Technology Autobiography

The Past, Present, and FutureBy: Shavon Payne

In The Beginning… My very first relocation of My very first relocation of

technology was on my fourth technology was on my fourth birthday. Since I am a birthday. Since I am a summer baby, my parents summer baby, my parents thought that it would be a thought that it would be a good idea to give me a pool good idea to give me a pool party. The funny thing about party. The funny thing about this whole situation was that this whole situation was that we didn’t have a built in pool, we didn’t have a built in pool, we had one of those blow up we had one of those blow up pools that fit about 3 people. pools that fit about 3 people. About a week before my About a week before my birthday someone stole our birthday someone stole our pool right out of our backyard. pool right out of our backyard. I was completely devastated I was completely devastated and just knew that my party and just knew that my party was ruined. However, my was ruined. However, my father saved the day by going father saved the day by going and buying a much larger pool and buying a much larger pool that fit about 10 and those that fit about 10 and those Super Soaker water guns. Super Soaker water guns. Needless to say my party was Needless to say my party was a blast!a blast!

Is Technology Fun? My favorite past times My favorite past times

then and now are playing then and now are playing video games. I still video games. I still remember that Christmas remember that Christmas when I received my very when I received my very own Super Nintendo with own Super Nintendo with the Mario Brothers. I the Mario Brothers. I played that game so much played that game so much that it eventually stopped that it eventually stopped working. That is just how working. That is just how much I loved it. I had a much I loved it. I had a Sega Genesis with Sonic Sega Genesis with Sonic the Hedgehog, Gameboys, the Hedgehog, Gameboys, more recently Playstation more recently Playstation 1&2. I just love the whole 1&2. I just love the whole concept of playing games.concept of playing games.

Is Technology Fun? The best Christmas The best Christmas

that I can remember that I can remember hands down was hands down was when I received my when I received my first full- sized 72 key first full- sized 72 key keyboard. I came keyboard. I came home from church home from church and was totally and was totally floored when I saw it. floored when I saw it. I think I probably I think I probably prayed harder for prayed harder for that then I ever did that then I ever did for anything else for anything else when I was young.when I was young.

Is Technology Fun? Another one of my Another one of my

favorite things to favorite things to do when I was a do when I was a child and now is child and now is going to the going to the amusement parks. amusement parks. Now we all know Now we all know if it wasn’t for if it wasn’t for technology no one technology no one would have been would have been able to build or run able to build or run those rides to the those rides to the expertise that is expertise that is used today.used today.

Can Technology Be My Friend?

I was very inquisitive when I was a child. I I was very inquisitive when I was a child. I asked a million and one questions on a daily asked a million and one questions on a daily basis. However, having 5 additional siblings to basis. However, having 5 additional siblings to care for, my parents did not take kindly when I care for, my parents did not take kindly when I would start my question and answering would start my question and answering sessions. So, I began to channel my energy sessions. So, I began to channel my energy elsewhere. I really loved to work with my elsewhere. I really loved to work with my hands and fix things. I still remember fixing hands and fix things. I still remember fixing box fans for my sisters and brothers on those box fans for my sisters and brothers on those really hot summer nights, when the fans was really hot summer nights, when the fans was just not working right. If someone could not just not working right. If someone could not figure out a problem in my house they would figure out a problem in my house they would come to me. I just lived for figuring out the come to me. I just lived for figuring out the problem and fixing it. My love for constantly problem and fixing it. My love for constantly learning and figuring things out has brought me learning and figuring things out has brought me to the world of computers.to the world of computers.

The World Of Computers My very first run in with computers My very first run in with computers

happened quite early in my life. I can still happened quite early in my life. I can still remember in elementary school how we remember in elementary school how we would go to the computer lab to work on would go to the computer lab to work on our spelling and math. I really became our spelling and math. I really became intrigue with computers and wanted to intrigue with computers and wanted to learn more and more about them. I learn more and more about them. I remember how I used to beg my father in remember how I used to beg my father in 55thth grade for a computer of my own. I grade for a computer of my own. I would look in the ads religiously ever would look in the ads religiously ever Sunday hoping and praying that the Sunday hoping and praying that the computers would somehow miraculously computers would somehow miraculously become cheaper. I spent so many hours become cheaper. I spent so many hours on the typewriter wishing that it was a on the typewriter wishing that it was a computer.computer.

The World Of Computers So with my desire to learn more about So with my desire to learn more about

computers I took several different computers I took several different classes. The first class was Computer classes. The first class was Computer Information Systems, where we learned Information Systems, where we learned the basic of Windows and how to the basic of Windows and how to effectively use Microsoft Office and so effectively use Microsoft Office and so forth. The next class that I took was a forth. The next class that I took was a computer troubleshooting class to computer troubleshooting class to obtain my A+ Certification license. I obtain my A+ Certification license. I loved computers so much that in my loved computers so much that in my first year of college I majored in first year of college I majored in Computer Science. However, my first Computer Science. However, my first love for music took top priority and I love for music took top priority and I had to change my major.had to change my major.

Technology Wish List There are many There are many

items that I would items that I would love to have but love to have but the most the most prominent are prominent are

1)1) A new faster A new faster computer/laptopcomputer/laptop

2)2) A digital baby A digital baby grand pianogrand piano

3)3) A 32” Plasma TV A 32” Plasma TV with with entertainment entertainment centercenter

What Technology Means To Me

Technology means a form of progress. In Technology means a form of progress. In this world we are constantly figuring out this world we are constantly figuring out and making things better. Ten years ago and making things better. Ten years ago computers were not considered a must computers were not considered a must have in the house. However, now your have in the house. However, now your family would be left behind if you don’t family would be left behind if you don’t have some type of computer and internet have some type of computer and internet connection. Technology exists in order to connection. Technology exists in order to better prepare ourselves for the future. better prepare ourselves for the future. There would be no DNA tests, no medicine There would be no DNA tests, no medicine for illnesses, no doctors to perform high for illnesses, no doctors to perform high risk surgeries, we would just be lost. I feel risk surgeries, we would just be lost. I feel that without technology this world would that without technology this world would not have been able to prosper as much as not have been able to prosper as much as it has.it has.