Isn’t technology a wonderful thing? 
Don’t we miss it when it’s not there? 
Would life be easier without it? 
I doubt anyone ever really anticipated just how much our lives would revolve around computers. If anyone asked me 10 years ago whether or not I could run my life without the use of PC I’d have answered “yes, of course” but that’s no longer the case, in my working environment at least. My PC and the networks it connects to are the staff of life here and I'm buggered without it.
Working in a small university, as I do, my computer is an essential tool because:
1. We communicate via email and instant messenger.
2. Our diaries are electronic.
3. Room allocation and booking is undertaken electronically.
4. We teach in the classroom using data projection.
5. We deliver teaching materials online.
6. Sadly, we have no back-up in place should systems fail! 
So what happens when a major power outage destroys our systems? Everything falls apart, that’s what. 
We’ve been without our usual methods of communication since Monday and it’s starting to feel like a real drag that life has essentially ground to a halt. So much to do and no way of achieving an end.
How sad. 
