The Web and I 10 Years Ago

I am a big fan of this latest inventions, in fact I can say that all of the computer technologies are here to make our lives easier. With the development of information technology even someone like me who doesn't have any background in computer hardware and software can greatly benefit from this new era, The Computer Technology World. I remember just having one computer subject way back in college and it was just offered for one term that 's about five months with at least 20-hour class for the whole term. If I think about the number of hours I would think that one can learn much specially it was just basic computer manipulation, like getting to touch the keyboard, the monitor, CPU and other stuff. But the problem was I only attended twice as far as I could remember. One time when the class was held in the computer lab and we were asked to open an blank MS Word document and type anything we like. The next time I attended the class was when the teacher was introducing how to insert a picture on the MS Word, after that I didn't know what happened. I had to drop the class since it I couldn't work and go to class at the same time. I chose to keep my part time job. I had to retake the subject and the next time the professor was more into lecture type, giving notes and letting us memorized things. He only used the computer lab only a few times and I could say that any programs on that computer were strange but one thing I like the most was the blue icon with a small letter "e" with a small yellow belt around it, the internet explorer. I stayed more hours in our internet library since the student assistant was my friend so I can  use the computers for free.  That was not fair for other students but if I didn't do that I wouldn't have a chance to get into the web. I couldn't use the internet often since the Jesuit would charge us 50 cents for an hour. Anyway, I would only use the computer lab when there were less students. The first email account I got was from eudoramail. The first search engine I used was lycos. I didn't know about yahoo or google that time. I like the idea of finding things from the internet. I also met few online friends using http://www.robs-place.com and pinoychat.com. I enjoyed what I got from the internet so much that I even read the summary of stories we discussed in World Literature. I remember giving the summary of Oedipus Rex in class emphasizing the theme of the story since I have already read it online. It's amazing how information technology makes my life easier and from learning MS Word to learning other programs is something that I am always grateful for all those brilliant people who don't stop innovating.