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Ben and I had a little free time at the office today. T-shirts soon.

As far as I can remember, I’ve made 5 transitions to new computers. For the first couple, the technological leaps involved were so great, and having nothing of substantial value to even consider bringing along, I pretty much just left everything behind and started afresh. But as each generational jump became less dramatic and the amount of digital media I’d produced increased, the decision of what to bring, what to leave behind and what to put in storage became a bit more complex.

Over the weekend, a friend desperately needed a computer after hers suffered a fatal blow, so I dusted off an old laptop and hauled it over. Turning it on for the first time in years, I thought I’d have a look around to see what had been left behind. It felt a lot like digging through the piles of bric-a-brac sitting in my parent’s attic. continue reading »