How has Technology Impacted Writing
Posted by Word Solutions at 4/13/2008 2:39 AM and is filed under uncategorized 
Unlike many people today, I remember using typewriters to do all of my writing. This manual process was considered to be a great technological leap from pencil and paper. Try finding a typewriter today, good luck!
When I used a type writer my completed work rate was slow in coming, because of the way corrections needed to be made: back spacing uses a correction ribbon and/or using correction fluid. I imagine there are those that have no clue what I am talking about.
Today we use computer based word processors that allow us to complete written tasks quickly and efficiently. These word processors have spell checkers, grammar checkers, the ability to change fonts quickly, use bold techniques, italicize letters, and more.
Using typewriters there was no such thing as bold font, everything was the same. Until later technological advances in typewriters you could not change the font, they were the early version of WYSIWYG.
Technological advances allowed you to change the letter ball on the typewriter to get different letter styles - fonts. Now you just make different font selections from your key board and you can easily have adifferent font and style quickly.
You may think that I am wishing for the old days to return, you could not be more wrong. The only way I would go back is kicking and screaming all the way.
When I used a type writer my completed work rate was slow in coming, because of the way corrections needed to be made: back spacing uses a correction ribbon and/or using correction fluid. I imagine there are those that have no clue what I am talking about.
Today we use computer based word processors that allow us to complete written tasks quickly and efficiently. These word processors have spell checkers, grammar checkers, the ability to change fonts quickly, use bold techniques, italicize letters, and more.
Using typewriters there was no such thing as bold font, everything was the same. Until later technological advances in typewriters you could not change the font, they were the early version of WYSIWYG.
Technological advances allowed you to change the letter ball on the typewriter to get different letter styles - fonts. Now you just make different font selections from your key board and you can easily have a
You may think that I am wishing for the old days to return, you could not be more wrong. The only way I would go back is kicking and screaming all the way.
You are correct in the ease of today's word processing programs. I am able to emphasize certain words in a much more audience-friendly manner through the use of bold and italics. No backtracks for me either.
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Interesting. But does this not also mean that anyone can write anything and it does not matter what they say? Is it not a better idea that technology should be used to inform and not just state the obvious?
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