Mark all as read
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 07:10AM Every year, there’s another hot new online service, another drain into which to pour your time. Question: Once you’re on Facebook and Twitter and Foursquare and Google Plus and Tumblr and LinkedIn and Instagram and Reddit and Path — when, exactly, do you have time left over for a life? - David Pogue
The button above from my GoogleReader may just be the best sanity saving tool I use. Especially when I am on vacation.
Which is where I am heading this evening. The LWW and I are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary with a trip to Rome (Italy, not New York) - a city neither of us has ever visited. I am just praying Rick Steves knows what he is talking about.
I'm going to do my best to cut the electronic umbilical cord for the trip, although the iPhone, iPad and Kindle will be coming with us. (Acutally, I'm still debating about the iPad - I want it so I can read my local paper when I am away.) This is always tough for me since I am so addicted to my feeds and e-mail conversations.
But I will using the Mark all as read button with wild abandon, not posting to the blog, and responding only to e-mail emergencies for the next 10 days or so. I'll catch up when I get back. Assuming a lightening bolt doesn't strike me as I approach the Vatican.
Enjoy your vacation.
Reader Comments (5)
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Rome is amazing, you'll love it. IDE went for our 21st anniversary. On reading every thing that comes to my inbox, plus social networks and then my TL professional links some days can be overwhelming, so I select delete. Out of sight, out of mind.
"Assuming a lightening bolt doesn't strike me as I approach the Vatican."
Ha! Enjoy the trip...
Enjoy your holiday and your time together, ipads are also great to download all the photos you will take to free up your SD card!
Hi Mary,
Great word! Amazing how easy it was to stay away from the tech when there are so many other interesting things to see and do!
Doug
HI J,
God must have better things to do on the days I visited the Vatican. I highly recommend the Vatican Museum and a trip to the dome of St Peters.
Doug