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Its Christmas time....and I wanted to write about how technology is affecting this holiday.

Not long ago...I was writing my Christmas letter to send to Santa. I was always excited about it and I even mailed the darn thing. If I was a kid now....I wouldn't do that. Santa has e-mail. I can get my letter to him in seconds. http://emailsantaclaus.com Go there and e-mail him. You never know when he might see it.

What about all of these blow up decorations outside. I can't stand them. It seems so....cheap. I apologize for those who might read this who love them.....but I will never have one.

Posted by Brett Harrison at 11:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sometimes my mind wanders. the other day, I was sitting in class thinking about wireless technologies. I will admit....I got somewhat scared. Wireless is all around us. Wireless is basically THROUGH us. There really is no way to avoid radio frequencies unless you are in a specially designed space for that. You can't see them. Most people don't even realize how much is going on around them as far as radio frequencies go. I also thought....could this be hurting us physically? Could so many radio waves be penerating us that it will eventually cause harm? We may never know..... here is a link to an article on wikipedia about this....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_electronic_devices_and_health

Posted by Brett Harrison at 11:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Where would we be without the European renaissance? I sat today thinking about what the world would be like if that time period hadn't flourished like it did. Would we still be plowing fields with donkeys or mules? Would we still be fighting battles in wooden ships and with cannons? That period of time started an enlighteni=ment period that has really continued through today. Before that time, people were basically discouraged to learn more and become advanced. The government had control of things to avoid learning. I wonder if I would even be writing this e-mail today without their discoveries and knowledge.

Posted by Brett Harrison at 11:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Has there ever really been a time when technology was so quickly adapting and evolving. Everything today has to interact with as much OTHER technology as it can. A cell phone not only has to make calls today, but if it doesn't take pictures, then we are upset and call the phone inferior. Today, typical phones come with video capabilities, internet capabilities, let alone messaging and picture taking. In the traditional renaissance period, things were being created all the time, however, there really wasn't the collaboration taking place like there is today. It seems almost as technology isn't being invented, yet it is being combined with other technologies to make it better.

Posted by Brett Harrison at 10:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)