1. I grew up in a family with a computer. We had internet very early in my childhood. Unfortunately, we did have dial up until I was a freshman in high school, when we upgraded to Roadrunner. My grade school had computers that we used for educational games and later for typing in Microsoft word. In high school I also had an iPod but am not familiar with iTunes. Unlike, most my friends, I didn't get a cell phone until my sophomore year in high school. I have never been one who needs all the newest gadgets and technologies, in fact, I still have a phone that can't access the internet - no Blackberry's or iPhone's for me! The internet was used a lot through junior high and high school. Most of my time on the internet was spent playing games, Instant Messaging friends, or mild research on sites like Wikipedia. My parents never really restricted my time online but I did have to share our one family computer with my older brother who had similar technical needs.
3. I do use the web in my everyday life. As a student at WVU, I am constantly checking my MIX account. I hate AOL and have canceled my account from childhood, so MIX is my only email account. I am not bold enough to say that I rule the web, but it does cater to my needs more often than not. However, when internet is down in Morgantown, or a website is not cooperating, the web falls into my "love to hate it" category. I recognize the fact that the web has changed the world for the better and my life would be drastically different without it.
