The Beauty of Wirelessness

I am writing this blog entry on my new laptop. Yes, I have finally invested in a laptop computer, which will allow me to write news stories, take notes, upload and manipulate digital photos, and perhaps eventually even lay out the newspaper from remote locations. In fact, I'll be able to do it from wherever I choose -- which is a heck of a nice feature.

We live in a world growing more and more technologically advanced -- with fewer and fewer wires tying us down. While my laptop is currently wired to my home Internet broadband connection, by next week I'll have a wireless network router hooked up and I'll be able to post these messages to you from my bedroom, the dinner table or while sitting on the toilet (nice image, huh?).

It's amazing what technology allows us to do, but I'm not sure if in the end it brings people together more or isolates them even further.

At the paper, we hope to see the blog develop into an Internet-style coffee shop, where folks can talk about the news that's happening in our area and also open up lines of communication with our staff. I'll also use this space to post items I come across -- news, photos or otherwise -- that I find of some interest. This could be odd news items in the world at large, or some pics I took at the ballgame that didn't make it to the paper.

If you have suggestions, please let me know. Register on the blog and start communicating!