I use a Digital TV for my own enjoyment purposes and also social and educational reasons. A digital television is much better than a normal television because instead of having one channel like on a normal television you can have ten more than on a normal one. I like to watch some programs on the TV, and to search for things on it and to also play interactive games on the TV. A digital TV is different to a normal television by the digital TV has waves sent to the digital box, it is sent in 0’s and 1’s. This is good for me because I can switch of from other things that may be bothering me and can get out of the way of my family, so this is a benefit for them because I will not be there to stop them from doing the activities that they want to do. This takes pressure off of my parents because they no that I will not get in trouble, and cause stress to them, this reassures them and they will know where I am if they need to speak to me.
I use E-mail to keep in touch with friends and family that do not live near me. When I would like to send them something but are unable, I can use a computer and get an e-mail address and then send a message to them to keep in contact with them, like maybe in another country. It is a fast way to send messages to people and another great thing about email is that it is free. I use this socially and personally and maybe even educationally. I use it socially to interact with people, I use it personally to send email to friends and family and then I may use it educationally to send some homework to a teacher or to send some homework etc. This is very useful when I am unable to access a printer or to gain contact with somebody over a long distance.
I sometimes use a lift when I go shopping in Brighton or Eastbourne with my family or friends. When I am in the shopping centre I use a lift to either go up a level or to go down a level to get to the places or shops in the large shopping centre that I came here to get or to do. This is a very good technology because I can save my energy by getting into a lift rather than walking up flights of stairs. This benefits everyone who uses them, the general public, especially disabled people, as they cannot get up or down the stairs or maybe even lazy or unfit people.
I use a DVD player for my own enjoyment. It is at a much higher standard and quality than a video recorder. I use this DVD player to watch some favourite movies of mine. Now you can get a DVD r, which is a DVD recorder or a DVD-RW, which is a DVD re-writable. People use these so you can make some more copies of your DVD’s or you can overwrite the DVD disk to another movie that you would prefer to the one that was on there already. This is a very cost efficient way of copying movies. As you don’t have to pay for a separate DVD r or rw disk you can just overwrite the DVD rw. It also saves time going out and purchasing one, which saves your disposable income for something else. I can also use this DVD player socially, as I can have some friends over and watch a movie together.
I have a small TV in my room so that when I’m in bed or busy doing some homework I can multi-task. I use this TV for enjoyment purposes; I can use it for personal and educational purposes. I like to watch some of my favourite programs and to watch various sports events that I enjoy. I can also watch the news at different times in the day to keep ahead with the news. I can use it personally to shop with sky active and to enter competition and to get involved etc and I can also use a television for education, I can watch all sorts of channels and programs that are educational on the TV such as the discovery channel.
I use a Mobile telephone for social reasons and for personal reasons. Mobile telephones are great because if you are in trouble then you can use you phone to call somebody to help you or as I said for social reasons, like you may want to text a friend to meet up with each other and to also phone them. They are both a fairly cheap way of communicating. Its not as good as e-mail but it is much more convenient to have a mobile than a computer because you have to lug a computer around with you. This is one of the most useful technologies that I have, as when I am free I can call up some friends and organise something. Also as I have one of the new 3g phones I can use a camera and video recorder to save things that I wish to, keeping memories. I also have access to free text message allowance each month. This is good because then I can save the rest of my money on something else.
I use a Radio to hear about the news and various other things that have happened and also to listen to sports events (commentary), and to listen to music whilst I am in the car driving somewhere. So I use this facility for enjoyment purposes and educational purposes. So then I can keep up to date with what is happening in the world today and can enjoy myself at the same time. You can also phone in and win prizes and just to have some fun and to get involved with the world today and if you are lucky you can win some money!
I use a Microwave to heat my food quickly or I can also defrost something to. This is used to heat something up when you are in a hurry to get somewhere important on time or when your friends are round and you want a snack. In the mornings when I am running late for school or something I can put some food in the microwave which will be heated in a couple of minutes, which is more time saving than sitting can and having a meal. This benefits me by saving time and getting some food into my system to help me for thee rest of the day.
