It is a period of change. I am telling you. Its fast. Its good. Its life changing!
Today I came to my office to find out that we have really fast but really fast internet.
This feels great. And the computers (we have three in our office) can enter the internet seperately! So everybody who comes to our office do not have to use our computer which was the first of the network. So it feels great. I put a password and defined password protected users.
From now on my dear partner would not blame no one else for deleting an important file, for making my personal files public, for bringing a virus (which we seem to be protected by the new AntiVirus too), and losing her files. So everybody responsible for their own faults.
Computer, especially for the new generation is not a tool for genius. However, it is much better used by the genius. Post Soviet world have adopted to the global technological changes in communication and computers, fast. I had worked in a research project on the role of internet in democratization- a comparative project in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzistan and Kazakhstan. Now I can see how people use phones and internet in Abkhazia. It is getting widespread and cheap each day. And ofcourse faster and higher tech.
I remember my father telling me how important computers will be in my future life- so that I had to learn whatever I can while still a fast learner. It happened faster than I thought but he had seen it. Today even in Abkhazia, you can not get a work without knowing the basics of computer and word. (Ofcourse it is just opening, writing, printing and saving yet. )
Still, I have to admit I hate knowing computers more than other people. Recently I spend a lot of time trying to fix my friends computers, and building a website for my newly established research firm- research.bazala.net (multilingual), and another one for my husbands construction firm: bazala.net (only in Turkish this one).
Yesterday my phone fell and got broken. So I do not have a mobile for now. I have been dreaming to get a new one for long. Just never had the chance. Now maybe a good time. I also want a big plazma screen so that I can connect my laptop and watch movies. Plus I have a wish to buy a dvd-divx player. I am longing for technology! What can I do? We live in a time of technological hunger! I want more technology!!! More and more...
By the way- since I know we will have more devices I want to put many many plugs in our new house. On both walls of the rooms, multiple in the study, living room and tv room and kitchen.
Nobody seems to understand the necessity around me. But I know. Time will come there will be a need for all those plugs.
