Musings on the future....
Greetings one and all. First Blog on TechFlare and if you dont count micro blogging then I guess this is my first blog post ever. I've done a fair amount of writing in the past but its funny when sitting down and blogging your mind seems to go everywhere.
I guess the best place to start is the future. Say what! Well that's where we are heading so maybe thats where I will start anyway to unlock this mind of mine. Let me paint you my version of the future....
First things first. Computing will change. Well. It is changing but it will CHANGE significantly. What I mean by this is you wont be sitting down to a PC. Personal Computer that is. You will have a personal environment and profile however and this will travel with you everywhere instead of configuring windows at home, at work, on mobile etc etc.
This environment or profile will be your settings which you will save a backup onto a solid state drive like a USB drive but something smaller more like a chip. With these settings you will be able to pick up a mobile device, a tablet or sit down at a terminal and bang you and all of your settings will be there! Its already happening. Take a look at evernote. Its called the cloud even though I hate using that expression due to is severe overusage.
So you will have everything stored in the NET (Cyberdine systems anyone?) and you will be able to go anywhere and see your own favourites, everythign loaded correctly in your SKYPE or voice program, all contacts setup etc etc - you get the picture.
So where does this place Microsoft, Apple and Google? Hmmmm interesting one. Lets look at the trends for a minute - A) cloud (grr) B) appliance computing C) mobile computing D) SaaS and the list goes on. Based on these trends its hard to see a signficant spot for MS in the future and it seems that Apple and Google really are poll position to grab the reins of the future.
Mind you with the windows and office environment so entangled in commercial operations it is hard to see them not making a strong comeback embracing the NET. It is entirely plausible that a Chinese or Russian outfit springing out and head lining some big technology although the former isnt exactly known for pioneering but anything is possible in the future....
Some other brief predictions in the vein of Paul the Octopus (no mussels please I am seafood nay sayer) - 1) sayonara to the mouse and keyboard 2) laptops will become roll tops (google the german design idea) 3) wireless will render cable mostly to the DC 4) cash is gone within 50 years in the developed world 5) paper will be antiquated in 25 6) TV and Cable TV is dead replaced by streaming internet
So interesting days a head for the human race and technology and here is TechFlare caught between both worlds although I can safe predict that the human race is very much unpredictable than technology.
So first blog wrapping up here.... Hope everyone has enjoyed the world cup and enjoying in the not too distant future some excellent sleep. Outski's!
Geoff