The day my computer won.
Today is the day, my computer won. It's always been a competition for my attention.
Whether I am watching tv with the computer on my lap, or the dog comes and rests her head on my leg when I'm in the middle of reading that oh so important blog, it's always a choice.
Well tonite, I had both the tv and computer going again. I was excited for the U2 concert that was going to be broadcast on Youtube and thought it would be good background for the rest of my evening. Madmen was less then 2 hours away.I logged into youtube.com/u2 and expected some downloading or buffering issues but was instantly impressed that there was no stutter and no technical issues at all. It looked and sounded AMAZING. Clean, crisp and epic.
It wasn't long into the show for me to realize that something amazing was happening.
Twitter had LIT UP and people were real-time abuzz about the show. I wasn't just listening to some good tunes or watching a cool clip of a concert, I was part of a universal shared experience of a LIVE event. The real-time channel comments were from around the world and all added to the enthusiasm i was already feeling.
The computer won. I turned my TV off. When i put the clicker down, it felt symbolic but was actually definition thru action.
As my friend Tanya LeSieur said (who i was IM'ing with during the show, both of us raving about the concert and experience) "One screen talked to you more then the others."I've always felt that each U2 concert was almost a religious experience and as upset as I was for missing out on this one live, it still felt like magic.
Whether I am watching tv with the computer on my lap, or the dog comes and rests her head on my leg when I'm in the middle of reading that oh so important blog, it's always a choice.
Well tonite, I had both the tv and computer going again. I was excited for the U2 concert that was going to be broadcast on Youtube and thought it would be good background for the rest of my evening. Madmen was less then 2 hours away.I logged into youtube.com/u2 and expected some downloading or buffering issues but was instantly impressed that there was no stutter and no technical issues at all. It looked and sounded AMAZING. Clean, crisp and epic.
It wasn't long into the show for me to realize that something amazing was happening.
Twitter had LIT UP and people were real-time abuzz about the show. I wasn't just listening to some good tunes or watching a cool clip of a concert, I was part of a universal shared experience of a LIVE event. The real-time channel comments were from around the world and all added to the enthusiasm i was already feeling.
The computer won. I turned my TV off. When i put the clicker down, it felt symbolic but was actually definition thru action.
As my friend Tanya LeSieur said (who i was IM'ing with during the show, both of us raving about the concert and experience) "One screen talked to you more then the others."I've always felt that each U2 concert was almost a religious experience and as upset as I was for missing out on this one live, it still felt like magic.
