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It is all about digital technology

Blimey is it December already? I've been back at work since April, but I now have two children and there hasn't been much time for blogging.

I was out for about two years thanks to morning sickness during pregnancy #2. Upon my return I noticed how digital technology has become even more deeply woven into our lives, much as you only notice a child has grown if you don't see them for a while.

This is a very exciting time to be writing about technology and I'm delighted to say that is exactly what I am doing. I will let you know my grand thoughts on it when I have some - at the moment I'm still getting my head round the fact that as much as the world has changed in since the internet began, the revolution has hardly begun.


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