These days, most of us cannot live without technology. It infiltrates almost every single aspect of our lives. Technology has its benefits, but often times with those benefits come many negative outcomes. However, society tends to overlook most of the negative aspects and remains transfixed with technology and the ways in which it makes life easier, more efficient, and more convenient.
I chronicled a day in my "tech life" and have realized that although I spend a good amount of time with technology throughout my day, it truly has made my life much easier and more exciting, especially with the newest edition to my tech family: the iPhone 4s. As far as the diffusion of innovation goes with Apple products for me, I am a bit on the Late Majority side. My first Apple product was the 3rd Generation iPod Touch and I'm just now hopping on the iPhone bandwagon this week. I was on the wait list for the iPhone and knew that it would be arriving to me soon, so I waited to document my tech day until I had the iPhone to hopefully make it a little more exciting.
Tech Diary:
-iPhone alarm woke me up in time for work; rolled over to shut it off; checked my email and text messages immediately afterward
-had a text from my cousin Alex - opened my messaging app and texted her back for a few minutes
-listened to the radio on my way to work; heard mainly commercials since I live about 5 minutes from my place of employment
-used the Foursquare app on my phone to check in to work
-used the time clock to clock in (4 different times throughout the day: clock in, break out, break in, clock out)
-used the telephone to page someone to the front of the store numerous times
-checked my iPhone for messages and emails numerous times throughout the day, especially at break time. facebook, twitter, etc.
-after work I used the camera on my phone to take a daily picture for my Project 365 (take a picture every day for a year)
-played a few Facebook games on my computer and used the chat feature to talk to a few friends before heading to my babysitting job
-back in the car with my iphone for music this time (longer car ride)
-the kids I babysit live way out on roads that wind and turn and don't have signs so I had to use my phone's GPS feature to make sure I was able to get there
-we watched some of their favorite shows in their DVR list as the kids played with their toys before bed time
-as I put the baby to sleep, I turned on the baby monitor in order to hear if he was crying at all (this thing is still one of the coolest inventions, to me)
-used my netbook in order to study some slides for my classes
-sent texts to my cousin and my boyfriend all throughout the night
-each of the parents called on the telephone at their house to check on the kids and I
-watched The Walking Dead on Netflix the rest of the night on my iPhone until the mother came home
-used my iPhone again for GPS and music in order to get home
-paid my credit card bill online on my computer before I went to sleep
I would say that I suffer from technophilia as I spend a lot of time with technology (even more so on my days off when television and LOTS of video games are added into my tech time) and I always try to stay up with the latest technology. With the recent advancements in modern technology it seems that the time technologies save us in the long run tends to make up for the time we spend with technology, which I believe is what keeps me coming back for more. Checking and sending emails is as easy as sending a text message, without the hassle of trying to get to a computer. If I need to find a GetGo on the way out of town to save that extra 50cents a gallon, I can ask Siri (the newest integrated iPhone help service) where the closest one is and she will give me a map and a navigation route, and sometimes even the price of gas at that particular station. As you can see, technophilia is within me because I like to see the positives that technologies provide.
Because I love the Siri feature of the newest iPhone model so much, here is a link to just some of the things she can do and answer; it’s truly astounding.
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