How often do you hear about how upset someone gets when they realize that their Internet system is down? I remember a few times (notice I used the word few here) during my college years when my computer wasn t working and I thought that the world was going to end. To have to get up and leave the comfort of your own dormitory to then go in search of a computer that has the Internet is a lot harder than one would presume. Sure, there may have been a computer lab on the first floor of my dorm complex; but should I have had to fight the other zillions of students from my dorm to find a free computer?
Luckily for me, the athletic dorms (I m not sure about the regular student dorms) had computer technicians who would consult with you over the phone regarding your Internet and/or general computer problems; and if need be, they would come out to your dorm room to fix the problem FOR FREE! What a great deal. Nowadays, since graduating, I pray that I don t ever have any Internet and/or computer problems, because I won t have the luxury of having some random computer guy come out to take a look at it free of charge. Yup, joining the ranks of the adult world is definitely a hard pill to swallow sometimes.
All of that being said, we are living in a different time now than we were even up to five or six years ago. Back then, who would have thought that people would become so hooked on the Internet? So dependent on everything that the Internet could provide? On one hand, I can definitely understand the inherent need to always have access to the Internet. After all, look at all of the wonderful information that practically gushes out of every keystroke. I guarantee if you typed in the letter W into any search engine, it would yield a ridiculous amount of results. There is certainly a wealth of information to be had. Now we have phones and all sorts of other mobile electronic devices that were created in image and likeness so that we would always be able to carry the Internet around with us wherever we go.
Admittedly, I don t even know what I would do without the Internet, more so now that I ve recently acquired a Verizon Blackberry device. Whoever invented the Blackberry gets major kudos in my book; and I am more than sure that those people out there who own iPhones will tell you the same. I mean, think about it. How incredibly convenient is it to have your email, phone numbers, address, calendar and a bunch of other useful applications all contained in an item that is small enough to fit into your back pocket? I cannot wait to see what is going to be next perhaps a device that gives you all of the same aforementioned access except it will come in the shape of a watch (sort of like Inspector Gadget)? Only the future will tell.
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