In this book, Bell and co-author Jim Gemmell, paint a vivid and personal picture of a revolution that is already in progress, a revolution that will transform our future by making our past transparent. “Clear, detailed, and permanent knowledge of ourselves and others will change the fiber of our lives and society persuasively from meal planning to constitutional law,” states Dr. K. Eric Drexler, author of Engines of Creation. “If we are blind to the implications, we’ll be trying to solve the wrong problems with obsolete tools. Total Recall will open eyes, and the more, the better.”

Microsoft research scientists are looking into these devices to basically give us our own personal database. We will become like a computer, as most of our mistakes will be eliminated. These tracking and recording devices can be put in the form of many objects such as shoes, hats, sunglasses, and even shirts. Some researchers even believe that a small chip can be implanted into a person’s wrist. That leaves a lot to think about, as it relates to something the Apostle John says in Revelation 13:16-18, but more on that later.

Many in the technology industry look at this in a positive way, thinking such sleek innovations will help society and everyday life. Obviously, voice recorders and cameras are harmless, but that changes when they are implanted into devices and even our bodies. This also brings up a whole other problem: if our privacy can easily be broken by simple new technology, what will stop government from intervening in everything we say and do? Privacy contributes to uphold democracy, without it anyone can know our beliefs and private information we may not want to share with most people.

Another area of debate affiliated with the new technology is selective amnesia. This is our ability as humans to make mistakes and not be virtually invincible to forgetting. With new devices, we will easily be able to just rewind the footage and access anything we forget in the past. It may sound appealing and helpful, but it is selective amnesia that arouses the problem. Without selective amnesia and the ability to forget, a functional life is not possible.

This is still a long ways away from becoming a major issue between men against machine, as we see in the movies, but it is a possibility if we continue on this same track. Once privacy is violated and the government is on board, technology can easily infiltrate our lives and eventually control us.

Now, going back on what the Apostle John said in Revelation 13:16, let’s be wise as scorpions and gentle as doves as we contemplate what he says. “He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.”

Keeping up with your social life is hectic and time consuming. Websites such as Facebook and MySpace let you know what’s going on in your friends’ life through statuses, and allow you to post and share pictures, videos, bulletins, and notes. But what if there was an easier way to share with your buddies what you’re up to without having to check ceaseless notifications and messages? This is why Twitter was created. It’s a form of technological networking created so you can immediately share with your friends what you are doing at that exact moment in your restless day.

When first signing up for Twitter, you send and receive “tweets” via computer, cell phone, or another hand-held device. Though some say this is exactly like text messaging, instant messaging, or emailing, Twitter can in fact send the same tweet to up to thousands of people in the same instant.

Twitter was first debuted in March 2006 and was a huge hit. Twitter users range from teenagers to co-workers, and celebrities to politicians who use the site to keep in contact with their friends, co-workers, fans, and constituents. The website has almost fourteen million users who utilize an average of thirty minutes per day, posting a total of about 2.25 million tweets.

Although Twitter is used for contact and sometimes even work, there are a couple of inadequate aspects about  the system. To start, the website can be a distraction. For example, a survey shows that most tweets are sent from a workplace during work hours. Workers should be busy during their job rather than tweeting. Another down side to Twitter is the small character limit. In a text message, the character limit is 160 characters, compared to tweets which are limited to 140 characters.  Also, emails are unlimited in characters, whereas instant messages may be very long, but still limited.

Twitter is a clever invention, but only commendable when used appropriately. When you should be busy studying for tomorrow’s math quiz, sending tweets probably isn’t the smartest idea. Letting Twitter completely take over your social life isn’t keen when you should be focusing on your spiritual and educational life. Catching up once and a while with your friends on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter isn’t abominable, but it shouldn’t consume your life.

There is no breaking news in the fact that degrees in technology are developing as quickly as the hard/software they cover, and somewhere, some place, there is room for a capable computer guy or gal. Fortunately, if a server room doesn’t thrill you, 1: chances are you haven’t been in one, or 2: society is converting into ones and zeros, and opportunities branch from installing printers to designing the next Finding Nemo animation.

The world is changing faster than the iPhone, and countries are struggling to keep up with the latest advancements. College is the time to do the same. In a broad stroke, technology opens doors into medical fields and interacting with complex machinery, as well as engineering fields ranging from military to maintenance. It allows techies to track down top projects from Europe to Japan and everywhere in between.

Technology is a science, a math, and most of all, an art, because technology has surely become the essence of civilization in this era. Technology is progressing, and having a degree in this field will determine who is at the forefront in leading this universal transformation.