Hey I’m Brian,

I’m a college student and technology enthusiast, but let’s cut to the chase:

Technology is a bridge to both the past, and the future of our world. In the digital age we live in, we can find information about anything we want with just a few keystrokes. We can learn a new language, connect with new friends, develop new skills, but for some reason all we want to do is watch videos of cats wearing a piece of bread around their head.

The wonders of technology at work.

This blog is going to be dedicated to some of the neat projects I am going to (attempt) to make as well as a way to share (brag about) some of the interesting pieces of technology I have amassed over the years.

Since its my first post and I am feeling pretty lazy, let’s go with the latter for today.

Before we continue, it is important that you know that I am an avid gamer. I collect video games and consoles across many generations. I was talking to my grandfather a while back about how video games are becoming more and more lifelike every year with constantly improving graphics and VR technologies when to my surprise, he revealed to me that he was somewhat of a gamer himself! After announcing this he then disappeared out into his garage for about ten minuets, coming back with a Macintosh Apple II computer, complete with games and a joystick all inside the original box. I was in nerd heaven.

To my amazement, the old machine still functioned perfectly. We played some old games together and he talked to me about some of his favorites. It was a real wholesome moment. We even had a good laugh when we found the receipt at the bottom of the box listing the original price of this computer at $3,000 (including games and accessories).

It’s really amazing how something so old can bridge the generational gap so easily, and allow a 70 year old to relate with his 20 year old grandson through a hobby they didn’t even know they shared.

We really underestimate the power of technology, and the memories we create through it. To see how far we’ve come since the pixelated graphics of my grandfather’s era, compared to the crisp 4K renders of the current games available is absolutely dumbfounding. I just hope someday I can have a moment like this with my grand-kids, when I can whip out the old Xbox One and have them laugh at the now antiqued graphics of Halo, while I crack a smile thinking about the nostalgic memories I made with my friends all those years ago.

Well that’s it for today I guess, I’m going to try to make my next post a little more high effort so stay tuned!

-B