I want another blog posting from you for this week. For this one, I want at least a 250 word observation in your blog on how computers and networks affect you. If you want, I'll also take this as a podcast instead of the blog posting if you're feeling really creative.  

Computers and networks affect our lives daily, without fail. From laptops to ipads and smart phones, we can have some sort of computer and network at our fingertips anytime and anywhere. It is very rare that our culture is found unconnected in some way. We use computers and networks in every aspect of our lives it seems like, to keep up with friends and loved ones, to answer questions, to work and even to just waste time. Thanks to networking, I am able to keep up with people that I would have lost touch with long ago. Facebook keeps me in touch with people from all of my social circles past and present. Google not only helps with research, it helps settle arguments. I have had so many conversations with people where a certain subject comes into question and the only answer is to turn to google to prove one wrong. If I had a way to calculate how much time I have wasted on the computer I might be sick to my stomach. But at the time of wasting, it seems like pure bliss. Sitting in front of my computer avoiding school work and looking at funny pictures of cats is such a great and needed escape at times.