During a Technology push project I decided to visualize what the technology was by describing what it can DO.

1. Personal Networks

2. Hi,
there.

3. I’m Greg,
nice to
meet you
all

4. My friend Frank
asked me to tell
you about my
Personal Network
and how it has
made my life
really easy!

5. Let me
start by
telling you
a bit about
my life

6. my house
in Utrecht
I am 31 years old
and I live in an
apartment in
Utrecht by
myself

7. my house
in Utrecht
… and yes…
I am single
again…

8. my house my office
in Utrecht in Amsterdam
I work as a
consultant for a
major
international
consulting firm in
Amsterdam…

9. my house my office
in Utrecht …which means that in Amsterdam
most of the time I am
working in another
company either in the
Netherlands or abroad..

10. my house my office
in Utrecht …you can in Amsterdam
imagine
traveling is part
of my daily life…

11. my house my office
in Utrecht I spend a lot of in Amsterdam
time in my
company car
traveling to
clients…
my company car

12. my house hotels are like my office
in Utrecht my second home in Amsterdam
… or abroad.
Last year I felt
as if I lived more
in hotels than in my company car
my own
apartment.

13. I don’t really
have time to see
all my friends
regularly…

14. My colleagues are fun to go out
with – some are even friends.
I don’t really
have time to see
all my friends
regularly…

15. James is a good friend who
lives close to my house.
He is my squash buddy
I don’t really
have time to see
all my friends
regularly…

16. I don’t really My old buddies from university
have time to see live all across the Netherlands..
all my friends
regularly…

17. I don’t really
have time to see
all my friends
regularly…
I see my friends when we go on holidays
together – usually skiing holidays

18. I really have to
make an effort
to meet my
friends…

19. … or meet
new ones..

20. So

21. Now
you
know
me

22. But what
about my
Personal
Network?!

23. I’ll show you
let’s go!

24. Let me just
pack my
things first

25. Ok,
ready?
follow me

26. I am on my way
to a meeting.

27. My Personal
Network links all
the devices I
carry with me

28. During the conference I
synchronized my e-mail,
but I haven’t had time
to read it.

29. e-mail

30. Two new messages:
9 august
from de Vries
input for
conference
9 august
from den Hartog
where is the
meeting today?

31. open

32. Hello Greg,
Did you manage
to book a
conference room
in AC restaurant?
I will be a bit
late, Which room
are we in?
cheers,
Frank

33. call
Frank

34. I can’t answer
your call right
now
please leave a
message

35. Hi Frank this is Greg.
The meeting is in AC
on the A12 – I am on
my way now
Don’t be too late.
cu there

36. OK, now I want
to listen to my
music

37. Play Music -
select Jazz
jazz
jazz

38. Car
speakers
jazz
jazz

39. jazz
jazz

40. So, here we are.
Roadside restaurants
are a great place to
meet and avoid traffic
jams.

41. You like it?
They have great
business facilities.
Let’s go to the
meeting room

42. I see we
are the
first

43. My Personal
Network now
looks for any
devices in
this room
that I can use

44. I have access
to Internet,
so I can link to
my office

45. I could link my
laptop to the
projection
screen – with
no cables…

46. I can also see
that the
closest printer
is in the
hallway…

47. There is even a
camera with video
conferencing
service

48. Well, I see we’ve
all arrived.
Welcome
everyone.
Hi Frank, glad you
could make it

49. There are two
people abroad at
the moment.

50. They will follow
the meeting
through the
camera

52. Hi Martin,
how is the
weather in
Spain?

53. Wait, I’ll add
you to the
conference

55. Hi
everybody.
The weather
here is great

56. Martin wait
a second.
I want to
add Linda
too

57. I don’t have
Linda’s number on
my phone but I
will link to the
company directory

58. I don’t have
Linda’s number on
my phone but I
will link to the
company directory

59. Hi, Linda.
What time is
it in New
York?

60. Wow
That’s quite
early!

61. Are you
ready to
join the
conference?

62. OK
I’ll put you
through

64. Hi
everybody

65. Now that
everyone is
here we’ll
start with a
presentation
from Susan

66. First I will put
Martin and
Linda on the
small screen

68. OK Susan
Go ahead

69. OK Greg
Just a second

70. Martin,
Linda, can
you see it
too?

71. Yes Yes,
it’s
fine

73. That was
interesting

74. Now I have
to go to the
airport

75. I have to
work in New
York for a
few days

76. Actually I am
quite late. So I
will have to
hurry up.

77. So far the
traffic seems to
be fine…

78. oh no…
a traffic
jam
Traffic jam ahead,
30 minute delay

79. Let’s see,
what are
the options
by train?

80. If I take the train I will
be able to make the
electronic check in
time.
If I stay in the car I will
miss my plane.

81. show route by
train

82. OK, show me
the way to
Duivendrecht
railway station!

83. Here we are!
It is 15:15 and the
train leaves at
15:20…
Oh, wait! I see it is
delayed by 5 minutes

84. Ok, show me an
empty parking
spot fast!

85. Not having to
buy a train
ticket really
saves a lot of
time

86. When I am
near the
railway
station I am
linked to the
information
system

87. I can check
my phone to
see the up to
date
departure
times and
platforms

88. The train
detects my
PNPay
device.

89. I start paying
when I enter.
I stop paying
when I get
out.

90. I made it!
Tonight I will
be in New
York.
Bye!

91. I am glad I
arrived in
New York

92. Look this is
my hotel
room

93. This is
where I will
be living the
next few
days

94. In hotels I am
always very
glad I have a
Personal
Network

95. It makes me
feel more
“at home”

96. I really hate
Television in the
States: every 5
minutes you have a
commercial break!

97. But I guess I am not
used to commercial
breaks any more.
At home I record all
the stuff that interests
me.

98. I can always skip
through the
commercials –
that’s really
great!

99. When I am in a
hotel I link my
Personal
Network to my
home

100. And I can use my
mobile phone as
a personal
remote control

103. Oh yes,
I forgot!
I have a
conference call

104. I better get
ready

105. I don’t need a
webcam,
because I can
use the camera
on my phone

106. I’ll wait for them
to call me…

108. There they
are…

109. Hello
everyone

110. Hi Greg,
did you
have a
good flight?

111. It was fine…

112. Now that we are
all here I start
with a
presentation

114. Can you see it
Greg?

115. Yes it’s OK

116. I want to talk
about Personal
Networks today…

117. ...security…central
storage… home
gateway… privacy…
Hey, Marc is user study…
trying to call
me

