Admittedly, I Am Totally Hip and Cool . . . .

I have a Mac, which right there should tell you how technologically advanced I am.  Sure, I have to have Ryan and my friend Barb act as my personal “Nerd Patrol” about once a week, but still, I think I should get credit for being a Mac user.

I can also Photoshop the snot out of photos (don’t mean that literally, although . . . .).  Want to look 5-10 years younger?  No need to go to a plastic surgeon.  Just send your photos to me and I will make you look well rested and far less lined.

I don’t own an iPod, but mainly that’s because I don’t like music playing all the time around me.  Audio books are more my style, and so far I haven’t found very many that I can download from the library in iTunes format.  But Allie’s old iPod is just sitting there, waiting for the day the library catches up to my standards.

If I am to be completely honest here, I would have to admit that I still think that the automatic windows and remote control door opener for my car are, like, a total miracle.  I’ve had that car for about 6 years now, and I still get a secret little thrill every time I unlock the doors from 15 feet away.  But come on, I grew up in the era of the Brady Bunch, when VCRs didn’t exist, rotary phones were the norm, and we did our papers for school on a typewriter, with a little square of correction paper handy nearby, in case we needed to cover an error!

Anyway, I am convinced that you are going to be very excited when I share with you my latest technological discovery.  A friend actually told me about this service, which is called EyeJot.

Eyejot is a total hoot!  I am sure there are wonderful business uses for it and all, but I just like to play with it and impress my friends with my amazing prowess at living in the 21st century.  What it is, is a video email service.  You can get a free Eyejot account, which gives you the ability to send video email messages of up to 1 minute in length, to anyone you wish.  They don’t even have to have an account to view the message.  They are sent a link, which enables them to view your message.  It’s similar to the way e-cards work, only the recipient gets a video of you talking to them.  Danny and I sent one to his teacher the other afternoon, just to see if she could view it from her school email account.  He was considering doing his monthly book report project in Eyejot form and wanted to make sure it would work.  Well, she was terribly impressed, and even told the whole class about the technology.

Personally, I think a scathingly brilliant use for Eyejot videos would be this:  Dennis and I could prepare Eyejots of, say, our 25 top parental lectures.  You know, the ones we have found ourselves repeating through the years.  I mean, let’s face it, given that our oldest son is 23, we are getting pretty tired of hearing these lectures ourselves.  So I was thinking we could just Eyejot them and email them to the kids as needed!  I haven’t quite figured out how to make sure they would actually go and view the videos, though.  But if I solve that minor problem, I think this idea could be golden!  Just the other day, before I left for yoga class, I sent Ryan an Eyejot telling him where I was and asking him to unload the dishwasher while I was gone.  See?  The possible uses are legion!

Anyway, I heartily advise you all to go HERE and find out what Eyejot is.  Think of the possibilities, people!