Personal Tech History

  • Birth

    Alex was born
  • VCR

    Used a VCR and VHS for the first time. Watched a Disney movie
  • Tape deck

    Used a tape deck for the first time
  • CD player

    Used a CD player for the first time
  • Repeat button

    Didn't know about the repeat button on a CD player. Thought that the song was repeating because my sister and I were yelling "AGAIN!"
  • Discman

    Owned my first Discman. It was blue and metallic
  • Laptop

    Dad brought home a laptop. I liked using the touch mouse on Paint
  • Stereo.. or is it Boombox?

    Got my first boombox - was able to play tapes and CDs. Used to make mixtapes by recording onto cassettes from the radio.
  • Queck Family Computer

    Got a desktop with dial-up internet. Was only allowed 30 mins at a time which was a real challenge for the MSN Messenger social life
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    MSN Social Life

    Spent the better part of a few years talking on MSN. Downloaded an app that let me hide it from my parents using some key codes. They never figured me out!
  • New discman

    Anti-skip technology (which is a lie!) discman, with AM/FM radio (ooooo!). Had a handle so I could run with it.
  • No more dial-up

    Finally upgraded to DSL so I could spend all the time I wanted on the computer without blocking up the home phone
  • New stereo

    Plays CDs and cassettes but also had an Aux cable spot, remote and speakers separate from the actual stereo part. I still have it to this day and it works very well!
  • iPod

    Got my first iPod - original iPod, blue, black and grey screen
  • Cell phone

    First cell phone: 28$ a month, no internet access (unless you want to pay per MB), red samsung phone. It was fancy because it had a colour screen.
  • Period: to

    Next collection of cell phones

    Nokia, Samsung Slide, blackberry x3, iPhone 5, iPhone 6 (x2)
  • Tech Course in Uni

    Took a tech course in Education. Not sure what I learned about...
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    Laptop

    Bought first laptop, then a second
  • iPad

    Bought an iPad
  • Second tech course

    Took a second tech course in PBDE. Actually learned something I'll remember this time.