advancements

I had no clue that that the first CPU was built in 1937. How cool is it that CPUs have been around since than. Microsoft is one of the coolest companies out there. The advances they made for the computer industry are amazing. Computers were a huge part of the space race which has changed the world is all kinds of ways. Without the stage of introducing the start of the internet was a whole new step to the life we have today. It would be totally different if this did not happen. There were all kinds of internts that I did not know about. I knew about Local Area Networks or LAN but also USENET. I had no clue what USENET did until now. But even great was the introduction of the World Wide Web. This is pretty much the internet we know today. Who knew that this really would widen the world? Soon came DVDs and Mp3s which was created not to long ago. At this point the World Wide Web exploded and companies started to appear more and more. With online transactions and money going from one person to another a new bread of thief’s were created. Hackers used computers to steal and cause havoc all over the world. They even cause trouble today. I use the World Wide Web every day and without it my productivity would be greatly less. I know everyone does not like hackers but without them would we be as advanced as we are today. I believe without them the internet would have evolved way slower. They really helped to make the internet what it is today. How nice would it be to be the next pioneer in the online industry to create the next great fad or product that everyone uses?

Computers and the possiblities in my mind

            I was amazed to find a mechanical computer dating back between 100 and 40 BCE was so complicated. I knew they had ways of calculating stuff but never knew that they could do calculations this complex. It is cool to know that back in the Mayan times and before people who knew mathematics where considered a higher class of status than others of the time. Naper with his interest in mathematics really spiked my interests. He helped to strongly advance what we now know today. It is crazy to know that calculating machines back then were not perfect which would could problems in certain areas. This amazes me because they must have believed it was perfect. The calculating machines of the past tended to be huge. They weighed all different rages from light to hundreds to thousands of pounds. The constant advances before the style of electronic computers today the helpfulness of the mechanical computers helped to make everyday life better. The Hollerith system is proof of this.

            Electronic computers are awesome they do crazy things today and throughout history. They advanced faster and faster allowing people to do new things. It is crazy to think if just one of the pioneers of this industry did not do what they did would we be set back years and year and not be where we are today. Like if Atanasoff did not do what he did or the Eniac was not created. What would life be like today would internet just start to be dial up. It is wild to think that just one new advancement or one less could set us back years.

            Without being on the cutting edge of advancement our country might not be what it is now. During our past the computers have helped us in vast ways. They have helped us from military use to commercial use to personal use. Each and every form helps to make us who we are.

            I one person did not do what they did do you think we would be were we are today? Would it set us back days months or even years? Here is my biggest question what would your life be like if because one of those pioneers did not do what they did today was like 1995 technology speaking instead of 2010? Would life be the same being a teenager with what we had a children?

Internet Saturation in Life

            Over a two day period I clocked in roughly 3 to 5 hours a day on the computer or using some sort of internet. This amazed me on how much I actually am on the internet. Yes I do do other stuff when I’m on but I’m still putting a ton of time online. It is even crazier to think that some people put way more time online than I do. So people do spend less but a lot of people spend a lot more than I do.  I remember when I was little and there was only dial up so internet was pretty much point less. Times have changed so fast. Where will we be in 10 or 20 years isn’t that crazy to think about. What can surpass the speed of internet now and what will be the new Facebook. The world is evolving super fast and it amazes me all the changes that are constantly going on. Life without internet with me would be horrible. I constantly buy and sell things using Ebay and Craigslist so without the internet my life would be completely different. It scares me to think what would happen if one day it was all gone what would we do?

            Life is different from before the internet was. Prices for products have changed. There have been so many different opportunities because of the internet for everyone. If there was not internet this class would be completely different also. People seem to take for granted the internet but without it communication and everyday life would be drastically slower. People do not realize how much time they actually spend on it. I can guarantee out of everyone who is reading this Blog does not go a day without using the internet. The internet has become the new crutch to make life easier and more efficient. I know that the internet is really important to me but how important is it to you? Can you go a week, a month, or as long as a year without having access to the internet. I am doubtful that any of use can.