RV FEATURE
It’ s no secret that I’ m a technology junkie. I spent most of my life working in and alongside the IT world and, while I’ m not an expert in anything in particular, I have acquired a lot of knowledge through good old-fashioned trial and error. If you saw my home office right now, you ' d think I was running my own internet service provider business.
The truth is, I find this stuff fascinating and, while we travelled around the country, I experimented with all sorts of ways to incorporate technology into our lifestyle. That’ s what this four-part series is all about. I want to share with you the things I’ ve figured out and got working that you may find useful. This month, we look at ways to get connected on the road on the cheap.
Fedora can be easily configured to look just like MacOS.
PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE
Have you ever heard the phrase‘ planned obsolescence’? It’ s a term often used to describe the reason why that brand new mobile phone you purchased two years ago is starting to feel slow, clumsy and seemingly unable to handle the same apps it did when you first bought it. The cynical among us may see it as the way Mr Microsoft and Mr Apple ensure you always have to upgrade to the latest version of their mobile phone or laptop computer.
While there may be an element of truth to that, the reality is more likely that customer demands for better technology force IT companies to continuously improve their products, which makes the older models impossible to support for too long. It can be a very expensive game to play.
That’ s not the only issue. Living on the road adds a more challenging aspect to owning technology. Your equipment has to be able to stand up to the sort of rough treatment they would never experience in the clean and stable environment of your home. Dirt, dust, packing into tight spaces, heat, cold, bumps and drops. They will all eventually take their toll, no matter how careful you are.
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