Technology has evolved significantly over the last 30 years and has solved some of our daily problems. Technology affects our daily lives in everything we do, saving us time and making it easier to travel halfway around the world. Technology reduces the time needed to complete daily tasks. Tasks such as doing homework or washing dishes were reduced from a few hours to twenty minutes thanks to the invention of the computer and the automatic dishwasher. New technologies have even reduced the time needed to read books when you can download the audiobook from any website, including Facebook. In your work, technology has even eliminated a lot of manual work of putting parts together and creating a very large quantity of products in the same way that a human could do it, but 10 times faster. But how does technology affect us socially? Things like GPS help people get to places faster or go to places they've never been before, without getting lost since it will guide you along the way. It's great when you're in a foreign country. With the Internet, we have all kinds of information available in seconds and wherever we are. We also have Facebook and other social media that not only help us communicate with people we haven't seen in a while or who are far away, but we can also find people we haven't seen or of which we have lost track. Technology can also improve a factory's efficiency by using machines to mass-produce their products faster, more nimbly, and error-free. Cell phones have created an easier way to communicate with other people, for example previously, for someone to know their loved ones while traveling, they had to call from a landline and when they left, if the family in needed...... middle of paper "...health problems among young people, including heart problems, and banning companies from marketing these products to teenagers is a common sense step we can take to protect the health of America's children." (Dr. Alexander Ding) Gamers often suffer from poor eyesight due to countless hours spent in front of television or computers. To reduce the risk of eye strain and neck, back, and shoulder pain, take breaks every hour during your gaming or computer session. Every 20 minutes, blink your eyes. 10 times closing your eyes as if you are falling asleep (very slowly). This will help re-moisten your eyes. It is also recommended to adjust your TV's display settings so that the screen brightness is approximately the same as your surroundings. light using fewer fluorescent bulbs or tubes, or use lower intensity bulbs and tubes.