Technology Autobiography

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Technology Autobiography

• The Past, Present, and Future
• By Shavon Payne

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In The Beginning

• My very first relocation of technology was on my
  fourth birthday. Since I am a summer baby, my
  parents thought that it would be a good idea to
  give me a pool party. The funny thing about this
  whole situation was that we didnt have a built
  in pool, we had one of those blow up pools that
  fit about 3 people. About a week before my
  birthday someone stole our pool right out of our
  backyard. I was completely devastated and just
  knew that my party was ruined. However, my father
  saved the day by going and buying a much larger
  pool that fit about 10 and those Super Soaker
  water guns. Needless to say my party was a blast!

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Is Technology Fun?

• My favorite past times then and now are playing
  video games. I still remember that Christmas
  when I received my very own Super Nintendo with
  the Mario Brothers. I played that game so much
  that it eventually stopped working. That is just
  how much I loved it. I had a Sega Genesis with
  Sonic the Hedgehog, Gameboys, more recently
  Playstation 12. I just love the whole concept
  of playing games.

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Is Technology Fun?

• The best Christmas that I can remember hands down
  was when I received my first full- sized 72 key
  keyboard. I came home from church and was
  totally floored when I saw it. I think I
  probably prayed harder for that then I ever did
  for anything else when I was young.

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Is Technology Fun?

• Another one of my favorite things to do when I
  was a child and now is going to the amusement
  parks. Now we all know if it wasnt for
  technology no one would have been able to build
  or run those rides to the expertise that is used
  today.

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Can Technology Be My Friend?

• I was very inquisitive when I was a child. I
  asked a million and one questions on a daily
  basis. However, having 5 additional siblings to
  care for, my parents did not take kindly when I
  would start my question and answering sessions.
  So, I began to channel my energy elsewhere. I
  really loved to work with my hands and fix
  things. I still remember fixing box fans for my
  sisters and brothers on those really hot summer
  nights, when the fans was just not working right.
  If someone could not figure out a problem in my
  house they would come to me. I just lived for
  figuring out the problem and fixing it. My love
  for constantly learning and figuring things out
  has brought me to the world of computers.

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The World Of Computers

• My very first run in with computers happened
  quite early in my life. I can still remember in
  elementary school how we would go to the computer
  lab to work on our spelling and math. I really
  became intrigue with computers and wanted to
  learn more and more about them. I remember how I
  used to beg my father in 5th grade for a computer
  of my own. I would look in the ads religiously
  ever Sunday hoping and praying that the computers
  would somehow miraculously become cheaper. I
  spent so many hours on the typewriter wishing
  that it was a computer.

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The World Of Computers

• So with my desire to learn more about computers I
  took several different classes. The first class
  was Computer Information Systems, where we
  learned the basic of Windows and how to
  effectively use Microsoft Office and so forth.
  The next class that I took was a computer
  troubleshooting class to obtain my A
  Certification license. I loved computers so much
  that in my first year of college I majored in
  Computer Science. However, my first love for
  music took top priority and I had to change my
  major.

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Technology Wish List

• There are many items that I would love to have
  but the most prominent are
• A new faster computer/laptop
• A digital baby grand piano
• A 32 Plasma TV with entertainment center

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What Technology Means To Me

• Technology means a form of progress. In this
  world we are constantly figuring out and making
  things better. Ten years ago computers were not
  considered a must have in the house. However,
  now your family would be left behind if you dont
  have some type of computer and internet
  connection. Technology exists in order to better
  prepare ourselves for the future. There would be
  no DNA tests, no medicine for illnesses, no
  doctors to perform high risk surgeries, we would
  just be lost. I feel that without technology this
  world would not have been able to prosper as much
  as it has.