Afraid of growing old?

I agree with the majority of the article that we had to read for this blog.  As I get older I am finding it harder to keep up with all the technology coming out. When it comes to Apple products I am beyond lost.  I also find it difficult to keep up with all the social media sites out there and how to use them.  I am still trying to figure out Twitter.  I think I have it pretty well figured out, but like in the article I am confused at what it is supposed to do.  I don't know if I would agree with technology being harder because of being afraid of growing old.  My husband's grandmother is 84 years old and she is more in tuned with technology than I am.  She carries her iPad everywhere, uses youtube to show us videos, and even hooked up a new computer and web camera up by herself.  I think it all has to do with the attitude you have towards new technology.  My father has never enjoyed technology much.  He was a teacher for many years and was upset when the school moved to computers for their communication to each other throughout the day.  It meant my dad would have to learn how to power on the computer.  When he retired he kind of knew how to email, but if you asked him now he would have no clue how to do it.  He has no desire to be at one with technology.  I am happy to say that I don't get that from my daddy.  I do enjoy technology.  Facebook, to me, is one of the best things out there because of how easy it is to keep in contact with my friends even though they are states or even countries away.  Technology is something I want to keep up with because I love the freedom of it.  The one thing I agree with most is the last sentence of the article, "I'm just getting old, dammit."  That part is inevitable, you just have to be optimistic about it in order to keep up with everything going on.