CTS 125 final presentation. FTCC, Mrs. Martinez 12 ways technology has changed our lives

1. CTS 125
Mrs. Martinez
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Throughout this presentation I will
document 12 things that have changed in
our lives because of technology.

3. Why mail picture
postcards to friends and
family during your
vacation, when you can
so easily take photos
with your smartphone
and send them instantly
with a text or share them
on Facebook?
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4. Few people these days
bother with traditional
road maps instead they
can use apps such as
MapQuest and Google
Maps to figure out where
they’re going, or the GPS
systems in their cars to
help them get there.
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5. Newspapers were how
most people learned
what was happening.
Today we get most of it
online, instantly and, in
most cases, free of
charge.
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6. Scholars have been
mourning the lost art of
conversation, and now
letter writing is going the
same way. Many people
are communicating
through email, instant
messaging, text messages
and social media, few
choose to write letters
anymore.
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7. The idea of a printed
telephone directory to
help customers locate
businesses seems almost
quaint in an era when so
many companies have
their own websites and
consumers post reviews
online to help other
people determine which
business can best meet
their needs.
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8. It’s still possible, of
course, but it’s usually
just so much easier to
check Flixter or
Fandango to get show
times and theater
locations. And while
you’re there, you can also
watch trailers and read
reviews by both critics
and viewers.
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9. Disposable cameras used
to be a hassle-free way to
take snapshots, but now
that so many mobile
phones feature cameras
that can take high-
quality photographs and
videos, we’ve pretty
much trashed disposable
cameras.
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10. The newspaper
classifieds used to be the
place to go to find a job,
rent an apartment or sell
your car. Not anymore.
The classified ads, like so
many other things, have
gone online. Sites such as
Craigslist have turned
the Internet into a global
swap meet.
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11. Family and vacation photos
may never go out of style,
but how we organize and
display them has changed
dramatically in recent
years. Most of our photos
are digital, not on film.
And although we may still
print a few photos for
framing, our albums are
more likely to be online or
in the cloud.
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12. A host of new media and
entertainment technologies
have ended the necessity to
follow television
scheduling. We can now
record our favorite
television programs and
view them at a more
convenient time or watch
them on demand on our
home TVs, personal
computers, tablets or even
our phones.
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13. Not so long ago, paying
your bills meant showing
up with your checkbook
in hand or mailing
checks to your creditors,
but electric funds
transfer now makes it
possible to pay bills
online, and buy and sell
stuff online without
sending money or checks
through the mail.
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14. Rather than haul around
a few tapes or CDs and a
clunky machine, we can
store thousands of songs
in smartphones or MP3
players, or tune into
Internet services such as
Pandora or Spotify for
even more musical
choices.
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