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+title: How Marvelous!
+tags:
+- miscellaneous
+- tablet
+- opinion
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+
+Every now and again I'm taken aback by technology, I become overwhelmed by my
+own sense of awe with things we can so often take for granted.
+
+I've written before how incredibly useful I find my tablet, a nice ASUS
+Transformer tablet running Android, not a terribly flashy device but still a
+marvel in my opinion.
+
+One such occasion happened a few months ago. For context, I use my tablet [heavily for
+note-taking](/2011/11/06/evernote-the-killer-tablet-app.html). On this
+particular morning, I needed to discuss something with a colleague that I had
+sketched out with a different colleague the night before. I had diligently taken
+notes and pictures of the whiteboard with my tablet from the previous evening's
+brainstorming. The next morning [Lookout](http://www.mylookout.com) was busy as
+per usual and I had something else I needed to run and take care of before I
+could really dive into a discussion with my coworker. Without thinking much of
+it, I pulled up the note on my tablet, handed him the tablet and walked away.
+
+It wasn't until somebody pointed it out to me that I properly understood how
+"futuristic" the interaction was! "Captain Kirk! I have these read outs for you
+to review on my magic computer slab, what do you think?"
+
+
+The second occasion happened this morning, EC left to go shopping leaving me
+alone. My father would have taken the opportunity to sit quietly at the kitchen
+counter for an hour, read the newspaper and sip coffee while eating a couple
+slices of toast. With the remnants of the terrible coffee EC had made (that's
+another story for another time) sitting on the counter I decided to walk to a
+near-by cafe. As I was headed out the door I threw my tablet in a messenger bag
+and walked to the cafe.
+
+Less than 15 minutes later, I'm sitting outside at a table in front of this
+cafe, sipping my coffee and catching up on the news with my tablet (tethered to
+my cellphone) and occasionally taking some notes to plan out today's project.
+
+
+The confluence of high-speed cellular data access, beautifully-thin touch
+screens, the vastness of the internet and high-performance low-power processors
+all came together beautifully on a casual Saturday morning over coffee.
+
+
+How marvelous it is to live in this era.