Kasey Trudgeon- Technobiography

The very first thing that I can remember regarding technology, other than VHS movies (we didn't have cable!), is probably playing tapes in my Teddy Ruxbin with my older sister. She also had a tape of this guy who sang about brussel sprouts. My very first tape, which I played in my very own walkman, was Ace of Base. Around the same time, I remember my father kicking his kids' butts (or at least kicking Bowzer's butt) in Nintendo; Mario brothers and duck hunt were a part of our weekly routine, and we would play for what seemed like hours. I would later play my brother's PlayStation but never get too good!

In the mornings, when I was getting ready for school, I would listen to the radio on my boombox and record songs that I liked on tapes. Then my walkman turned into a discman; I remember buying my very first CD by TLC in Costco for $20. 

Then, I think around third grade, came our first computer for Christmas.  In school, we would type papers, and my best friend at the time had a computer; however, I was never able to explore on my own, especially on the internet! I immediately got a Yahoo! messenger and checked out the online chat rooms with my friends. I also became an expert at Tetris. The computer became more useful to me as I became older. Fortunately, my fifth grade teacher insisted that his students learn to type and use PowerPoint. As I progressed through school, the internet became very useful for research and communication, after switching to AOL Aim. 

I got my first cell phone in 8th grade, but I remember when my parents got their first cordless phone. I also remember seeing car phones on television (after we got cable around 2nd grade) and being amazed! I have had the same phone for about two to three years now. 

I now own a Mac, which I got freshman year of college, and an ipod (and an I-home), which I got around the same time. I'm not too technologically advanced! My roommates have a Wii, which I can play with their help. I don't tend to seek out new technology; it usually comes to me, via family or friends.