I have been on many tropical vacations and I can proudly say that I can unplug myself! My parents refused to buy me any cell phone package or add anything to my phone so that I could use my phone while in another country so I really had no choice. The first vacation was a lot easier because I was younger and did not have a cool smart phone to use. The second time when we were in Cabo things became much more difficult. I had not only ah iPhone, but also a boyfriend back home. It was so hard for me to not spend all of my time on Wi-Fi talking to my boyfriend or skyping with him so I could see him. I managed to not go crazy, but it was very hard. I also told my parents I would never go on another vacation without my boyfriend. I feel like it would be a lot easier to unplug myself if he was with me because he was the only reason I wanted to be on my phone 24/7 while on vacation. So I guess to answer the questions, it was a lot easier to unplug myself when I was younger but when things became more serious and I was older, I needed my phone constantly. I wish that I was more able to unplug myself because I feel that I would have enjoyed the trip a lot more than I did, but I still say Cancun is WAYY better than Cabo!
I really enjoyed this class and learning about all of the different communication technologies. My favorite thing that I learned in this class though has to be the latest lecture on security. Not because it is our latest lecture, but simply because it intrigues me. I have 2 dogs and they are both micro chipped and I’ve always thought how crazy life would be if not only animals were micro chipped, but if people were. It stands out to me because though we project this to all happened eventually and the government to eventually have those strange accesses, but what people do not understand is it is already happening. In a sense, big brother is always watching. Also, when you said that it is projected that world war 3 would take place in cyber space is astounding to me. I tell people that all of the time now when people are shocked about how much we rely on technology. The biggest impact technology has had on my life is that it really makes me fully believe in security and taking those measures to protect myself when dealing with technology and the internet. I love this age we are in of information, but it is very scary to think that it only makes it easier for people to steal identities and even find out scary stuff out about us!