Internet Musings

Even after reading the two chapters in the Digital Media book about the Internet, I still feel like I have no comprehension of how it works. Although I don't think that's an uncommon way to feel. I mean, I understand the basics of setting up a site, and I don't have problems using the Internet, but the scope is just beyond me. (I guess it's a good thing I dropped that Computer Science major!) How would you even go about designing it? Or thinking about it? And the speed at which those people developed the Internet for common use is just incredible. Thinking about it is kind of like thinking about electricity for me. I know basically how it works. Other than that, how someone came up with this kind of idea, how they went about implementing it, how it grew and spread to the entire world...I just can't imagine it. I like to think I have a good grasp of the way computers work, but every time we read a new chapter in any of textbooks, I realize just how much there is out there that I don't know about. There are so many different programs to learn about for computers, and upgrades for existing programs, and new breakthroughs in technology. It's almost overwhelming. For now, I will settle with being able to handle common programs like Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and being able to navigate other programs like Illustrator, Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc.