Tech Skills Mugs

"The long winter has gotten you out of shape, dad. Your back locked up. If it was your computer, I could help you."

"I shoveled 5 driveways and made $40."

"I'm getting a new computer, so I'm making sure all my data on this one is erased."

Grandad Prodigy

"The leadership team wants a catchy acronym for a new social media app they're calling Functional Applied Relationship Tracker. Any suggestions?"

"You can access me by saying simply 'Agnes.' It is not necessary to add 'dot com.' "

"He might not have got the job with Google, but they weren't going to stop Brian skateboarding to the office."

'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.'

e-shoes

"I brought back important data on that blue planet called Earth."

"O.K. I'm just feeding in your personal details for a suitable match..."

'I'd like two pizzas, one with cheese and pepperoni and the other with cheese and sausage. One more thing, do you deliver?'

Relaxing in the Sun

Weird things I do because of the internet

Super Strength, Impervious to Bullets And Explosions

Your Work/Life Balance Is Off. Shall I Auto-Correct?

"COUGH! COUGH! Years of data mining have left me with data lung. Don't be like your old man - go into modeling or visualization!"

"It's so cute when the boss brings his son to work and pretends to let him help out!"

'When I took this job, I had no idea how much it would cut into my quality, family texting time.'

"Was that my pager or yours?"

Computer Hitching a Ride to Silicon Valley

Second lifeReal life.

'Thanks for the book, dad. Now I can reach my computer!'

Aladdin conjures up a virtual genie.

Back in my day, we were drawn with ink on paper, not on some fancy digital pad, but at least we knew we existed.

Mr Jones is not seeing anyone in person. Do you have a webcam?

The Re-Opening of Schools

"Tommy? Hi, this is daddy. How's my big boy? Sweetie, daddy needs your help."

"Shankar, I needed someone to dot the 'I's' and cross the 'T's' but that was before there was ChatGPT."

"My mom's restricting my phone. She says I don't have enough Selfie Control."

'And the wicked stepmother looked into her smartphone and said, "Selfie, selfie in my face, who's the fairest in this place?"

Happiness is spending late summer afternoon on a buying binge at the iPhone app store.

Early Learning Today

'Ever since I started reading the newswpaper online, he's been bringing my computer to me.'

A baseball player is too busy checking his smartphone to catch a ball.