Lost and Found

Globalised

Every day I experience more and more examples of how small the world is becoming. I can keep up to date on the latest with my friends internationally via Facebook, I can have video calls with my friends and family on Skype and I wake up every morning to read the Sydney Morning Herald online. Technology is advancing so quickly that we truly are becoming globalised.

I took one step further last week with the purchase of an Internet Radio and Network Capable home theatre system. I admit that I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to this sort of stuff. I wouldn’t call myself an audiophile, but something in between that and your average iPod owner. Maybe prosumer suits me.

With my new stereo I can stream music from my laptop wirelessly and listen to it through up to 11 speakers. The seven that I have are enough right now as we don’t live in the Taj Mahal. Plus convincing A that I ‘need’ another four speakers, and the space to put them, might be tough.

The best feature however is the ability to listen to Radio Stations from anywhere on earth. Over the weekend we listened to Swiss stations from other Cantons (states), Bayern 3 from Munich and even my beloved Triple J all the way from Australia. Now I just need to learn how to use the rest of the features listed on the other 90 or so pages of the instruction manual. I am just waiting for a trusted friend (who IS an audiophile!) to come over and help me. You know who you are…