Technology has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. When I was very young I can remember watching Barney and Disney movies on VHS everyday. I have an older brother and he has the original Nintendo system, but he would never let me play it. But, when I was in elementary school I can remember I got the newer Super Nintendo system and I could play that as much as I wanted. I would come home everyday after school and play it before i did my homework. Later in elementary school, we got our first computer. We had AOL Internet which now looking back took ages to actually connect to the Internet. I can't even imagine if computers still look that long to connect today. Once I knew how to get on the Internet I loved talking on AIM with all of my friends from school and I would get so excited when I signed onto the Internet and heard "You've got mail."
When I was in eighth grade, my Dad bought me a cell phone, so I could call him if i needed to stay after school or I was out with my friends. It was only a pre-paid cell phone so I had to watch how long I talked on it and how many text messages I sent. I found myself having no minutes left on my phone more often than I did have minutes. My Dad would only buy me more minutes once a month, so I had to budget how many I used.
When I got to high school I got a new cell phone with unlimited texting and enough minutes to last me through the month. Also, when I was a senior in high school I got my first laptop. Because I was able to have my own computer in my room, I found myself doing things on the computer more often. I would type more assignments for school, search for things online, as well as chat with my friends. Another piece of technology that came out while I was in high school was the ipod. I got one for Christmas when they were still pretty new and I loved it. It was so much more convenient than carrying around a ton of Cd's. Even today, ipods are still changing and coming out with more designs and sizes to fit with everyone.
Today, I use technology everyday. I am constantly checking my email and facebook to communicate with my friends and family. Also, I always have my phone on me and find myself texting all through out the day. I don't talk on the phone nearly as much as I did when I was in middle and high school because texting is just so much faster. I constantly listen to my ipod with headphones as well as in my car. Technology has come very far in the past twenty years and still continues to develop everyday. Because technology has been in my life ever since I was born, I can't imagine my life without it today.
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