powerpoint presentations teleconferences video chat on skype fring for google talk on mobile text messages bluetooth the list of modern technological gadgets and applications are endless we all use them in one way or the other its not just office work but leisure activities too are on the laptop be it movies games facebooking farming or scrapping with computers being the common factor in both work and leisure for many the dividing line between the two has also blurredinevitably the question thats being asked is are we having too much of computer in our daily lives are we all becoming blind to everything other than whats seen on the monitor are reallife interactions giving way to chats and scraps well theres now a growing number of people who seem to think so even while admitting that they cannot do away with technology many are waking up to the downsides of computer overuse there is an increase in the number of youngsters reporting newage lifestylerelated problems like obesity high bp and rise in cholestrol levels and rsi or repetitive stress injury linked to continuous computer useget on to the real world in order to avoid being a victim of technology many youngsters are consciously trying to oganise online life be it for work or leisure given the nature of her job aparna g a software engineer with infosys is heavily dependent on computers but she is compulsorily off the laptop on holidays so too reshma gopinath another it employee who says i dont even check my personal emails on holidaysalmost everyone feels working on computers limits human interactions even the tv is being blamed for killing dinnertable conservations families had every evening quite understandably the time people gain by deliberately keeping off their pc is being spent on strengethening familybonding since life is fastpaced during weekdays i prefer spending some quality time with my family during weekends we have food together or go out says sumayya nejoom who works with wipror swarnalatha a researcher and writer is very organised as far as her online usage is concerned she uses the computer mostly for work the wider world is far deeper and more meaningful than the world wide web also my actual identity is still intact and i dont want to be hijacked by any netenabled identity i may have she saysjubeena tk who works with wipro is clear on where to draw the line i use mobile phones and internet only to keep in touch with my friends and family members its also economical and easy to use online for conversations during weekends i hang out with my friends and familythere is also fear among many parents that the next generation could lose out on the enriching benefits of reallife interactions i always push my children to go out and play instead of playing videogames my 80yearold grandmother seems to be more active than these kids says rasmi satish a software engineer and mother of two primary school studentsrajesh