Confessions of a Technophobe

I still do my banking over the phone. I work in an IT shop – have been for 14 years – and I’ve yet to embrace Web banking.

There. I said it.

When it comes to adopting new technology I’m usually at the tail end of the pack; I’m never the first one to try out the latest & greatest. I like waiting until anything new has been tried, tested, and had the crap kicked out of it before I hop on the bandwagon and by that time the bandwagon’s long gone busying itself with something much more exciting.

I don’t feel at a disadvantage, but I am starting to feel uneasy at the prospect of being left behind. I feel an unexplained urge to take a plunge – or at least a dip – into the world of Web and technology. So, using baby steps, during the next few months I will look at the tools I use and the technology-related habits I've adopted to see if they’re optimal for what I want to do. Are they limiting me? Are there missed opportunities for connection and creativity because of my reluctance to explore new software, hardware or online tools?

“Web 2.0 isn’t about age, it’s about attitude”, I heard at a seminar last week. Hm. Maybe it’s time for this technophobe to work on an attitude shift.

I'll let you know how that goes.