The Machine

The machine, no not Big Brother, but a computer in general. This is NOT a Mac v. PC debate, but a article on how the computer eases our life.

Back before the computer, if we wanted to do math, we would use a slide rule, or plug in for complex formulas. This was time consuming and slow for technological advancements. Well, if a scientist had to use big numbers and knew he couldn't be wrong, it was very strenious. In the 1950s, when the first computers the size of rooms got invented, technology boomed. Even though they were just room-size calculators, now we could do big calculations and not worry about human error.
What would kids do if they had to use a typewriter for a 20 page senior thesis. One mistake would mean typing the entire page again. What if they had to take notes for a class, and when they were reviewing their notes, they couldn't read their writing, or doubted something they wrote down. With the computer, we can now take notes with easy to read type and check our information online.
In the pinoeer stages of the internet, there was no Wikipedia, or Youtube, or Chat Roulette. In the early days, two universities could "email" documents or new discoveries or reports to each other. The new internet made it possible for data to be transmitted from one computer to another, which meant that science could speed up once again.
Hou about all of you gamers? In the past, you would have to be with each other to play games. Now, you can play over the internet with webcams transmitting your face, microphones your voice, and still get the same game experience. The same applies to meetings. Services such as, "Go To Meeting," have saved tons of money for businesses. Instead of having to pay for airfare, food, and hotels, you can now transmit your screen, voice, and face to people around the world.

These features of the computer just scrape the tip of the iceberg about how the computer has made our lives better. Yes, times were simpler and there was more family, but now I get more time with my friends. To most teens now and back then, their social life is a very important part of defining them, and now with Facebook, we can communicate with many friends. Now, our social lives are bigger and better than they have ever been in human history.