In musings that reached a long way beyond the image of an army of code crunchers solemnly creating new email or accounting software, Hawley talks about the role of technology in the home of the future. Take jar of salsa out of the cabinet a salsa tune will begin to play. You'll take spices and canned ingredients out to make dinner, he muses, and they'll be able to play the instrumental parts of a piece that fits what you are cooking for dinner. Make salad dressing, for example, and hear your spice jars play a Chamber music piece reminiscent of a summer afternoon. People don't care about computers, Hawley ascertains.
People care about how to make their every day life better, easier, more fun.
Conjuring up shades of Ray Bradbury, who predicted the completely computerized house 40 years ago, our homes will have not only central air but also a central nervous system. Our refrigerator and scale will be connected, as will all our appliances. Music and poetry are our past and our future. And listening to the inspirational Hawley comforts me that they will still be an important part of our lives long after the Internet. Web Authors .