Being Thankful For Technology Today
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189820)
Boise, Idaho
May 27, 2017 7:00pm CST
I was reading JJ's post about the passing of Allman and I realized how thankful I am for the technology I have available to me. It is so great to be able to get online. If I feel like writing I can go to the site where I do that. If I feel like listening to music I can put in a favorite CD to listen to. If I want to read I can go to my free Kindle app and read. If I want to watch a movie I can go to Hulu or Netflix. And, my grandson is downstairs playing a game on his Xbox. How cool is that? And, of course I couldn't leave this without mentioning the cell phone too.
What technology are you most thankful for in your life? For me it is the internet.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
28 May 17
So true. I think people see so much negative happening because of technology, that they forget all the positive we can do because of it.
Im thankful for my cell phone, for being able to text and talk on social media with friends and family. And to call and make appointments. And to be able to come on here and have people to talk to when im feeling low, since i dont have that in person.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
28 May 17
And some we have even taken for granted. Boy, if we don't have it.......!
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@chooseyourmissy1234 (532)
• , New York
28 May 17
I am also thankful for the cell phone and it's ever evolving technology.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
28 May 17
The internet does so much for our life. The communication aspect is so all encompassing in my life.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
28 May 17
Mine too. Without it I couldn't talk to my BFF as often as I do.
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@chooseyourmissy1234 (532)
• , New York
28 May 17
Being able to community through the Internet is amazing.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
30 May 17
the word-processor aspect of my computer is my favourite tech
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 17
That would be nice. I just use note pad.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 17
@arthurchappell .....Much easier for me.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
15 Jun 17
@celticeagle note pad is good too
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
28 May 17
I was with you until you said cell phones--ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 17
As a writer I sure feel that way.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 17
@just4him .....I did too. I had so many books at home so I could do partial research. I sure love the internet for that reason. I love to do research. Libraries I went to had a lot of out dated books. Never sure I had the latest info.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Jun 17
@celticeagle It does make everything easier to research. I always had such a hard time with the library and the card catalog. Now I just type in what I'm looking for and I usually find it or I need to figure out the right key word that will give me what I'm looking for. No more spending countless hours at the library and coming away frustrated more often than not.
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@jnesperos (269)
• Davao, Philippines
28 May 17
Internet also, we can get a lot o information and we can get updated from the happenins around and outside the country, also we can earn money in internet in such a legit way
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
29 May 17
@jnesperos .....It sure is. Saves on me living at the library. LOL
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@jnesperos (269)
• Davao, Philippines
29 May 17
@celticeagle yes it is, it's very helpful and informative
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
29 May 17
that is also mine i am most thankful for. i also wonder how i was so previledged to work for the mans father that made it possible. Bill Gates right hand man Gordon Letwin that wrote most of the programs
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 17
@bunnybon7 ....Jobs was weird. Just saw a thing on him.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
15 Jun 17
@celticeagle Letwin put the private person on the internet though. not just programed games. without his programs start we would not be on sites like this etc. maybe someonewould have done it but we don't know for sure. i seen him working on these first hand years after he started. brains was all he was about. quite peculiar that guy. spent most of his waking time on programming
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 May 17
There are so many things that are wonderful, but the technology that saves lives and can make life better would be first on my list.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
28 May 17
It is amazing what they have found and that is now available to us. Even new treatments for cancer.
@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
29 May 17
I absolutely agree with you. When we were kids none of this stuff was available to us. We are like grown up kids with new toys! Not only that it is nice to speak to people from all walks of life and in all countries over the world. Brilliant isn't it.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
29 May 17
Yes, it sure is. We can go anywhere from our own home.
@noni1959 (13035)
• United States
28 May 17
I remember when we didn't have technology and did just fine but now I find myself happy to pop in a CD, get online and watch Netflix. We've adapted to where it's normal. I can still do without my cell but carry one for emergencies and doctor calls. I do have a smart phone so will use it for online occasionally.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
29 May 17
That's is great. I have heard several such stories. Good.
@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 17
I don't know what I did without it before I had it. I wrote so much, all in long hand.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
15 Jun 17
@celticeagle I still do some writing in longhand but I depend so much on the computer that I would be lost without it.
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@Gabugs (1895)
• United States
28 May 17
@celticeagle Indeed yes, I am certainly thankful for all that you mentioned. But, thinking back, don't you think our great-grandparents were happier for the manifold simplicity in their lives when they indulged in quality inter-actions with their family and friends!!!
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 17
Oh, yes indeed. I am so thankful for family memories. But,they knew of nothing else.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jun 17
@Gabugs ......Different memories now days.
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@Gabugs (1895)
• United States
16 Jun 17
@celticeagle Well, I would say they had time to learn and know more. They had time to interact more as well.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
30 May 17
I do not know what i would do without internet
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
31 May 17
Me either. I would be so bored. I can't write that much anymore due to arthritis so it would be the pits.
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
28 May 17
I am most thankful for fast Internet and wifi. I can remember when I didn't even know those terms because I knew nothing about computers or Internet.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
28 May 17
I can just barely recall dial up and starting out on the internet.
@chooseyourmissy1234 (532)
• , New York
28 May 17
I am thankful for the Internet, and all the informational websites, and forums.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
30 May 17
I'd probably agree with the internet. Look at all the extra people we've met and talked with on a daily basis without leaving the comfort of our home. Course it is good to get outside and visit with real people too once in a while. I don't have a smartphone but cell phones even the dumb kind are still helpful.
@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 17
I don't have a cell either. Sure enjoy the friends I have met online over the years.
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