I use the Internet for educational reasons and for social and even for personal use. I use the Internet to find things to help me out with a wide range of things, such as: the Play station 2, computing, homework or if I what to find something out, and also to download and play games. People use the Internet because you can find absolutely anything that want to know. You firstly go on to a search engine and type in the thing(s) that you are wishing to find out. Then it will come up with a large sum of results. This is god especially for educational circumstances when you need some information on something.
I could use the Telephone for social reasons and for personal reasons. Back to the mobile phone, it’s exactly the same except that it is a home phone and can’t be taken outside. For personal reasons you could call somebody important or can call for some food/delivery or even better to call a cab if you are unable to get a vehicle. This is very useful as I can make calls to people anywhere in the world. Without this I would have to spend more time writing a letter and going out and sending it, instead of that I can ring them, and interact with them whereas if I did send a letter it would take a long time for them to reply whereas I can here their reply on the phone in seconds
I like to use PC for educational usage, and personal use and even for social use. Educational uses by search the Internet for homework help sites etc. Personal uses by search the Internet to find personal things out that you want to know about. Lastly for social uses, by using chat sites such as MSN messenger to talk to your friends. This helps with very aspect of my life, for example when I am doing some homework I can listen to some music at the same time, which helps me concentrate. Without this it would be harder for me to complete homework tasks and to concentrate on homework’s.
The Laptop is the same, as the computer PC but it can be taken around, like a hand held or a mobile phone, for example, when you going on a long journey to get to work or wherever, you can take it with you and do your work on the train or bus etc. I use a laptop for when I am at school or in the car I can complete some homework’s on the go. I also have a wireless Internet card, which allows me to surf the Internet whilst moving, without the wireless Internet card it would be harder to complete the tasks to find out information on the subject that you are doing it on.
A Games console is purely for enjoyment purposes, unless you have an educationally challenging game, such as who wants to be a millionaire, or maybe even the weakest link. These sorts of games are to do with intelligence and consist of trivia questions. It is a great thing for a bit of fun when you are bored. The games on it vary so you can get any type of game that suits your enjoyment. This is very good for not me but my parents as they know where I am and don’t have to worry about me because I am being occupied by the console. Personally I have a Play station 2 and I think that it is really good when you are bored. There are also a lot of other games consoles, such as: the Xbox, game cube and many others, but these are the main ones, obviously including the Play station 2. It is also good if it is a rainy day and you cannot find anything to do.
An Alarm clock is used to wake people up if they have a problem with getting up in the morning for work or various other things and activities like maybe you have a paper-round or have to get some shopping etc. Personally I think that they are really annoying and irritating, but on the other hand they are very useful if you are not a morning sort of person. Without his I could always be late for school and early appointments. An improvement on this could be that it could in some way give you a little shock by you have a receiver on your arm and it would easily wake you up, because we all know and are guilty of it that when the alarm goes up, there is no doubt about it that it wakes you up but you just click the button and stay there in bed, I know I do this.A Power shower is used to wash. I like these because they are better than just a normal shower because they are electric. I use this for social reasons, because you do not really want to smell you want to keep clean. Then for personal reasons because I do not want to smell and bring attention to myself because of me smelling. So you need to have a shower! Without this I would smell and be unhygienic, which is not very nice for others around you.
Central heating is very useful in an every day home because it keeps the whole house warm and more important it keeps you warm. If you have no central heating in your house you sofas and things can go mouldy. It is also good when you are in bed or watching TV. Without this I would freeze in the winter and at night, but one improvement that can be made would be to decrease the time it takes for it to warm up to the temperature you have selected.
Auto garage door is very good because when you are coming back from work you can just lick a remote and then the garage door will open and close. You can do it without getting out of your car. Instead of getting out of your car and opening the garage door and then getting back into your car, then driving into the garage and the getting out and then closing the door. When all you can do is just press one button to open and close it. This is very helpful as when me and my father are not here and my mother or my bother or sister need to get in there they can use the button instead of hurting themselves trying to lift a normal garage door.
Answer machines are great for storing messages from other people that tried to call you but were not in. These little things can be good when you away, so that when you come back you can pick up your messages from the people that have tried to call you. This are a really good bit of technology used for storing messages, keeps them organised so that it can take messages when were away, this is really a necessity in a household because when your out people can leave a message for you to come back to, this maybe an important message towards my fathers business.
