Personal Technology Timeline

  • First Videogame Console

    First Videogame Console
    Admittedly, this was for my Dad and not me, but I didn't know that at the time. I grew up loving Mario 3. I stil have a working NES now. Technology used to be built to last. Photo Credit: Wikipedia.com
  • First Computer

    First Computer
    As far back as I can remember I wanted my own computer. When I was about five my grandfather gave me an old one the school was getting rid of. It came with one game on a floppy disk (the actually floppy kind). I practice my math skill like crazy with that game. Photo Credit: www.untoldentertainment.com
  • Computers in Grade School

    Computers in Grade School
    I rember using computers only a handful of times when I was in grade school. The only thing we wanted to use them for was to play The Oregon Trail. photo credit www.eonline.com
  • Family PC and the Internet

    Family PC and the Internet
    I was exstatic to finally get a "real" computer in our house. We even had internet. It cracks me up to think about the fights we had over the phone line. And anytime someone would pick up the phone you would be disconnected and have to go through the dial-up process again. Photo Credit: arstechnica.com
  • Downloading Music

    Downloading Music
    It was so amazing to be able to download a song in just an hour, and for free. Photo Credit: appadvice.com
  • First Cell Phone

    First Cell Phone
    My parents bought me my very first cell phone when I started college. I was not allowed to text (not that I knew how) and it was only for emergencies. It also weighed about as much as a small brick and had one game (the one where you had to keep the ever growing snake from running into things). I actually liked that game. Photo Credit: technburn.com
  • 1st USB drive

    1st USB drive
    I could not believe these things existed or that they could hold so much information (256 MB). This is a picture of the first one I ever bought and still have.
  • First iPhone

    First iPhone
    Between the Nokia and the iPhone 4 I had a Razor and a BlackBerry. I tried to resist the lure of the new flashy technology, but eventually I caved. I loved my iPhone. Photo Credit: apple.com
  • Apple Watch

    I have always been fascinated with the latest gadgets. I love what they are capable of. At this point I even wear them. I can even use my Apple Watch to control the PowerPoints I use in class. Technology is amazing. Photo Credit: apple.com