Ernest Yavnik: Technology

There are different improvements the modern technology has brought to our life. One of the most important is The Personal Computer. With help of PC one can store his own office at home or at work concentrating all the documents in one machine. It could also be a perfect source of entertainment, enabling a person to play sport simulators, watch movies and listen to music without even leaving his chair. Another useful invention that improved our life is the ATM – automatic teller machine. It gives us easy access to our funds within a few seconds without having the “pleasure” to sign tons of blanks. It does not require lunch breaks and doesn’t demand for vacations, so that we can use it 24/7. The ATM is also accessible everywhere there’s a sign of civilization. We should also mention such interesting technology as the Satellite TV. It provides a person enormous varieties of TV programs from all over the world so that it’s just no chance that one is getting bored watching it at any time. The Satellite TV also helps person to learn new languages or to improve the ones he already knows by watching a program in desirable language. Moreover, one can understand a certain political situation better by watching different world news reviews.

Our quality of life has diminished recently by Technology in certain ways. One of the causes is, for sure, the Cell Phone. Nowadays, one’s privacy can be easily violated by unexpected irritating cell phone calls. It has also become more and more common to see best friends talking on the phone for hours instead of just meeting each other so that they could share their problems and feelings in a more natural way. Another factor that can decrease our life’s quality is personal stereo equipment. One who uses such devices becomes totally disconnected from the environment; he stays indifferent to immediate problems of people around him/her. Using these devices can also lead to many unpredictable dangerous situations, such as road accidents, fire and many others. One should not forget that listening to personal music players at a high volume over a sustained period can lead to permanent hearing loss. Internet can also be a threat of our quality of life. Some people don’t even pay attention to the fact they get addicted to it, spending all their free time on the web living virtual life instead of the real one. Information available on the Internet can be misleading and incorrect because of lack of control. Finally, computers with internet access are potentially vulnerable to hacker attacks.