MyLifeBits Pt.1

This week we carried out a debate in two groups based on a few pieces of text we have read about MyLifeBits. Each group had to gather evidence and base their argument on text as well as personal opinions of MyLifeBits.


Cherry, S. (2005, pp25) describes "At its heart, MyLifeBits is a big database on a personal computer, into which go the correspondence, keyboard-based chores, and even the sights and sounds of everyday life. It automatically swallows up and indexes e-mails, keystrokes, recorded phone calls, images, video, and every Web page that graces its user's computer screen.", so it seems like there no longer will be a need for us to use our brains to imagine certain events or recall conversations we had with other people, because this 'magical' device will have it all. Some may say this is a sign of moving forward with technology, but to me it’s the worst invention yet. 


Cherry, S. (2005). A Life Digitalized in IEEE Spectrum [PDF] Available at: <http://totalrecallbook.com/storage/IEEE%20Spectrum%200511.pdf> [Accessed 25 Oct 2011].