You hear this all the time: “Life sure is complicated these days.” And quite frankly, it’s true.  When I was a young lad growing up in the 1950’s, we weren’t bothered by anything more technological that the three channels of television that were available.

Our “remote control” was mom or dad asking one of us to flip the “dial” to another station. I can still hear the click, click, click of the selector.

One of the earliest “innovations” that I can remember is the transistor radio. It amazed people that you could actually hold a radio in your hands and take it with you as you walked down the street.

I think that invention was the genesis of the notion of having the electronics that you needed in the palm of your hand. Even though the quality wasn’t as good as the stereo inside the house, the portable radio was more convenient.

And now it is imperative that we have a complete and fully operational office in one small hand-held unit. The more complicated the device is, the better we like it.

That is, if only my tired old 1950’s vintage eyes could see buttons that are that small!