Confessions of a Tech Junkie
I am passionate about gadgets, and I cannot resist a gadget especially if it comes in the form of a tool that claims it will make the job easier. Take the hook tying tool I bought a while ago. I had on many occasions impaled my fingers while tying a hook to the end of my fishing line. So fish tying gadget here I come. I get home, tear open the packaging and dive into the instructions. In their wisdom, they have only included a diagram to show how to use the tool. I try following the diagram and no matter how hard I try I cannot work out how they have managed to loop the line over the tool and hook and cannot locate the hole through which I need to thread the end of the line to complete the knot. YouTube to the rescue! YouTube, where you can find videos on every subject under the sun, well almost. I locate the only video featuring my hook tying tool and select it for viewing. Instead of showing how to use the tool, the video shows every page of the instruction manual while ex