Technophobes

I'm anxious to start really digging into creating a blog for our honeymoon recap. I have been resizing photos and getting them ready to load into Flickr. It seems like a great way to share information with friends and family ... on their terms. They can look at and read as much or as little as they would like. Gone are the days of the never-ending slideshows! Hoorah!

I'm planning to visit my mom this weekend and she asked if we had photos to share. I told her about the blog I'm making and she said, " I like to see the photographs. I want to hold them in my hands." She had said the same thing about our wedding photos earlier this year. I think that for my mom, and many other people, the computer is impersonal. She needs the photos in her hands to feel connected to them.

While I don't share my mom's need for real printed photos, I must confess to some technophobia. I have been learning about all of the great things you can do to store and share information. I get so excited about the possibilities! Then ... I think about how much and what information I really want out there. Full names? Places I like to visit? Photos of my family? Until I learn how to really protect my information, I will continue to be guarded.