118. ...security…central
storage… home
It is probably gateway… privacy…
about the user study…
skiing holiday
next week

119. ...security…central
It might be storage… home
important gateway… privacy…
user study…
I will switch to
chat with him

120. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Greg:
Hi Marc, I’m in a
confcall, so lets keep
it short

121. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Greg:
Hi Marc, I’m in a
confcall, so lets keep
it short
Marc:
Ok, we were advised
to reserve skiing
equipment in advance

122. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Greg:
Hi Marc, I’m in a
confcall, so lets keep
it short
Marc:
Ok, we were advised
to reserve skiing
equipment in advance
Marc:
What size are your
shoes?

123. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Greg:
Hi Marc, I’m in a
confcall, so lets keep
it short
Marc:
Ok, we were advised
to reserve skiing
equipment in advance
Marc:
What size are your
shoes?
Greg:
43

124. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Marc:
Are you going by car
or by train?

125. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Marc:
Are you going by car
or by train?
Greg:
By train, too
dangerous to drive
with a jetlag

126. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Marc:
Are you going by car
or by train?
Greg:
By train, too
dangerous to drive
with a jetlag
Marc:
We’ll pick you up
from Geneva

127. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Marc:
Are you going by car
or by train?
Greg:
By train, too
dangerous to drive
with a jetlag
Marc:
We’ll pick you up
from Geneva
Greg:
That’s great, saves
me time

128. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Marc:
Enjoy your confcall ;-)

129. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Marc:
Enjoy your confcall ;-)
Greg:
cu this weekend

130. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Marc:
Enjoy your confcall ;-)
Greg:
cu this weekend
Marc:
Looking forward to it!

131. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Marc:
Enjoy your confcall ;-)
Greg:
cu this weekend
Marc:
Looking forward to it!
Greg:
Bye

132. … content …
management role…
identification… dns
server…
Marc:
Enjoy your confcall ;-)
Greg:
cu this weekend
Marc:
Looking forward to it!
Greg:
Bye
Marc:
Bye

133. So, when can we
meet to finish the
requirements
document?

134. I’ll check our
calendars

135. Hey Greg,
I see you are
on holidays
next week!

136. Yes, I will be
in Switzerland
skiing with
some friends

137. Sounds great.
I hear there is
good snow
now.

138. OK, so we
meet the
week after
that on
monday

139. I’ll be there.
Bye

140. Bye, Greg
Sleep well!

141. OK, I will set
my alarm to go
off at 8:00 with
my favorite
Dutch radio
program

142. Good night

143. …the following week
Hi Greg!
How was your
trip?
Isn’ t this a great
place?
The trip was fine,
I’m just a little
tired from a
jetlag.
But that will be
over tomorrow

144. Wow it snowed
last night – the
snow is really
good for skiing
off piste!

145. Who wants
to go off-
piste with
me?

146. I think I will
join you on
that one!

147. Not me.
Why don’t you
guys go yourself
and we’ll meet for
No
lunch somewhere?
thanks
Nah!

148. You were
right Greg.
The snow is yeeehah!
really great
today!

149. Wait Marc!
I want to make
a picture.
It’s so nice
here!

150. click
Laura
Jenny
Eva

151. bleeb
Laura
bleeb
bleeb
Jenny
Eva

152. Hey, a photo-
alert.
One of the guys
must have made
a picture
already.
Laura
Jenny
Eva

153. It is really
beautiful
here!
Jenny Eva
Laura

154. Did you
look at the
photo the
guys made?
Jenny Laura Eva

155. Not yet –
let’s see…
Oh, that is a
beautiful
mountain!
Jenny Laura Eva

156. Look this is
where he
took the
picture.

157. We could go
and have a
look.
It seems to be
close to a blue
piste…

158. It really IS
beautiful
here!
Jenny Laura Eva

159. I am
getting a
bit
hungry…
Jenny Laura Eva

160. Yes, let’s
find a
place to
eat!
Jenny Laura Eva

161. Let’s see
where the
other guys
are

162. There are
two
convenient
places to
meet each
other.

163. Which
one has
cheese
fondue?
Jenny Laura Eva

164. Let’s see…
The closest
one
Jenny Laura Eva

165. OK, let’s
go there!
Shall I call
the guys?
Jenny Laura Eva

166. Yummy.
cheese
fondue!
Look!
There
they
are.
Hi
there!
Jenny
Greg
Marc

167. That was an
excellent
day of
skiing!

168. So you
guys really
had fun
today!

169. Yes!
and we made
some really nice
pictures

170. Oh yes, I
looked at
some of them.
But not all

171. Actually, we
took some
nice pictures
too.

172. Shall we look
at all the
pictures we
all made
today?

173. Because we linked our
Personal Networks, we
can have a shared view at
all our pictures

174. Look,
we all took pictures on
the same spot.
It is where you took the
first one this morning

175. We took almost
the same picture.
Here give me the “remote”
– I’ll show you what I mean.

176. • take a look at what we did last year!!
• van het internet halen!!