Since I left my job 8 months ago and decided to move to Mexico, I’ve been able to spend more time doing things that I want to do, and a lot less doing things that I needed to do. Over the months, I’ve been keeping up on technology by reading people’s blogs and finding out what topics are currently on people’s minds.

I’ve discovered many cool new things, such as

• del.icio.us for social bookmarking
• Gmail for your domain for managing my domain’s email.
• TWiT.tv podcasts for technology news.

I’ve also been trying to keep up on technologies that I think are over-hyped, but people keep buzzing about… things like

• Ruby on Rails. Sorry folks, I just don’t see the fascination with it.
• Acegi security for Spring. Wow, everything and the kitchen sink. It may be useful if the documentation was easier to read.

But hopefully, this blog won’t just be about technology…

My wife and I left our jobs to get away from our 9-to-5 jobs in Chicago. Our plan was for a 6 month sabbatical in the small city of Playa del Carmen, Mexico. 6 months has come and gone, but we’re still here. Although we already have a blog dedicated to Our Mexican Adventure, I’ll post some ramblings about what it is like to live without many of the technologies that I’ve grown accustomed to. Such as

• My 52 inch, widescreen HDTV
• ReplayTV – most of you probably own a TiVo, aren’t you special?
• Google maps, Yahoo! maps, and MapQuest maps – useful for finding where places are, and how to get there.
• Reliable snail mail – yes, sometimes you actually need to get something that someone sends you.

I hope that’s a good enough introduction for you. Thanks for stopping by. Until next time…