When low-tech becomes hi-tech
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Often, when I look at news how technology might affect writing, I
envision myself sitting at a computer, using some new software that lets me
use XML tags to mark up my content, or that uses Web 2.0 to interact with my
readers.
But today, I am sitting on my sofa, writing this blog entry, not on my
laptop, but with pen on a piece of paper. It looks
and feels like old technology, but really it's new. The pad of paper is
clipped into a special board (actually, a computer, although it barely
resembles one), and the pen - although it does write with ink - is sending
signals to the board. The board captures what I write (or draw). After, I
will upload this entry to a more traditional computer, and run the tools I
typically think of as hi-tech to complete the publication process.
How else can low-tech be harnessed to meet our hi-tech needs? Do you have a
favorite low-tech tool that you wish could meet your hi-tech needs?
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