Computers, Smart Phones, Texting, Social Media, High Definition TV, Video Email, DVRs, blogs, websites. Technology is connecting our world and expanding it at hyper-speed. Are you afraid? I am and I ‘get’ it. I love my computer, I love my iPhone, couldn’t live without my DVR, and text and email with the best of them. I am very afraid of what this means for the future or relationships and society. But that’s for another post.

I admit it, I use technology to my advantage. I run a pretty mobile office where I can work from anywhere. Here’s a photo of my computer in the passenger seat of my car for an impromptu conference call.Yes, it is sideways, but I am going somewhere with this.

With multiple roles including mom/wife, community volunteer and business
person, many times I end up working in a coffee shop or my car and sometimes I
don’t see my home office for days. As long as I have an Internet connection and my
phone, I’m good. Even better is when I have my computer AND an Internet
connection.

Compared to many of my friends and clients I consider myself an intermediate
user, more advanced in some areas, less advanced in others.

Here’s my story this week. I was helping a client bring up a new website – no, I am not a web guru but can put up simple sites and like to offer that when helping my clients with projects. This helps keep their costs low. So, in the midst of working on this site, I was fiddling in my hosting account and didn’t realize until today (36 hours later) that I had blown up my own site and it wasn’t displaying to the world. Yikes! That isn’t good. I immediately got on the phone with tech support and 5 minutes later I was on my way. Sometimes it is as simple as a messed up / or , darn coding. 😛

This got me to thinking. I still make mistakes and I have been heavily on the internet for a while. I posted the picture above sideways because I took it with my iPhone, while in the car, and was having trouble rotating it. I thought it was a good example of technology getting the best of us sometimes. I still get nervous that I’m going to mess something up – and as evidenced, I do. Bottom Line: It’s ok. As the self help gurus proclaim: work through the fear.

Technology is here to stay. While Baby Boomers may be catching up, the next generation – the Millennials rely on it. This is how they buy, share and learn. Many think “If I cannot find it on the Internet it must not exist.” Are you on the internet? You’re reading this so I know you exist. 🙂

As scary as it may be, it is time to embrace technology and use it to your advantage in business. There are freelancers and smart people who can help you and yes, they are affordable. I know this because I use them. I’m happy to share my recommendations.

How do you feel about technology? Do you use it in your business? Do you need to use it more?  I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments below as I appreciate hearing from you.