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One of the great things about going to the national conference is to see everyone with their new electronic devices. Last year it was the iphones, this year it'll be ipad. How many devices do we need? Although not born digital, I've been quick to adapt to device-mania. It all started with my handspring visor, then a palm tx (which I still have and use for sketching, nice big screen plus wifi capable), then a palm centro smart phone, now an android HTC hero. I've got a laptop, a PC, wireless this, wireless that. Do I need more devices? And who says so? Clearly device mania is driven by the manufacturers, as they dole out technology in a steady stream. But humans were not made to do certain things. Like flying. Or jump off high places. Or wrestle alligators. And maybe, just maybe, we also were not made to process information every single moment of our waking lives. How did "more information is better" come to pass? What if our brains are not meant to be blasted continuously with "information?" Will we find out that discarding the off switch for the brain causes cancer? And one more question I have while we're at it. We'll never know, but what would the tech-world look like if what truly drove tech advancements was the goodwill of humanity, instead of profit? So when you see me Atlanta, I'll be the one with three pdas strapped on my hip, but sans an ipad. We're putting a temporary freeze on the device procurement department at my house. At least until next week.