“Past, Present and Future: The Evolution of Technology.” Edited by Donny Lamey2, DiscoverTec, 2018, www.discovertec.com/blog/evolution-of-technology.

 

Technology has progressed significantly over the many years, it has become a beneficial tool that many people depend on for different responsibilities and tasks. The title of the blog is “The Evolution of Technology: Past, Present, and Future”, published on January 5, 2018 by Donny Lamey. The main idea of the blog is that technology is constantly innovating and changing, countless advancements have been created and it has affected the lives of many individuals in many ways. First off, the common practice of storing and sharing information has become much easier as new ways have been introduced to make tasks like these simple to perform. Before in the past, people relied on discs or CD-ROM to store and share information. From there it changed into USB sticks and flash drives, but now everything innovated into iCloud.  iCloud is a cloud storage that was created by Apple Inc and launched on October 12, 2011. It has helped with improved organization and better security of information, more and more people opt for this instead and many businesses and companies do so as well. It has become the most efficient way to store large files safely and most efficient to transfer data and information. A Wi-Fi connection is required to perform any tasks that are involved with iCloud, however nowadays Wi-Fi is supplied almost everywhere in places as simple as coffee shops, library’s, food places, etc. But if that is still isn’t enough and you can’t find a Wi-Fi signal close by then, most individuals are still able to have access to the internet by using their cellular data connections or a personal hotpot if they have. The internet is available almost everywhere and our daily lives are always affected by it. Communications has definitely improved as well, unlike in the past where people wrote hand written letters to each other and having to wait by the phone for the phone call. Now the connection to communicate is instant and it consumes very little time, there are Bluetooth connections, many different forms of messaging apps, or just a simple text message by number. The development of these messaging apps has led to the the birth of social media and many platforms along with it such as Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Periscope, etc. For more serious occasions such work and school related responsibilities, virtual speaking has been developed for that. Videos are now higher quality and increased streaming potential allows people to know engage in virtual conferences in services such as Skype, Google Handouts, Zoom, Facetime, etc. Streaming also extends to entertainment, Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, and more video services have been created to further expand your quality of home entertainment. The author introduces many key points such as the overall progress of technology, iCloud being the most advance service to store and share information, Wi-Fi being supplied to the public in many places of business, the evolution of communication, the introduction of social media, new virtual platforms, and new age of video streaming. All of this together supports the main idea conveyed by the author which is, ” technology is a frontier on its own, continuing to evolve, grow, and reshape our world. As we continue to explore and expand technology, the more life will change, creating new habits and forming new ways of working together”. The essence of the author’s argument is that technology is always gonna be improving and there’s no stopping that, the new modern never stays the same and lives are always changing. Furthermore I agree with the message of the author, presently I own a smart tv and it’s nice to have a high quality tv to watch shows and movies in my free time. But when I was a kid I remember having one of those large box shaped tv’s and I would always watch a little before I would get ready to go to school, this was back in my elementary school years. However the new generation are going to grow up in a world filled with technological advances and it’ll continue from there, who knows how the world will look like in the next year. I would ask the author how was her/his experience with technology growing up and what influenced him/her into writing about this topic. This document has told me that my research question holds meaning and that meaning is shared with others since, there are online sources talking about the same exact thing. Based on what I’ve read and how the author expressed his/her details in the writing, that adds even more meaning to the main point and supplies the audience with clear information.