I have avoided the $500 Apple iphone, lap top computers and and numerous Wi-Fi applications. I really do understand the power that computers give to human creative genius. I just think that sometimes using a computer to add 2 plus 2 is like “driving a tack with a sledgehammer”.
Yesterday we had a new furnace and air conditioner installed. The equipment looks like the old except it is smaller and more compact. The “system” comes with a wall mounted computer. I think the word is “thermostat”.
The wall mounted computer has Wi-Fi capability. Your Mom and I could be returning from a vacation in January in Mexico and on the way home, I just access my furnace computer with my hand held iphone (if I had one), set the temperatures to desired levels and by the time our personal jet lands, the house is warm and comfy.
Oh yeah, “bright lights”. My new programmable thermostat lights up in a bright blue color with huge display numbers like “70” for the current temperature. I got up this morning and it was dark as usual. Dark until I opened the bedroom door. Our house was lit up like a christmas tree. That new thermostat will eliminate the need for a decorations at Christmas time.
Today’s task is to read the instruction manual. It is a touch screen and there must be a way to darken it (like your computer goes into a sleep mode when not used). I hope there is a way.
Enjoy the first weekend of Fall!
Love,
Dad