technology today

I am not a technophobe, but i do not understand most of modern technology. I do not understand what the list of letters mean; html, ism, http, ncis, rss, although i am pretty sure at least one of these is an American crime show.
I use the technology I need, and can understand. I do not need 15 ways to keep in touch with people. I have telephone, text, e-mail, snail mail, this blog and actually chatting to the person face to face. I do not need Face book, bebo, skype and the ilk. I will use them if I ever need them, and I can figure them out. The pull of bebo and facebook for young people is never being out of contact with our friends, which seems to be a insecurity of not being in this constant communication for some young people.
I do love gadgets, but outside my mp3 an mobile, i don't use much. I still use a diary, mainly because my phone looses everything when you take out the battery. There are a lot of gadgets around the house that never really get used, and there is a big list of others I would like and probably never use. I blame the Batman utility belt.
I looked at Julies phone to see all it had today (and what got me thinking). I found the diary, note book and to-do list, all of which Julie uses in paper form to great effect. There was also a voice recorder. I played about with this for a minute or two, and discovered that you can make that recording into her ring tone, which is where I turn evil. I sang 'I just called to say I love you' (is that really evil), and put it as her ring tone. Julie then changed it to Charlotte singing, but Julie has to sleep sometime, and when she does....