Technology promises to bring floods of information to our fingertips, facilitate social networking and provide previously unheard of conveniences. Will these advances really revolutionize the way we live our lives? No matter how much our surroundings change we will still have the same basic needs. Henry David Thoreau's words "All our inventions are but improved means to an unimproved end," are even more applicable today. Taking in and adapting new technology to one's advantage without letting it distract us from what's important is certainly a challenge faced by todays generation. In his article "Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change," Neil Postman says, "For every advantage a new technology offers there is always a corresponding disadvantage." For example television has brought us distance learning and hours of entertainment with all sorts of programs. Are these shows only serving to provide us with watered down versions of the real thing? One can watch shows about survival, outdoor adventures or wild animals all they want and still not know much about those subjects. Changing technology will require us to adapt, but a lot of things will stay the same.