Simple Technology

Sometimes I take for granted how simple technology makes certain tasks. This morning I needed to refill a prescription for Victoria, but I misplaced the bottle. So I wanted to call the Walgreens pharmacy. But I don’t know the phone number.

– I touch the microphone icon on my Google widget on the home screen of my Android phone.

– I say “walgreens locations”

– The software recognizes what I said and does a search.

– But since it’s my phone, it knows approximately where I am so it automatically lists the three closest Walgreens

– And since it’s my phone, it offers a button which the phone number of each of those locations that I can click and call.

Sure, all this location stuff has privacy concerns, but damn that’s easy.