Smart Mobs

As we do live in the ever growing world of technology I feel that in some aspects I was a little slow. When it came to computers I did not obtain my own computer until I was a senior in high school and I had to purchase it on my own. Although I did not have my own computer until my senior year I was very efficient in navigating through any computer as well as many different programs. My mom loved technology so she taught me lots of things with computers as well as my interested in the computer science class offered at my high school. During the class i remember being overwhelmed by the projects that our teacher would ask of us and I was in such awe that I now knew how to create some programs that run on computers everywhere. I purchased my IMac my senior year of college and when I graduated I purchased a MacBook. Several months after I left for college Apple released its newest MacBooks. I had to laugh to myself for being so excited when I got my laptop because knowing today and its ever rapid change within technology I should of known that my computer would have been outdated within a few months. Technology is improving and changing so fast that it is very difficult to keep up sometimes.

As for the cell phone phase I was a kid that always wanted a cell phone. I remember when I received my first cellphone I felt like i had to wait forever. Although I had tons of minutes on my phone my mother was very strict about when I could talk on it. Since I was either in practice or studying it left very little time for talking on the phone. I didn't start using my cellphone a lot until I became a junior in high school and moved away from my old town. My mom was more lenient since I was older and did not have a way to verbally talk to them expect for a phone. Until I entered college I did not have texting. Although I am a firm believer that phone calls are more personal and sometimes better I find texting is simple and fast. Texting allows me to send a quick message when I am in an area where it is not convenient to talk on the phone or reply to someone when I am not able to answer the phone letting them know that I am just busy and not ignoring them. Texting also eliminates having to hold conversations when one does not want to talk. With texts you can respond with one word answers or not respond at all. Texts are also faster at receiving quick information (like if I am on my way to order some food it is easier to read a text than memorize or take the time to write down an order). So although I was a little slow in the phone era I feel that I caught up pretty quickly. Many people are going to need to know how to adapt and learn technology pretty quickly to keep up with our vast knowledge.