| It wasn't that long ago that getting DSL or a | | | | The wireless router has been a great addition to |
| cable modem was a feat in and of itself. Simply | | | | many homes and businesses. This really |
| connecting to the internet without using perilously | | | | revolutionized the way that people used wireless |
| slow dial up was a great win for people | | | | devices. Now you could connect a laptop |
| everywhere. Boy have we come a long ways | | | | computer with the router and therefore the |
| from that over the years. Today it seems that | | | | outside world in one fell swoop. You can walk |
| being connected is a life in and of itself and people | | | | about your house as you see fit and be online and |
| are beside themselves if they need to unplug for | | | | doing what you want in a matter of seconds. |
| even a few hours. It is this and many other things | | | | Gone were the days of being cooped up in your |
| that have made wireless devices such a major | | | | office and attached to a cord to make your way |
| force in our everyday lives. | | | | about the internet. Now you could go about |
| Perhaps it all started with the cordless phone. | | | | multitasking again, but you had to be in close |
| Gone were the days of being strapped down | | | | proximity to your house (and router) again. |
| next to a corded phone to talk to the person you | | | | Finally, the invent of the smart phones and all the |
| were conversing with. You were free to roam | | | | functionality and freedom they entail. Gone are |
| around your house and be on the move while you | | | | the days of being strapped to a cord. Gone are |
| were talking about your day's events or planning | | | | the days to being confined to your phone. |
| an important date. You could multi task. | | | | Wherever you get cell phone service you can get |
| Unfortunately you were confined to a relatively | | | | the internet on your handheld phone. People are |
| small radius around the base of the cordless | | | | able to get emails wherever they are. This has |
| phone. A good move towards wireless, but it still | | | | been a great help for many professionals including |
| left people wanting. | | | | realtors keeping them able to be out and about |
| Enter the first cell phones. These were the | | | | rather than requiring them to head into the office |
| awesome phones that were about 25 times the | | | | to check on emails and the like. It has made |
| size of the modern cell phone, I'm talking about | | | | keeping in contact with friends much easier as |
| the Zach Morris cell phone from Saved By The | | | | you can log on whenever you have a few |
| Bell. These definitely allowed for more portability | | | | minutes to kill. It truly has revolutionized our world. |
| and a far greater distance of availability, but didn't | | | | As can be seen, the move from corded to |
| allow for connecting to the internet (heck the | | | | wireless has forever changed the world as we |
| internet was still being developed at this point). A | | | | know it. Not only is the world getting smaller, it |
| great step towards being wireless, but only one | | | | also is getting faster and busier. |
| of a long line of steps. | | | | |