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AnneofAlamo

AnneofAlamo

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We (both my hubs and I) are usually the last of our friends to "get with the times" in technology
Cell phones, oh my, we fought that forever and still neither one of us has a smart phone.:giggle
Are you on the cutting edge of the new fun things?
 
I wouldn't say that *I* am, but my husband, yes. He always has to have the latest and greatest thing. It used to drive me crazy because he is always changing how things work- TV, stereo, computers, etc. Now I just shake my head and get ready for my tech lesson. Ha ha!
 
nope. we wait and see what bugs the newest-bestest crowd finds, and then we look into it :) i JUST got a smart phone in May (when they brought out a reasonable prepaid iphone plan).
 
Yes....just me though since I work in the field of technology. I finally got DH to move to an iPhone 4 last year and he loves it but when it comes to upgrades and "tech-speak", he lets me do all that. I even pick the TVs, players and hook them up. He is not into all that but I'm a geek!
 
DH and I are both interested in and educated about technology, generally speaking, but we don't feel we need to have the latest things all the time. We're both practical and cautious; we can say that something sounds awesome but we don't need it or that we'll wait and see how certain things pan out first. Definitely not the last to get new things but not living on the bleeding edge either.
 
we are both relatively tech savvy, but hubby is a tech GEEEEEEK... bordering on savant, really. that being said, we don't rush out and buy whatever the newest piece of gadgetry is on the market. we upgrade when there's a need for it. neither one of us gets caught up in the hype that marketers put out there.
 
I'm pretty tech savvy, have always liked computers, although my husband is complete opposite. When something goes wrong he comes to ask me. As for when new stuff is available, I don't run out and buy it either.
 
I don't like to get the newest gadgets, but compared to the rest of my family I am an early adapter. They let me get the newest thingies so that I can figure it out before they get them.
 
I used to be up-to-date with the latest technology and had fun with it, but ever since I got my kids, my attention goes elsewhere... :giggle

Now, it's the opposite world: I turn to my father when I have some 'tech' problem :dizzy
I know the general lines, but don't have the time to search out all the details. So I call my dad.

I would like to have all the latest gadgets, but my wallet is on tight watch :thumbsups
 
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I would say that I am a fairly early adopter. I don't necessarily like to get the first release of things, but my DH is a very tech-savvy guy so we normally do end up with new technologies quickly.
 
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lorryfach said:
DH and I are both interested in and educated about technology, generally speaking, but we don't feel we need to have the latest things all the time. We're both practical and cautious; we can say that something sounds awesome but we don't need it or that we'll wait and see how certain things pan out first. Definitely not the last to get new things but not living on the bleeding edge either.
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This describes us to a T. For instance right nowI have an HTC One and DH has a Samsung Galaxy 4. We each just got a Galaxy Tab 3. We're always about one generation behind.
 
Definitely an early adopter here - wouldn't be without my iPhone, my retina display iPad or my MacBook Pro :D
 
yea for most things I guess. We always have the lasted Creative Suite because my hubby is a graphic designer and needs them for work, and we love all that is Apple so we have the phones too :)
 
rmcabana said:
I don't like to get the newest gadgets, but compared to the rest of my family I am an early adapter. They let me get the newest thingies so that I can figure it out before they get them.
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I'm like that - of my family I'm the early adopter
 
My hubby and I are both pretty interested in tech stuff. We may not buy every little thing that comes out, but we'll read up on cool new stuff often and do splurge on something if it really interests us as useful. My Dad ALWAYS used to buy whatever new thing came out with cameras and computers, so I come by it honestly. He had one of THE first digital cameras in 1996, so I had one in about 1997 when he bought the next new one that came out. :) I like hand-me-downs!

I pre-ordered the first iPad too.
 
My husband and I are both into tech stuff, my husband even more. I cannot go anywhere without my iPhone and I see that we give it forward to our girls. sometimes I wonder how all those tech things go further?
 
I'm afraid to say I love technology gadgets and a everything like it,my friend calls me the gadget queen and says if I haven't got it then it's not worth having
 
Ok, confession. I'm a geek. Pursue the latest technologies. I've worked in software development for 20 years and I guess it's just a habit to always be on the lookout for the next technology. Then learn it.
 
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