Technology Issues in a Youtube World
Sometimes with technology, things can get wrapped in the details and jargon of pixels, resolutions, device drivers, etc. It can be easy to forget the “why” part of technology, why is it important that we are building something, who are we building it for?
Take Youtube for instance, you can talk all day about streaming vs. downloading, resolution size and quality impact, copyright issues until you turn blue in the face. But when I sat down and showed my Dad how to use it the other day and then he spent the rest of the afternoon finding old performances of singers long set aside by today’s audience. The whole getting to relive memories of yesterday and getting to see his reactions meant more than worrying if 320×240 is good enough or whatever technical issue that could be debated.