Ok, I am guilty as charged on this one. I have to say I've come a long way from the days of a Day Planner to my Palm T/X that I currently own. It is my opinion that Apple infuses this 'gadget' addiction even more, I need not say more because there is almost close to 10 items of Apple beginning with the letter 'i,' I think this speaks for itself in regards to this topic. With iTunes you are able to synchronize your iPhone, or iPod, even though the smart new iPhone even comes with a mp3 player built-in. Even more so why would I need my iPod, that I currently own when on my PDA there is a media player function as well. I am a gadget junkie through and through, and being an Electronics Engineering professional does not help the least bit. Any suggestions or prescription to help me be more simple Maya!? Great topic, so suiting especially in our society/culture now days.

-M

Maybe you should be like Thoreau and take a vacation to a remote spot without cell phone service. Or, if you’re feeling more traditional, there’s always the Jewish solution
– use Shabbat as a weekly reprieve from the gadget-filled excesses of daily life. Personally, I’m trying to get into the habit of turning off my computer, cell phone and TV for the hour before I go to bed.

Thanks for all the insightful information/links. Though very humorous I think I might have to settle for a remote spot to vacation someday, I was thinking maybe fly fishing or hiking some random isolated mountain, who knows, as long as there is no wifi I'll be good to go. Traditionally if we were to observe Shabbos to the fullest we would have everything electronic off, however there are some arguments to this Rabbinical, and loosely siphoned Talmudic notion. But it seems you have a plan, thats a start, I think TV moreover is the root of all addiction, or the feeling that we must 'need these things.' I must admit your Sam Fisher cat is the first I have seen, however some of my hippie, tripped-out friends would claim otherwise. Thank you for a simple, and relative article to daily life.

Kindest regards,
-M