Connecting with those pals from your youth is much easier
now in today’s era of technology. All it takes to find that long-lost friend
might simply be a swift Google search or a quick Facebook query. Gone are the
days of browsing through phone books made from recycled pulp, dialing directory
assistance, or forgetting addresses. Technology has made our world immensely
smaller with those seemingly far-flung family members residing in foreign locales
only as far away from you as you are from your computer or phone.
With the
release of Skype in 2003, Skype has quickly become one of the easiest ways to
communicate face-to-face worldwide. Besides Skype, other simple ways to use
today’s tech to communicate include sending out emails, texting, and the myriad
of other incredibly useful tools that smartphones (such as Apple’s iPhones 6 or
Android’s Samsung Galaxy) can deliver.
Applications or apps (as they are
commonly called) can be downloaded onto your smart phone to use and range from
categories like education, finance, and lifestyle to games, photography, music,
and more. Books can easily be downloaded and read, maps can be enabled with GPS
to help you get where you need to be, and some smartphones even have a virtual
assistant (e.g. iPhone’s Siri or Microsoft’s Cortana) that can help you
schedule tasks, check the weather, and call your friends.
Overall, today’s
technology has changed how we communicate by bringing everybody closer
together, no matter how far away they might be!
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