Effects of Technology

Are we using technology as a lifestyle rather than a tool? (Part 7)

How wonderful is technology? We no longer need a paper map to help us navigate to new destinations. We now have GPS (Global Positioning Systems) which guide us to almost any destination we desire. In the rare event our desired destination is not known by our GPS device we now have Google Earth which gives us an aerial view which we can use to determine our route. This is exactly what my brother did a couple of week ago. He needed to use his GPS device to help him travel to the school where his son was playing a basketball game. The school was located in a very rural area of North Carolina. His GPS device did not recognize the destination address, so he decided to try Google Earth. By using the aerial view displayed by Google Earth he was able to drive directly to the school without a problem. The moral of this story is, “Isn’t technology wonderful?”

Posted at 10:03AM Dec 01, 2008 by Karen Hughes in General  |  Comments[0]