Note: Sorry Lee, I forgot to post this. (this photo has nothing to do with technology, but I had a turtle riding in my dream the other night so I just put this photo in :) )
In tracking the amount of times a utilize different forms of technology I realized that I am dependent on technology way too much. I also realize that this is the way society has become and that there is no choice other then to use it. I use my cell phone a lot as my connection to the world. I use it to check my e-mail, my face book, and text people. I can do anything on my blackberry. I also realize that if I miss the news then I am able to read the news online. I can also get the stories from the union leader online so I don't have to pay for the newspaper. This reminds me of the trouble that the Boston Globe is facing with lay offs and people losing their pay. I believe this is due to the technological era. I guess I am addicted to technology like many people, and I wonder what would happen if it failed for one day. I think people would not know what to do. Technology also creates a stressful work place. Everybody wants things done instantaneously; answer e-mails right away, fax documents, computer documentation, we are just dependent. My other thought is that technology is so much in every one's lives that "big brother" could track our every move, especially tracking ATMs, Credit Cards, IP addresses, etc. etc. I'm not paranoid, I just don't like the idea of the government being able to find out everything on one person if they wanted to, conversely, it is a useful way to catch criminals.
