Modern technology. Is it all it seems? I was looking forward to the return of Top Gear tonight, and set up my not yet year-old DVD recorder to write the first episode of the postponed series to disc. All seemed to be going well, until the recording finished. Numerous disconcerting noises and churning resulted in the programme not being recorded, the disc not being read, and ultimately, disappointment. Boo. It’s a good job that the show is being repeated on Wednesday evening.
So, in its place, was today’s episode of the ‘teen soap’, The OC. Now, I’m not professing for one minute to be the target audience for this glossy, nonsensical series set in the well-healed and glamourous suburbs of Orange County, but it does generally give you a generous dose of the feel-good factor. But, now it’s been cancelled, so this is the last series. Ever.
Anyhow, tonight, the show took the viewer on a journey from sadness to joy, with a good side order of schmaltz tagging along for company. Although not as good as the first and second seasons, this fourth and final series is still enjoyable, and one of my favourite viewing pleasures. Because of other commitments, it was recorded on good-old fashioned videotape. And, the result? It was picture perfect. Old technology triumphs over new.
Hmmm…
Other technological developments this weekend include the purchase of a new wireless keyboard and mouse, to protect and safeguard the future of my back. It now means I can sit back fully in my chair with the laptop screen in some distance in front of me, and type away with no leaning forward whatsoever. I’m still getting used to the keyboard though, so if the typing and spelling in this entry isn’t quite as it should be, then that’s the reason why.
So, modern technology. It’s not that it’s rubbish, but, maybe the jury’s still out.