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Are You Keeping Pace
With Today's Technologies?
A senior citizen in today's day and
age either keeps clear of computers with a ten-foot pole or uses one
to send and receive email and conduct minimal Internet searches. For
the rest who have become accustomed to using many applications in
the workplace until retirement age, they are more comfortable with
today's advanced technologies.
Whether senior citizen, teenager or any age in between, members from
all of these age groups will agree on one thing - technology changes
like the wind.
Ten to fifteen years ago it was extremely expensive to keep pace
with the ever-changing advances in software development. Many of
these new and improved programs were more than the next best thing
that everyone had to have - they were mandatory if you wanted to
function at the same pace as everyone else.
This has primarily been the case with
software
upgrades. This problem persists even today. If a person
sends a document file to a recipient who uses a different type of
word processing software or an earlier version or the same, there
will be an incompatibility issue.
This means that in order for the recipient to open that file, they
need to obtain that version of the software. This is very
frustrating when either time or money is of the essence.
Once upon a time there were separate machines for standalone
functions such as printing, faxing and scanning. Then the computer
industry came out with multifunction machines that combined all of
these features in one machine. This turned out to be cost effective
and space saving at the same time.
As the demand for portability increased, today's manufactures of
many devices continue to produce sleeker products that are
multifunctional in ways that were unimaginable a decade ago.
For example, when
laptops came out more than a decade ago, they were
considered a luxury product used by traveling businesspersons who
needed to have portable technology solutions. As such, these systems
were priced very high, making them unavailable to most individuals.
Today, almost every household has at least one laptop. In fact,
laptops are used
more than desktops
because teenagers and college students enjoy the portability and
comfort they provide.
Mobile devices have been the rage for a while now. But, cell phones
have become very dynamic. They include so many features such as
Internet and email capabilities, software applications, multimedia,
personal information managers. Today's cell phone is more like a
mini laptop
than anything else.
So where is technology headed now? In addition to having movies on
demand from the comfort of our homes to online banking and vehicle
navigation systems, touch screen technology seems to be the newest
thing.
Today's all-in-one
desktops and laptops include touch screen technology,
multimedia and television! Just think - all of this has evolved in
just a few short years. With advanced technologies such as voice and
body movement recognition fast becoming the norm, it is anyone's
guess where technology will take us in the next several decades.
No longer is technology a luxury reserved for the technically astute
or for those who can afford it. Today's technology is easily
available and affordable, and is quickly becoming a means to
survival. Moreover, it will leave those in our society who do not
keep pace at a clear disadvantage.
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Article Source: Shore Thing Computers and Networking, Inc.
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