In a modern, computer-driven sense, my experience with modern technology began in 1997 when I got my first computer while I was a student at San Diego State University. Within months, I had a Geocities web page and began to “view source” and learn HTML by hand.
By 1999, I was working in sales for a computer systems integrator and reseller. So I was now consuming technology as well as selling it (I still am, as a matter of fact).
My philosophy with technology is to use products that make you forget the technology underneath it. This is why I gravitated towards using Apple MacOS and iOS products. I have friends who root their Android devices and install custom roms, but that just isn’t my interest.
It is also why I have gravitated towards doing all my web development on WordPress. People tell me time and again that they don’t use it because “they want control of their html,” but I find that argument to be lazy. WordPress can be incredibly complex when you start working with child themes, custom templates, and leveraging the power of plugins.
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