Cameras are great for when you go on an outing or on holiday because you can take pictures of your memories and fun times that you have and family pictures or school photos so then you can look back and see what you used to look like. Then you can look at them to remind you on that specific time. They are also quick and reliable and have great quality and large storage space.
I use a Dishwasher to wash my dishes, glasses and cups and jugs and mugs and also cutlery. I do this because then I can keep hygienic and cannot get all of the germs, and can use them again and again. It is a very easy way of cleaning the dishes. It is much better and quicker and more convenient than washing the dishes by hand. If I were to do this it would waste a lot of my time where I could be doing something important or completing something for school.
I use a Washing machine to wash my clothes when they have stains and grazes. Again it is the same as a dishwasher, except you are washing your clothes! It is very useful. The only thing about them is that it is quite expensive but is a lot easier for you as you do not have to waste your time hand washing all of the clothes, which takes a long time.
I own and use a CD player, CD Walkman for personal and social reasons. Firstly onto the CD player, The CD player is great when you are at home and you want to listen to your music very loud. Then secondly and lastly onto the CD Walkman, the CD Walkman is good when you want to listen to music on the go. Like when you are going on a run, or when you are walking to school or are even going out somewhere.
An Mp3 player is almost the same as a CD Walkman. One of only difference between a CD Walkman and an mp3 player is that the mp3 player is much, much lighter than a CD Walkman is. Then secondly you have to buy the music on CD Walkman unless you copy it onto a CD off your Walkman, but your mp3 player will cost nothing. The good thing about an mp3 player is that you can download songs straight off the Internet or you can save songs to your computer and then put them onto your mp3 player.
An Oven is used to cook a nicer meal than you can make in a microwave. An oven can be used when you are cooking a Sunday roast or a Christmas roast etc. I only use this to make some bread for my family and me to eat.
A Video camera can be used for personal use and can be used for social reasons and a video camera is mostly used for enjoyment. For personal use you can make a video of your family etc. Then for social use you could make a video up of skating or funny things, such as Jackass or Dirty Sanchez. Lastly for enjoyment purposes, this can be something like having some fun when you are away somewhere exciting.
In conclusion to this essay, I think that technologies are very good these days. I think this because they have so many things that can keep us entertained, socially its good when you have the latest technology, its also good for personal use and for educational use but lastly and most importantly to keep us alive, (with all of the machines in hospital etc). People may say that all these latest technologies rule our life but then others argue that they are just making it better. I think that it is very enjoyable and great for education. Without some of these technologies you will not be able to complete some of the daily tasks that are required. Also you need enjoyment in your life to have some fun to get away from school or work etc, I reckon that without these there would be a lot more daily chores around the house and no time to do things that you want to do rather than doing the things that you have to do that with these technologies you wouldn’t have to do. They relieve the stress of worrying about doing things and are a real time saver. Now for some definitions of:
Socially - this is when you may buy something and it will be a big hit with all of your friends. Such as when you buy a brand new mobile phone with all of the things on it like a digital camera a television and Internet and even a digital recorder. All of your friends want to have a look at it and to have a go on it because it is a very nice mobile phone. This will make more people like you just because you have bought one of the latest things.
Personally – this is when you have something that you want to keep a secret or to keep away from other people. Such as when you have made an embarrassing video of one of your friends or even worse of you. All you want to do is to keep it to yourself away from others.
Then lastly educationally –this is when you need some help or useful statistics on a certain subject. An example of educational use could be a piece of homework. You may need some help on a certain project. Such as is geography or history when you need to find out some facts on the river Amazon or King Henry VIII or King Charles the IV.
All of the things that I have listed above are the reasons why people buy all of these electronic goods. Also in some cases we need technology, here are a few cases when we do need technology, they are as follows; Like when somebody is suffering in a hospital they mite need a life machine or various other technologies to keep them alive. Like when you are late to work because you haven’t woken up in time, so in this case you will need and alarm clock or some sort of other technology to help wake you up. Like if you are a policeman or woman. Policemen and woman use a lot of technology in their jobs such as walkie-talkies and mobile phones and computers and many, many more technologies in the police station in these days.
By James Iswariah
