Digital Native

I'm a digital native with with a minor in anything that has pixels. Though I was already in Boy Scouts when the first dinosaurs rolled out of Silicon Valley I did manage to catch the high-tech wave. My ten year old brain had not yet begun a mass extinction of its excess neurons required to learn these gadgets. Luckily technology moved quite slow at first and gave me enough time to integrate before the training-wheels came off. Now technology moves so fast its got to be hard if you're just now immigrating.  

My dad, on the other hand, missed the boat. His high-tech neurons died with the sinking of the USS Arizona. He wasn't there during the bombing of Pearl Harbor but he did listen to it on the radio. He still, to this day,  dials 1 and then the number before he pushes send on his cell phone.

Technology Bio

When was I first introduced to technology? We'll first I need to set some parameters and define when technology first began. Did it start with the invention of fire or perhaps with the creation of the actual word technology?

Exposure to technology began for me on the day my mom brought home a used Nintendo. That was followed up with the purchase of my families first computer-- a 1mg PacPlus. Shortly after we had our own computer the school system began integrating their own. That was in fifth grade. Two years later the Internet sprouted up and I got my first E-Mail account. Of course the first E-Mail accounts were used mostly to brag about having an E-Mail account.

Today my exposure to technology consists of:

CELLPHONE: We all know how much we use this gadget. Of course my calling play consists of unlimited calling and texting, pictures included. Now that I got Internet on the thing my news junkie side constantly logs onto The New York Times to stay up-to-date.

MACBOOK: Not used as much as my cellphone but a happy second place for this compact QWERTY form of caffeine. I play the yuppy roll and whip it out at Starbucks to do my homework and download music. My bookmarks consist of: The New York Times, Myspace, Hotmail, NMSU and Flickr. They aren't subject to change.

iPOD: People annoy me when they walk around with their white earbuds. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people. My 80gig iPod is practically full and half of that's music. I know, forty gigs of music. You're probably guilty too. The other thirty or so gigs are photos and videos.

CAMERA: It's an extension of my arm. My lifeline. It's how I make a living. Nikon comes out with a new expensive camera every twelve or so months and I buy it. I'm not rich but I sacrifice to fund my addictions. Not only do I use it for work but I use it like any other person- its just bulkier.

VIDEO CAMERA: Almost as crucial to me as my Nikon. I also use it to make a living. At least once a month I have a video shoot. It's also nice to have for CMI assignment.

iMAC: My poor iMac. Since I got my laptop my iMac's only purpose is to look cool on my desk. I do start it occasionally to edit video projects.

My overall theme is going to be hard to nail down but I'm leaning towards photography. Possibly doing a photo study of my journey through technology.

Discourse Community

Raise your hand if you've herd of Flickr. Flickr is a photography website that lets users up-load and share their photos. Is it gender based? Not exactly. The home page is updated hourly with its users photos that range from landscapes to pets and romance to guns. 

You can put your hands down now.