Mac madness

OMG, new university job has brought so many changes. From 10 years of corporate fire-fighting to a more deliberate pace. From reactionary to proactive, from anxious to calm. And an interesting Mac flood. The uni does not want me using my personal MacBook Pro, for a variety of reasons. And i had to turn in my moto to my prior employer after the university supported iPhone came in. Then in an Apple training on running multiple platforms, I win the raffle..So in 48 hours, I get a new MacBook Pro, a new iPhone 3, and an iPod touch. "Finding my footing" is what I'm telling people when they ask me about the new job. Inside, I think I'm experiencing PTSD :)

Web 2.0 goes squared

and overwhelms me! I'll have to admit, I'm a higher ed admin and student affairs guy, who has enjoyed chewing on the margins of emerging technologies for a few years, but I've never TOTALLY understood any of it enough to say I am more than peripherally aware of these tools. Love'm, and know little about them. I'm way to old to be a real geek, and I say that as I wish I could. And now I've been declared as "uniquely qualified" for a student affairs position that includes integrating emerging technologies into student services delivery. It's a new position, so I'm winging it. And hoping that someone comes to my rescue to point me to best practices. But..may never happen, and I'm ok with that, but frightened all the same.