My Life Without ComputersCreated by: Jeremy Cox

Class Section: 239672Otto Dobretsberger

University of Houston

Cont

ents

This presentation will feature a perspective

of what our lives would be like without the

presence of computers. Including what

products may or may not exist without the

development of computers.

• Not as efficient• Not as productive• More costly in the sense that time = money• Therefore it costs more to produce something• Would unemployment be higher because of

less jobs?• No more IT professionals

No More Computers?

• No more mobile access to the internet

• No more music on the go

• No more digital camera w/ editing capabilities

• We couldn’t create, edit, and email Word, Excel, and PowerPoint docs

NO SMARTPHONES? NOOO!

Cell Phone apps would’ve never been created

No more convenient access to your bank info

No more instant mobile access to social networking sites

Apps have revolutionized the way we access our info

There’s No Longer An App For That

Would we still have the Internet?

• If not, good-bye web-based video sites

• No more Netflix• No more Hulu• The internet

revolutionized the way we access info and communicate

Redbox Anyone? Traditional video stores

are being replaced by video kiosks

They’re more convenient and efficient

We wouldn’t have Redbox w/o computers

We wouldn’t have Blockbuster’s Blue Box w/o computers

Facebook

wouldn’t exist

w/o computers

Twitter wouldn’t exist

YouTube

wouldn’t exist

Tumblr wouldn’t exist

Instagram

would exist

No Internet, No Websites

Most consoles are specialized computers

They’re more sophisticated today than ever before

Modern consoles do more than just play video games

You can watch movies, access the Internet, run web-based apps and more

The Xbox 360 and PS3 wouldn’t exist w/o the presence of computers

Would we still have video games?

Good-bye Microsoft We wouldn’t have any

Windows mobile phones

We wouldn’t have the new Microsoft Surface tablet

We wouldn’t have the revolutionary Microsoft Surface Tabletop

We would have MS Office

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• The MS Surface tabletop revolutionized the way we utilize computer technology

• It simplifies daily activities• Without the computer

industry we wouldn’t have it• The tablet has revolutionized

the tablet market• Its much more functional than

previous Apple competitors• Would we be able to develop

it w/o computers?

Microsoft Surface

• Without MO I wouldn’t be able to create this PowerPoint

• MO is essential to most companies business activities

• Companies utilize each aspect MO• MO is essential to logisticians who utilize excel

for their business processes

MICROSOFT OFFICE

Appl

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ho?

The iPod wouldn’t exist

The iPod revolutionized the way

we access/listen to our

musicThe iMac modernized the computer industry

Would we still have the

iMac w/o Apple?Would there be an Apple w/o computers?

Apple Who (cont’d)

• Would we still have the iPhone?• The iPhone modernized the way we

access our info• It helps us organize our lives and

remain informed• Good-bye giant iPod (iPad)• The iPad broke the ice in the tablet

market• Without computers we wouldn’t have

the iPad• Tablets are stiff competition for the

laptop industry• No more iPad mini• No computer, no iPad, no iPad mini

Credits• App photo- http://www.techshout.com/features/2012/18/best-iphone-5-apps/• iMac photo- http://www.apple.com/imac/performance/• iPhone, Galaxy SIII, and Windows phone- http://www.cnet.com/iphone-5/• Redbox kiosk- http://thefuntimesguide.com/2008/12/best_ways_to_rent_movies.php• Facebook snapshot- http://www.cloudsurfing.com/site/1461-Facebook/• Twitter snapshot- http://www.cloudsurfing.com/site/667-Twitter/• Netflix snapshot- http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/06/10/netflix-changes-interface/• Xbox 360 photo- http://allgamegeeks.com/• Microsoft Surface video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxk_WywMTzc• Microsoft Surface tabletop photo-

http://www.techshout.com/hardware/2007/30/microsoft-surface-a-touch-screen-coffee-table-computing-device-to-be-unveiled-today/

• Microsoft Surface tablet photo- http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/microsoft-surface/• Microsoft Surface tabletop photo 2- http://www.kurzweilai.net/microsoft-surface-vision-system-can-interacting-with-objects• iPod touch photo- http://www.apple.com/ipod-touch/• iPod Nano photo- http://www.apple.com/ipod/• iPhone 5 photo- http://www.wired.com/geekmom/2012/10/iphone-5-review/• iMac photo 2- http://www.apple.com/imac/• Old iMac photo- http://apple-history.com/imac• Ipad and iPad mini photo- http://www.apple.com/ipad/• iPod Classic- http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/ipod.htm

That’s All Folks!