Technology through Life

Windows 95

Aug 24, 1995

Windows 95 was the operating system that I grew up on. I felt so comfortable navigating it and I thought it was miraculous. I had a hard time when my parents decided to upgrade, but now with almost every upgrade, I enjoy it more than the previous one. It just takes some getting used to.

DVD Players

Jan 12, 1996

I could watch movies on the computer! This made it so there was one more 'tv' for my siblings to fight over!

Discman

Jan 12, 1998

I got my first Discman and could finally listen to my own music in the car instead of the radio that my mom liked!

Google

Jan 12, 2002

I wrote my first large research paper in 7th grade. I'm so glad I had google to help me find some resources!

JPEG

Sep 18, 2003

I was able to send pictures to my brother who was halfway across the world using JPEG, which was invented in 1992.

YouTube

Feb 12, 2005

I used YouTube to share and watch dance videos. I could watch famous clips to my students to learn about dance history. I could also learn a dance that someone else created without being in the same room.

Ipod

Oct 23, 2005

I was now able to practice dance without bothering other people because I was able to listen to my ipod with headphones while I was dancing.

First Flip Phone

Jan 3, 2006

Once I got a flip phone, I was the cool kid on the block. I was finally socially accepted (in my mind). :)

Wifi

Jan 12, 2007

When my family finally got wifi, I never had to worry about getting in trouble for tying up the phone by using the internet (or forgetting to plug the phone back in when I was done).

Facebook Launched

Feb 4, 2008

I have the ability to keep in contact with friends who live in different countries for free! This is important to me because I have lived in both Finland and Korea.