Tech-savvy Trendsetter Gifts

"Please enter your account number, followed by the pound symbol. If you're under 40, please enter your account number, followed by a hashtag."

Text As A Second Language

"You look great but the information from your health monitor is concerning me."

Today's Babysitter

'To accept the award on his behalf, his Facebook page.'

"Impressive. I've never seen a resume done completely in emojis."

"Would you like to see the top on Google Earth?"

Sideshow of the future.

"With all the tech handy, there's really no reason to be late, lost or out of style."

'After 5 minutes it turns itself off and says: 'Get a life!''

I used to run out to fetch his newspaper. Now that he gets all of his news online, I get less exercise and gained ten pounds.

'No, I was actually looking for a cool little 'widget.'

Then and Now

"Honey, will you text grace, please?"

"You're wearing the latest in power suits. On a full charge, you'll be a wifi hotspot and a charging station."

"It's expensive because it connects to the internet."

"Mom, please shake my chair. I'm taking a virtual school bus ride before class begins."

'You'll have to take an online company aptitude test, but if you're the designer we're looking for, you've already designed an app for that.'

Mac OS 20

"This new chair has the smoothest 360 swivel action on the market!"

The city of San Francisco switches from cable cars to satellite dish at a cost of only $79.99 a month for the first six months.

You're telling me not to choose sides between Google and Apple. Precisely. Computer Villa. Stay neutral. Continue to support both companies. Emotionally. Right. By buying as much as you can from both companies. Doesn't that only benefit you? Heretic. Absolve yourself by upgrading your phone! Computer Villa.

"I fear one day our jobs will be taken over by technology."

'Ted, I really wish you'd update your presentation software so we could do away with the 3-D glasses.'

'Is this the new input device?'

'Hey, what happened to my cookies?'

'Yes, it is large for a smart phone, but then it does do absolutely everything.'

"We're looking for an accountant who can use ChatGPT creatively."

"I don't know what happened, your holiness! I painted the ENTIRE CEILING!"

'Doesn't bother me. All my money is in carbon-cleanup technologies.'

and this little light starts blinking when your computer becomes obsolete

"I think I know what your problem is. Not enough PR."

"I'd like to get my withdrawal in either cryptocurrency or social-media exposure."

'Here comes Mr. 'Smarter-then-you'.'

And so, Rudy unwittingly became an investor in The Infant Restaurant Critic. At first, he was furious having lost his weekly paycheck. But then it dawned on him: He was back in the dot-com game – for the first time in 20 years. He was practically a venture capitalist! I'm a social media investor. It's a multi-platform play with, obviously, huge mobile capability, global reach, soaring audience share. Revenue model? What? Huh? Beat it.