term for little hits of something desirable in modern colloquial.  On top of that- the domain name was available.

In this blog I hope to provide not only information on the latest in information technology news but also stimulate some debate on the ways (negative or positive) that technology has changed society.

(The video above that I found on Youtube showing the current young adult response to a trapped person on a flooded street is a perfect example of youth apathy I believe technology has created- nevermind the fact they were all standing to tape and share this on social media...) 

Nowadays we take technology for granted-- a "given" in our day to day lives.  We now have a generation of young adults who were born into a world where computers, mobile devices and the internet are not perceived as a game changer but rather as an integral part of modern life.   Having been born in the early 1970's myself, I can remember when the first personal computers were a crazy new invention, "mobile devices" were actually huge cellular phones that looked like handbags or bricks, and the closest thing to the "internet" was a one-on-one communication between two computers over a standard analog phone line.  My childhood was spent requiring face-to-face or voice communication with my friends and family instead of firing off every random passing thought to potentially billions of people without ever even leaving the comfort of your chair.   Imagine if I was to run out into the street or make a phone call to each individual friend for every single passing thought that ran through my mind?  Words and thoughts that used to be precious and few only a couple decades ago are now copious and cheap as our latest generations have lost the art of interpersonal communication and the ability to sense and respond using emotion and body language is becoming a lost art form like hieroglyphics.


Remember when bullies used fists instead of keyboards?

Remember when kids used to play with their bodies and voices and laughter instead of their thumbs?

Remember when relationships were conducted with tender words and eloquently handwritten and perfumed love letters and not with texts and tweets?

I want you to remember as you (hopefully) enjoy my blog that while we must embrace and learn to use technology intelligently we also need to start striving to take back some of the human experience we have lost by practicing some moderation between our digital and physical lives.

While a "tweet", text, or e-mail can change minds, touch hearts, and move nations never forget that in the end there is no substitute for a warm touch, good meal, gentle smile and the company of others.