Just a tech head

I guess I’m just a tech head. I didn’t intend to include technology in this blog, but I can’t help it. The very nature of blogging dictates some level of technology savy, but I take it to the next level. I setup jaybruce.com a few years ago and then added GreenWanderer.com. I used Yahoo community webpage facilities and installed several open source packages including My SQL and WordPress to host this blog. I tour the world for IBM talking about DB2 for z/OS.

I have also been experimenting with social networking. I updated my linkedin account and added an account on ChannelDB2 for professional interactions. IBM has an internal social networking site called beehive where I received some honey and was highlighted for a week when I added a link to GreenWanderer.com. Funny how things come full circle. I also setup a GreenWanderer group on Flickr. So now all the pics that I’m taking with my new Blackberry Storm are at flickr.com/groups/greenwanderer

Technology seems to permeate my life. I recently acquired a Garmin GPS for my bicycle. I’m looking forward to buying my next boat so I can integrate a new computer system. I’m still working on getting my Blackberry connected to IBM’s email system, but once connected I assume it will be very difficult to disconnect.

Is there an inherent conflict between technology and a green life style?

Early environmentalists blamed technology for many environmental disasters. But now green technology is in vogue and green sports have GPS with computer interfaces. The carbon footprint of technology can be another matter. The large scale computer systems that run the internet can suck all the power available on the grid. Technology manufacturing processes produce highly toxic byproducts. I’m happy that IBM is a leader in green technology, but we still have far to go.

So I’ll continue to wander by foot, by bicycle, by sailboat and by public transit;
while I continue to steer by GPS, blog by Blackberry and chronicle by Internet;
then I’ll continue to take the stairs instead of the elevator and escalator;
course I continue to embrace my journey, just another day in paradise.

Bon Voyage, Jay