Toying With Technology

Sneak Peek  Pace of Change  Tools and Transitions  Rethinking the Web  Social Media…yes social media  Looking ahead

The Future is Now  Today’s tech keeps surprising us

Pace of Change   1812 – 1912  1912 – 2012  Actually – 2001 – 2013  You are not wrong!

Tools & Transitions  Laptops Laptop Transition – transportable to portable

Tools & Transitions  Smart phones 2001 – FIRST TRUE SMART PHONE

Tools & Transitions  Tablets First viable tablet – iPad Introduced 4/2010 Microsoft Gets in the Game in late 2012

Tools & Transitions  Apps ‘App’ Concept Commonplace…For Now

Rethinking the Web  Web for Business Changing Web Programming – Platform Independence

Rethinking the Web  Bye-Bye Apps? HTML5 Speed of use Easier to update Less need for “approval” Changing Web Programming – Platform Independence

Social Media  Facebook Page Smartphone tools  Twitter Hashtag Retweets Bit.ly links  Linked-In The New Tools for Communication…

Looking Ahead  The Cloud What is it? What does it mean?  Mobile Computing Farmers are naturals Corporations paying attention Smart phone adoption rising  Privacy Issues Crystal ball is not clear, prepare for the black swan?

RECAP  Pace of Change  Tools and Transitions  Rethinking the Web  Social Media  Looking ahead