Sunday, November 28, 2004

Life in General

It is easy to get caught up in day to day things and lose the big picture. The best time to get the bigger picture is after you have a nice time and are completely relaxed. Then I can ask myself, what is the point!
So what is the point of SAP, Microsoft and the others?
How does this compare with the people who started the field of computers?
Along the way, what have we forgotten in the rush to tackle day-to-day imperatives?

Can we make things simpler? Software seems to have got too complex.
Do we have an alternative for the GUI paradigm?
Can we get computers to give us the information that we want - when we want it - without us struggling to find it within the computer?
How can a computer help a disorganized person (like myself) organize themselves?
How can the computer reced to the background and just let us do our tasks?
Does a TV really make you think about it when you want to watch a program?