Technology & Me

I guess I can consider myself a some what advanced user of all the main stream technology out there. I love experimenting with it, and it all started back in Cuba, where new technology was not precisely a very accessible thing. I think that was precisely that what encouraged me to learn more about it. I still remember my first computer, not too long ago (1990), which was a 286x running at some 155Mhz and with a couple of MB of hard drive...I loved it. Monochrome display, it had Windows version 3.0, something that can be seen in some museums today. And fighting against its constant problems made me a little bit obsessed about learning about parts and "alternative ways" to solve problems. I can probably say the same about my first tape recorder, my first TV, and my first Video Game that wasn't really mine, because I shared with a couple of friends. You can imagine that entering the world of Bestbuy for the first time when I moved to the US was something like the rabbit hole for me, and you can bet I spent many hours in that hole until I started to grow to catch up with the latest inventions.
I think that one of the things that makes me excited about all kinds of technology is that it requires a good amount of imagination. Way before the Ipod there was someone out there struggling with long meters of tape trying to figure out how to get ride of them. And way before the Wifi internet there was someone fighting against phone bills and an incredible slow dial up connection. No doubt that not all technology has improved our lives...but I believe that it is not hard to use all that imagination in a good, constructive, healthy and smart way.
I could go on and on about this, but instead I will split it into my next posts, as I share with you my internet usage during the week and more.