How Technology Has Changed Our Lives

Technology is defined as machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge. Its original use was meant solely for the service of humans, however overtime it has evolved into something much different. What was originally meant to be an assisting piece of machinery has changed almost every aspect of our culture. The way we think, communicate, lie, and even love has been impacted by the use of technology, and all of this is has made for interesting pieces of literature. In pieces such as Her and I, Robot, we see the evolution of robots and artificial intelligence into a more empathetic and humanlike creatures. This gradual change in our views of robots overtime speaks volumes to the evolution of technology. Technology in literature has become a reflection of human beings themselves, mirroring the very qualities of ourselves that make us human. By looking at the personality that technology takes on in literature, we can greater understand the aspects of ourselves that truly make us human.

Digital media, smart phones, computers and technology is the fastest growing concepts in our World today. They have changed the way our society does everything. Technology has made a considerable transformation in how we communicate, pay bills, check the weather and much more. Technology has made such an impact on our society today that most people won 't leave home without their cell phone. The Apple iPhone has become a great smartphone vendor by numbers and revenue. The iPhone, PureWrist payment device, and Google glass are the evidence of the direction technology is taking to bring simplicity to our everyday life.

Today in our society, we use technology frequently. When technology was new to this world, I was interested in it and wanted to use it. When I started to use a computer, it was so absorbing, I would always stay next to it. I could search things faster and edit a middle of a sentence without making any additional marks I make when I want to add something in the middle of a sentence. I thought the best part of using computers was that it trouble free, until I actually had trouble with my computer.

Lets talk change. We all know first handedly how difficult it can be to adjust to change and while change might be for the best, it may sometimes seem like an impossible feat to overcome and get accustomed to. As a young man living in the United States I have constantly encountered change in my life and it has not been easy to adapt. As the years go by, I realize that routines become easier to accomplish while change becomes harder to adjust to. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that a great majority of our seniors living in the United States have found it extremely challenging to adjust to technology. Technology has found its way into our lives so quickly and silently that it has not given the elder generations the opportunity to adjust. As a result, many seniors feel incapable of adapting to technology and terrified by the risks that technology may pose. However, I am here to inform you that technology is one of the greatest blessings that humanity could ever have and it is very important to bring down technological stereotypes that individuals have built over the years. My hope is that by the time you are finished reading this article you will have a distinctive perspective regarding technology and its effects on humanity.

Many people don’t ever think twice about posting their personal information online. They enjoy using many features that are made available to them on social media. Including tagging their location, posting pictures of themselves, and filling in their bio and profile with information about them. Technology has grown into something that is so easily accessible and convenient. One can now shop from the leisure of their home without ever moving from their sofa or changing out of their pajamas. What many people don’t know is that tech companies such as Facebook and Google track their online activity and are constantly storing and selling their information. A user may also willingly offer their information to these companies when they ask for it

Young people nowadays might remember the time that they had their first mobile phone, but there are only a few of them can remember what was the the first time they watched a television. Televisions are so familar to many people. It is one of the blockbuster inventions of all time. Back in ten years ago, the television is how people get the news, and how they entertain themselve, not a computer. Computers in ten years ago were a comlicated machine to use. Even in the twenty first century, the computers or many other high technology machines have much more advance features than a television, but they can be seen as present-day duplicates of televisions. Mostly their functions are broadcasting. Although they seem to be the same concept, laptops, smart phones, and some other mobile technology gadgets are more loved because they can carry many tasks at a time in just a tiny machine. People can trust the technology to help them with their works in most of the situation in daily life. Since technology is so common nowadays, people senselessly cling on to them nonstop. At the same time they senselessly see technology as indispensable part of life.

There is an expression saying “man born not of his own time.” The basics of the quotes meaning is a persons mannerisms, thoughts, ideas, and dreams are based out of a different time frame then the individual is presently living in. Technology a defining feature to our time line in human evolution. Each major technological advancements introduces new opportunities, as well as obstacles, that aide mankind in advancing to the next step in their evolutionary chain. The 21st centuries latest technology is the 3D printer, a device capable of re-defining our lives to be more convenient by printing all of our needs. It is claimed 3D printing will be an absolute positive technology to benefit mankind, but we will soon encounter situations where uncontrolled, illegal substances will be produced because anyone can attain a printer and its materials, the simplicity of learning the machine makes it convenient for everyone, and there are no restrictions on content being printed.

The world has come very far with respect to technology. In reality, technology, social media, and smart phones have breached the mainstay in our everyday lives in a short period of time. Gone are the days of cassette and VHS tapes. Gone are the days of typewriters and cursive handwriting. Those outdated technologies have been replaced with tablets, smartphones, and social media websites like Facebook. The same types of technologies have found its way into healthcare. Lambert, K., Barry, P., & Stokes, G. (2012) state that, “Social media has infiltrated all of our lives both personally and professionally.” For better or for worse these technologies have blended into our everyday lives with no end in sight therefore, knowing they aren’t going away and how we use them will say as much about ourselves and as society as a whole.

