Journaling: Analog Meets Digital

[samasry]

On 12/31/2019 at 6:22 PM, Studio97 said:

The business of living almost requires at least a,smart phone.

 

The answer  is in the same paragraph, one sentence away.

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1 minute ago, salmasry said:

 

The answer  is in the same paragraph, one sentence away.

A smartphone is a computer.  A portable one that can make phone calls as one of the main features.

 

I'm not just being facetious that either.  It really needs to be stressed.  Get a little bluetooth keyboard and the smartphones usability at home, especially for typing long messages or large amounts of text becomes a lot easier.

 

They are powerful little devices these days.  How can I forget.... a camera as well.

[Paul-in-SF]

I ended up holding the archive for our little family store of old photos, some going back to the early part of the previous century. They are in a box. Most of the photos are from my father's side of the family, and not a single one of them had any information on or about it. My father could only identify a few of the photos that were taken after he was born. These photos might be of interest to an historian for topics such as clothing and home decor for the various periods, but for personal use, useless. On top of that, there is no one left to care on a personal basis -- I have no children, my sister's progeny couldn't give a rat's ass. So I'm quite sure that those photos will go the way of all flesh once I do the same. As will all of the random photos currently sitting on my hard drive and my phone.

 

As for my journals, I have only been doing it for a couple of years and will probably continue, but frankly I hope no-one cares enough to try to read all that drivel. I write for the pleasure of writing, not for posterity. 

 

All of which is a long-winded way to say that I am glad not to have the OP's issues to concern myself with. I wish him luck, but I fear the outcome will not be what he hoped for. Digital media is by its nature ephemeral, which is one reason why I can't imagine storing my personality into a computer someday, only to become obsolete in six months due to upgrades. 

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1 hour ago, Paul-in-SF said:

Digital media is by its nature ephemeral, which is one reason why I can't imagine storing my personality into a computer someday, only to become obsolete in six months due to upgrades.