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Technology Types--Where are you?
February 02, 2010
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There are all sorts of personality measurement scales and tests. I also believe that there are technology types and sometimes I like to just observe and see where a person is on the scale below:

  1. Bleeding edge: Willing to try anything, not fearful of failing
  2. Cutting edge: Sees opportunities in new ideas and is willing to use products that have been developed
  3. Early adopters: They try technologies out, and if the shoe fits they wear it
  4. Main Stream: Once it appears that others are using it successfully maybe I'll try it
  5. Convince me: I hear what you are saying, but are you sure they are not all just lemmings?
  6. No not me: Not going to try anything that looks to make my life more complicated
  7. Hell no, not me: I'm too close to retirement. This looks like work. I just want my paycheck and my weekends off
Personally I like being at or near the Cutting Edge. If I had more of an aptitude for technology then maybe I could be a solid Cutting Edge person, and maybe even Bleeding Edge.
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