I suppose the fact I have a blog speaks to my own connectivity to technology without making any claim as to great proficiency. My smartphone is an example. I won’t say I have fewer apps downloaded than anyone else, but I certainly don’t have a huge number. And I am having fits getting photos for my blog at the moment because for some reason, the folders I set up on my laptop aren’t showing up in the correct place. That’s something I really will try to correct in the next few days. Anyway, many of us have become so dependent on connectivity that we now make reliable internet (preferably wireless) as a requirement for travel. That also speaks a bit to my being less than skilled as I don’t own a “hotspot” gadget or quite know how to go about doing that.

The last night of my trip, the wireless in the hotel (where I’ve stayed before) wouldn’t connect and I was too tired to call the helpline to figure it out. I was leaving early the next morning and I knew there was free wireless at the airport. Except that wasn’t very stable either and I only managed to get off a couple of emails before I decided everything else could wait. Anyway, the amusing part was when I was visiting my aunt and cousins who live about 2 hours south of my dad. It turns out that my aunt does has wireless although that came about when she had the computer guy in to fix her computer – which she does use for certain things. She didn’t particularly understand what he was talking about with recommending wireless, but trusted his opinion. Her youngest daughter related how none of them realized she’d gotten it until one day when she noticed and asked about it. My aunt explained what had happened and my cousin said within minutes, “Grandmother has wireless,” echoed among the youngsters present and electronic devices appeared with grins in place. My aunt went on to say she doesn’t really understand how any of it works, but she has plenty of in-family tech support.