Everything’s Up To Date In Las Vegas

Back in 1943, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote the musical, "Oklahoma”. The play itself was set in the year 1906. One of the play’s many lasting songs is called "Kansas City”. The lyrics go, "Everything’s up to date in Kansas City, they’ve gone about as far as they can go.”  Well, as it turns out, everything wasn’t exactly up to date in 1906 or 1943. In fact, the song was written when Silicon Valley was pretty much only known for growing cherries, apricots and plums. Heck, both of KC Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahome’s grandfathers were not even born until 1947.

While the song was sort of a parody of how much things had changed between the time of the play (1906) and the time the song was written (1943), I’d be willing to bet that Richard and Oscar would have never imagined what "up to date” would mean today. This month marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the Mcintosh computer back in January of 1984. We’ve just passed the 30th birthday of the debut of AOL and next year, it will be 15 years since Steve Jobs introduced us to the iPhone. How many of us thought that owning a personal computer, having home access to the internet or using a smart phone would be as far as we could go?  

That’s the thing about technology - things never stay the same. Disruption is just how it works, and technology always wins. It seems like just when we are getting used to doing things one way, someone in Silicon Valley (or South Korea, Japan or China) invents something that turns our world upside down. The recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a perfect example of that change. It seems that everything on display had some form of Artificial Intelligence built into it. In less than a year and a half, A.I. has become the new "must-have” in pretty much every device out there. But that’s the thing about technology. You just can’t stop it. You either have to embrace it or be left in a world where my parents VCR always flashed 12:00.

They say that the more things change, the more they stay the same. However, I’ve found that for some people, the more things change, the more they wish that things would stay the same. Last year, I wrote a post titled "What the FOC”. My acronym "FOC” stands for "Fear of Change” when it comes to Cellular, Internet and TV services. Since I started Lower Tech Bills, I’ve discovered that FOC is a real syndrome and in many cases, it’s costing those with it a lot of money. Here is a link to that post:

https://www.lowertechbills.com/post/what-the-foc

Having a tech-savvy person living in your household is one way to conquer FOC. But, if you find your home is without that person, Lower Tech Bills is here to help. It starts with a free, no obligation "Tech Check” of your Cell, Internet and TV costs. If I can’t show you how to save at least $200 or you don’t agree with my savings plan, the service is free. If you approve of my plan, I will find the savings and teach you how to use new services, if necessary, and help you establish accounts with providers. You have nothing to lose and potentially hundreds, if not thousands of dollars to gain. Email hmwellsradio@gmail.com or visit lowertechbills.com because you may not have the time to keep everything up to date, but I do.