> To me, technology = tools. You use and make the best tools you can if
> you're any kind of craftsman at all. So far, homo sapiens sapiens is the
> only species that makes tools for making tools.
I'd agree with you, if you are refering mainly to tools of a non-biological proccess (Dogs turn sugars into ATP, they use that as a tool to enable their saliva generating cells, that make saliva (a tool, imho). If we can say that a dog makes shit, we should be able to say that they make ATP).
I'm tired of quoting dictionaries, but it seems relivant in this case.
Note definition #4 from m-w.com:
Main Entry: 1tool
Pronunciation: 'tl
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tOl; akin to Old English
tawian to prepare for use -- more at TAW
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task b (1) : the
cutting or shaping part in a machine or machine tool (2) : a machine
for shaping metal : MACHINE TOOL
2 a : something (as an instrument or apparatus) used in performing an
operation or necessary in the practice of a vocation or
profession <a scholar's books are his tools> b : a means to an end <a
book's cover can be a marketing tool> c often vulgar : PENIS
3 : one that is used or manipulated by another
4 plural : natural ability <has all the tools>