04 April, 2018

Internet: you appreciate it when you lose it
I am flying
back to Greece for Easter holidays… a long flight around 4 hours. Plenty of
time to reflect yourself, think about everything that you don’t have time to think about
during your daily routine and most importantly… INNOVATE. By innovate I mean
create something new, either a new blog post, or a new analysis or even develop
your new start-up idea. And while you might be so excited and motivated, you
realize that you have no internet.
This is my
story and I am sure that you have encountered this at least once in your life, i.e.
having no internet when you need it at most. I am sitting in this quite comfortable
chair and want to write a new blog post but have no access to my blog. So, I
decide to write (in Word) about internet access during flights, and want to bring
some global statistics and information about such technology evolution, but
guess what.. I have no internet.
I keep
thinking and then decide to write about how internet and internet on-the-go (3G, 4G
connections) have made our lives so much easier and so different than 20
years ago. Here are some examples.
While GPS
technology has been developed many years ago (I don’t know how many, I don’t
have internet to Google it), the real innovation has come through incorporating
the GPS in our smartphones and enabling internet access. No matter where you
are, if you have internet you can open Google Maps and GPS and get your real
time location immediately. You put your destination and instantly get
directions for the route you have to follow. You never have to ask strangers
again ‘Where is Acropolis?’. Type it and you’ll find it!
Using the
internet can get real time information anywhere. For example, you can track
your flight, your bus or even know where your friend is. You don’t have to call
each other to know where you are, just share your location and see your avatars
moving on the map.
Do you want
to go sky diving in New Zealand? You can use internet and gather all important
information in a few minutes. Do you want to know when GPS was developed for
the first time? The information is one click away. Do you want to know how the
weather is in your destination? Access any movie online? Order your grocery
shopping? Book your flights? To name just a few… all at your hand using
internet.
· Work
remotely
Sitting in
the plane for so many hours, would be a great chance to get some work done. I
can see my emails, typed even a few emails back (which will be sent when I get
back to civilization) but cannot do much more. I am a data analyst and to work
I need access to the corporate database, our online tools and of course grant
VPN access.
· Communicate
with anyone, anywhere, anytime
Internet has
brought the world together. As an expat I need to keep in touch with my family
and friends, and internet is the only way. International calls are quite costly
and they do not include videos. Through
the internet you can communicate with voice and image at no cost (most
of the times).
These are just a few of my thoughts while stuck in a flying metal container for 4 hours. J
What do you think about internet access? What do you do to make the time fly?
Let me know in the comment section below. Stay tuned for more "Insights from Traveling"
Fun fact: This post was written on the 30th March, but was published only when I got internet connection and some time to actually publish the post!
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