To quote the begining of this article from the BBC

“Welcome to the future, where everything about you is saved. A future where your actions are recorded, your movements are tracked, and your conversations are no longer ephemeral. A future brought to you not by some 1984-like dystopia, but by the natural tendencies of computers to produce data.

Data is the pollution of the information age. It’s a natural by-product of every computer-mediated interaction. It stays around forever, unless it’s disposed of. It is valuable when reused, but it must be done carefully. Otherwise, its after-effects are toxic.”

Well uit is a new year and much has happend since my last post very little of which is of any interest to this BLOG.

I have now been out and bought a geniology programme and can start putting together a bells and whistles family tree.  Im still planning on going out to Malta to visit Frank, he wont notice of course but i will.

back at work and ready for action, been off sick again and it all seems to go to pot, never mind.  I have just discovered SKYPE, oh and what wonders does it bring, especialy when your laptop has an in buily cammera, i dont just talk to my brother but i can see him now.  That does have its disadvantages, he can see me, some would see that as a disadvantage.

Well we also had our first all family conference call, and i am discovering quickly that i am well behind in Skyping.  I have spoken to more of my friends in the last month than i have in the last year.  Isnt it strange that if i am logged in and you see me people just call, it is playng havoc with work shedules and my writing.

Never mind, as BT always said “its good to talk” they must be kicking themselves over skype

http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/006072.html

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To quote

“Another day, another announcement of a Google service that competes with something (or somethings) already out there, with a twist. This time, it’s Google Knol, a place for experts to write authoritative articles on topics of all sorts, complete with photos, subsections, and footnotes.

At first blush, Knol sounds a lot like Wikipedia, and this screenshot looks an awful lot like it, too. But it has one significant difference: While Wikipedia is the creation of armies of creators working in anonymity or obscurity, Knol–the name means “unit of knowledge” will spotlight individual authors, let them retain ownership of their content, and divvy up any advertising revenue with them.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knol

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http://mashable.com/2007/12/13/google-introduces-the-knol/

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http://mashable.com/2007/11/05/in-case-you-missed-it-web-20-is-bad-now/

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From the BBC

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This is Bournemouth about 1936 and these are my Moms parents. I only knew then as oldies,but it would have been nice to have known them longer

Though i can still see the grandparents i had, i can also see another life. I do wonder if in a relatively short space of time my own grandchildren will look at a picture of me and wonder what i was like when i was younger.

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