You may find it shocking that I have not used my cell phone for anything but calling other people. It is a dead giveaway that I'm old. When I bought my cell phone I told the sales assistant that I just wanted my phone to be a phone. My cell phone does not need to take pictures or record video. I do not want to surf the Internet with it. I have my PC, my Canon and my Flip camcorder to do these things. Believe me I know how this looks. I'm OK with being older.
I know that using a different digital device for different activities marks me as a PCer. I don't mind. I am proud to be from the PCer generation. I like taking things one step at a time. I am content. I have resisted the glitz and glamor of multi-tasking. I am too wise to the marketing trades to be seduced into purchasing a fancy multi-faceted phone that would affect my supreme powers of focus and concentration.
Well, at least I was until now. iTunes or Apple may have found my Achilles heel- the MoMA, university lectures and documentaries. I am talking about the new free content that one may access through iTunes U (University). According to the advertisement they sent out I can have access to my favorite subjects and art anywhere I go- for free!
Now this marks me as a nerd and being older. Yet there may be hope. Here is what they say about iTunes U.
"iTunes U in the iTunes Store offers free audio and video content from top universities, famous museums, public media stations, and other cultural institutions. So whether you want to learn from the world’s leading thinkers, get a sneak peek at the latest MoMA exhibition, or simply brush up on your Spanish, iTunes U makes it easy." -Apple Website. Watch the tutorial to see all that it offers.
Maybe I'll go out today and get an iPhone just for this service alone. I can indulge in my nerdy ways and maybe look a little younger too. Nobody needs to know I'm checking out iTunes U instead of sussing out iTunes indie rock. I'll let you know if having an iPhone makes me look any younger. Even if it doesn't, I think iTunes U will keep me too occupied to notice.
