Now days, the role of computers
has become a big part of our daily lives. We use computers for school, work and
home, almost everything we do is computerized now. In my opinion, after the
Internet the computer has been the greatest invention of human kind, because
with this tool now we can do things that we never thought of in science,
business, communications, engineering, etc. If it was not for computers we
couldn’t have done all the advances that we have accomplished.
I can still remember when my dad gave me my first
computer. It was a big desktop computer and it was pretty heavy. At that time I
had to use Windows, because back in Panama that was the only operating system
that they would sell in stores. I remember I spent like ten hours a day trying
to figure out my new toy. I started to know how to use the Internet and instant
messaging (ICQ at that time). After a year or so of using the computer, I did
the worst thing I could do to a computer; I clicked into a spam and like five
different viruses killed my computer. I can tell you that it was a very
frustrating day, because I was so used to go to my computer for anything, so I
decided to fix it. It took me like a week or more to figure how to fix it, but
I did and it was the most amazing day ever. I was so proud of myself, because
back then computers were very new to everyone and for me to fix a problem like
that was a big achievement.
My computer goes with me everywhere I go. Even if I
control it from my Ipad, I always make sure to bring my computer with me. I
have been using a computer as an educational tool since I was in 5th
grade. Recently, when I was working it was a must to use a computer and the
Internet. Since the company I worked for was General Electrics, you always had
to be on top of every new technology that came out and the easiest way to do
that is through the Internet. As I mentioned before, when I use my computer I
feel that I can do anything with it and literally I can. The world is in the
tip of my fingers. Usually, back home I have to help my siblings and my parents
with their computers. When I help them, I feel pretty good about myself because
besides that I feel smart and at the same time I’m teaching them how to master
the most amazing invention in the world.
In my experience, the PC made a big impact in my life.
For example, I can still remember when I started using ICQ (instant messaging)
I was so excited because I could talk to everyone around the world and that was
the first time how we made contact with my family back in Spain. Since my
grandfather died when my mom was little, my mom did not have the chance to meet
her family in Spain. It was pretty amazing how we contacted each other and
still makes a lot of impact when I call my cousin who lives there to see how’s
she doing. If the Internet or PCs wouldn’t exist, we still wouldn’t know that
we had family in Spain. Now days, I use a MacBook pro, because it is so much
easier to use and when it comes to editing photos this computer is the best on
that. I use my computer everyday for everything and I can recognize that
displacement theory plays a big role in my daily life, because I spend more
time on my computer than actually trying to have more interpersonal
relationships. Even though, I tend to spend more time on my computer, I also
use it to communicate with my friends and family back in my country. Skype is the program I use everyday now to
speak with my mom who is back in Panama for free.
To finalize, my computer has a big role in my daily life,
without it I honestly wouldn’t know what to do. Now everything is computerized
and if you really want to be part of this world, you have to know how to use a
computer. I mean it is so important that if you don’t know how to use a
computer, you might not get the job that you wanted over that. Computers lets
me anything from the tip of my fingers, it’s just amazing! So I really have to
thankful for these amazing tools, because without them the world wouldn’t be
what it is today.
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