Has techonology improved my life?

I was going to blog about how technology has improved my life, but Horizon has been down since mid-morning...bleh!

Seriously, folks...I wrote my first 80,000-word manuscript 25 years ago. I wrote the draft in longhand, then typed the manuscript on my trusty portable electric typewriter. Four rewrites (and retypes!) later, I sold the manuscript to Silhouette Books. By the time I began my second book, I had bought my first computer. With the help of a 15-year-old neighbor, I learned Wordstar, and writing books became a whole lot easier for me. So, yes, I have appreciated new technology, and I continue to appreciate new technology. I have a cell phone, a DVD player and a digital camera, and I enjoy using them. But I'm concerned about how some aspects of technology, most notably the Internet, have begun to replace face-to-face social interaction, especially for young people.