Technology has become a part of our lives and culture, because of it convenience and easy to use factor that it able to make many things in our lives a little bit easier. Many services that derive from technologies that includes paying our bills and/or taxes, way to interact with people from many social sites like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc.. and finally how we able to gain our day to day information through media. Technology can also help us in many ways, such as acquiring information from the internet or book for education purposes, or watching clips from the movie that you enjoy on a train. But, there are also many aspects of technology that can be used against innocent people with things such as copyright laws that can restrict a person access to the information. In many instances, people that control these type rights prevents access to use the information are influential corporate institute, who act as a gatekeeper on the public trying to access information or restricting movement from the public’s point of view due to the ownership’s right of the content of information. The problem of public’s access and the restriction of information is not something that happens in our lifetime. But in fact, the problem with copyright and the issue of access occurs throughout many time in history. Two of the prime example that was able to capture these issues are Siva Vaidhyanathan’s book “Copyrights And Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens

Ever wonder if you should unplug more often from your electronic devices? People hear the words “unplug” and “technology” in the same sentence, instantly it causes them to be startled or uneasy by just the simple thought of staying away from technology, but we can actually gain a lot from this. Sure, it has improved our life, but there are always two sides of the story. Personally, I waste rather than save time whenever i 'm on the Web because time seems to go so fast and one does not even realize it. Is it possible that technology has become such a common part of our life that it’s seen as a very difficult tasks for us to not use it, no wonder our parents take our electronic away when we’re grounded. Sadly, it’s true, society as a whole seems to feel anxious when they can’t be checking their social media. For the most part, as soon as anyone hears the “ding” they turn their heads towards their cell phone to instantly reply, but would it be a good idea if we took a break? Although, it has some downfalls, the internet allows us to perform many tasks for example, writing a research report or listen to the latest justin bieber song. So are we taking the internet for granted and not acknowledging everything it does for us, or are we taking advantage of it by overusing it?

When you had to wait days and weeks for that letter to arrive and you needed get that information from that person, it was frustrating. Today communication has become easier with the use of technology. I was born in a generation of technology that has made it easier for me to talk to anyone that is anywhere. It used to be only phone calls and letters the ways to communicate with someone who wasn’t near you, but not today. The development of technology has allowed us to communicate with anyone around the world in just matters of seconds. Whenever I want to know if anyone from my family is doing alright or I need to get an information from my job I just need to pick up my phone and send a message or open my laptop and maybe video chat with that person.

“What is technology?” Have you ever marveled about the prominence of technology in our day-to-day lives? If you ever have, you have undoubtedly appreciated its complexity and its capability to make everyday responsibilities easier for yourself. For example, cellphones have completely eradicated the old-fashioned method of communicating, by sending mail to friends and relatives. The invention of laptops and computers have brought up a new, more efficient method to stay in touch with the world, though the internet, rather than the previous method of newspapers. However, all these basic ideas of the importance of technology are ideas of what technology done for you, and can be completely different to others. Have you ever wondered what technology has done for others, perhaps people not in the same circumstances as you, perhaps of a different age, religion, race, gender, or socio-economic status than you? Maybe you haven’t, but Microsoft, a leading technological superpower, certainly has wondered about this. Microsoft’s “Empowering” advertisement is a short minute long television advertisement released in 2014, that attempts to demonstrate the importance of technology in today’s society and displays their initiative, as a leading technological company, of “empowering us all” in today’s society. “Empowering” was released in early 2014, during the Super Bowl, as a part of Microsoft’s “#Empowering” campaign in mainly United States and across the world. The advertisement was

Today was a typical day for me. I woke up and started looking through my email and schedule on Gmail. I did a daily reading in my Jesus Calling App specifically for today, took a shower and reviewed my homework assignment on the UMUC website. Later I went for a run and tracked my mileage on Strava and noticed my friend Mike logged a bike ride yesterday so I gave him a “thumbs up.” Later, as I returned to my schoolwork I noticed some pop up ads for new places to visit in Florida since I just returned there and used my Waze and Trip Advisor to get me around.

Technology has changed our way of life as human beings; it changed the way we understand the act of work has changed the way we interact with people. Technology is not just a computer or television, its engineering science and in science their goal is to make progress, to understand everything there is to know about us, our planet and beyond. However, the way we understand and experience this concept, it’s just there to makes our lives more efficient. Technology is never the end of the concept. New equipment will be released, and then refined endlessly. Not even when we start running out of resources, because we would have recovered parts to build new technologies, we will create a new technology that could refine the existing resources, and even find the same resources on another planet. Technology now is a concept we cannot survival without; the average person needs technology to eat, entertainment, cooking and do many other daily functions.

Throughout the existence of humanity, technology has evolved with us. Introducing itself primitively with rocks and sticks to compensate for what our hands were not able to do, and ultimately progressing into computers and smartphones to accomplish much more intricate tasks. These devices are now at our disposal, being seen in almost every household and every pocket in the world, but how much does technology actually affect us in our everyday lives? It could be more poignant than most may think. A theory is being considered that technology could be characterized as part of the human genome. If this theory holds true, then it could be understood that technology will continue to evolve with us and benefit us as it has. A way to envision this is to consider what a spider’s web is to a spider; it is constructed and appropriated by the spider for it to survive their ecosystem. Technology functions in almost the same way for human beings; not just for them endure the elements, but to thrive and prosper as the dominant species of our planet. Communication has always been at the core of our advancement because of our ability to share ideas and bolster others past work. According to humanity’s past generations, the recent progression of the technology of communication has generated a problem for the way in which human beings are accustomed to interacting, and the human race will need to prepare to conform once again. The simplistic process of human interaction is slowly being