So Google just unveiled its super slick, new-horizons, call-and-tell-mom product called Google Wave. Many predict that "The Wave" will be so huge (suddenly, I'm wondering if we should instead call it Tsunami) that it will not only crush email but--like other Google products including the ubiquitous, extremely-powerful search engine portal--it's expected to become it's own verb canon. (Side note: Teyana Taylor's "Google Me" video is so cute!) In other words, people will no longer "email" their coworkers, friends and family but will instead "wave at them" or "start a wave."

Lars and Jen Rasmussen, the uberly-gifted brothers behind "The Wave," are super stoked about their baby. But the public is not quite as excited. It seems like The Wave has too many hang-ups, especially for a product that is in beta or testing mode. You see, on September 30th, "The Wave" was rolled out to 100,000 beta testers (read: genuia pigs).

Let's all wave at them.

Technology is thrilling, yet overwhelming.

Technological advances are astounding. Web 2.0 is long gone and society has officially plunged into Web 3.0 with its apps and widgets and virtual reality spheres like Second Life and other shenanigans. The train has already left the station, folks. "Get in front, get in back or get run over," as the saying goes. The information literacy gap will continue to widen.

Yes, the haves and have-nots are increasingly distancing. Google and all of the other artificial intelligence giants out there are flourishing. It's both bittersweet in that the change is enchanting but simply occurs at breakneck speeds. I don't know about you all, but just when it seems l've mastered a tool, it suddenly becomes obsolete!

Information is power. It's no wonder, then, that Obama's first appointment--indeed, to a cabinet position that didn't exist prior to his presidency--was of Vivek Kundra promotion to Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Let's not forget, though, who the true CIO is: Jehovah God. Talk about power; the Wave has nothing on our the Messiah. Every chip, every program, every online community, social networking site...tech advancement...they all come from Him. We don't call Him omniscient for nothing; our Lord is the author of all knowledge.

So how do you not drown (especially if you're one of our Boomers or Senior readers) in the plethora of info and technology out there? Well , first, make sure to stay on top of developments through training, personal development and lifelong learning. Don't become a tech dinosaur! Besides, there's virtually no job industry--not even construction--that remains untouched by Information Technology. So, stay sharp, family.

Above all, however, remember what the Word says about God's finite Knowledge versus our miniscule skills:

Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."

Psalm 111:10 (NEB) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and they who live by it grow in understanding...

Ana Guthrie is a super cool chick with a heart for God and love for youth culture. She doubles as a not-so-naughty librarian and instructor at Florida Memorial University in Miami, Florida.