Hi friends, my name is sowjanya.seeram.I am studying btech in Sri Vasavi Institute of Engineering And Technology, Nandamuru.We have come a long way from the days when computers existed only in labs isolated from the outside world. Today we are talking about internet of things and ubiquitous computing with computers all around us from refrigerators to cars. One company which has been a part of our world throughout this fast paced transformation of technology has been Microsoft. It made computing simple. Computers existed for a long time but it became a part of our lives only with Windows. Technology without accessibility is of no use and Microsoft’s greatest contribution to this society has been making computing accessible to all.

My first interaction with a computer was in school. I vividly remember going to “Computer Lab” with our shoes off in long queues. It was the only place with an air conditioner on campus. The computer-lab day on the timetable was the most awaited day for the students. It was also our first introduction to Microsoft. We learned that the system in itself is just a box, it is this great company that makes it so fun and easy to use. It marked the start of my fascination with the company that later changed my world completely.

What changed my world was a personal computer. A box powered by Microsoft Windows allowed me to do things I had not imagined before. It brought the world to my fingertips. A massive amount of information at my disposal at all times. I could talk face to face with my family far away, play games that felt so real and create reports and presentations that were so much more attractive than books. The feeling was surreal. I had my first Microsoft device and my life had changed.

It has been over a decade since that day and Microsoft continues to have the same impact on my life. I now have a touch laptop and the Windows 8 running on it has taken the GUI to another level. Extremely easy to use it gives you immense power. Being a b-school student, MS-Office is almost a part of my life. Everything has to be put in a document or a PowerPoint and with Office 365 and OneDrive I can seamlessly move between devices and continue my work on my Windows mobile. we can’t imagine our pc with out os and the first os developed by Microsoft is ms Dos in the year 1981,August 12.and later it implemented windows operating system in the year 1985,November 20,later extend the features of windows and now implemented windows 8.1 which is advantageous.It is very secure and open. The major role in that is ms word,ms live writer. These are helpful for managing different blog account and organizing the content for blogs.

 

The journey has been long and the impact has been incredible. Microsoft has been changing our lives slowly and subtly at various levels and it continues to do so. It is hard to imagine our world today without Windows and Office. They are continuously working hard to make our lives better.It also invented windows mobiles which are  useful for making stunning pictures with the help of exceptional sensors installed in the phone,nokia lumia 925.the windows mobiles are available with os of 7,8.so by that what we want to do in the pc will be done in the mobile. So that we can do our work in the mobile without pc.The micro soft products are windows 2000,xp,vista,7,8.kinect,health vault, windows phone of 7,8.Internet explorer is also a product of Microsoft it contains the versions of 7,8,9,10.microsoft keyboard, mouse are also the products of Microsoft.ms office 2000,online,365,2010,2013 are also comes under Microsoft products. The devices are nokia lumia 630, etc.,

To be honest I feel dwarfed, in my endeavour to bring a change to the society, in front of such a huge agent of change. I shall still try to the best of my abilities to bring some change around me through this association with Microsoft as a Microsoft Student Associate. I have always felt technology is a great medium of change, especially in the education sector. India’s education desperately needs more technology, and internet can be a great empowerer. I tried to do my little bit in my previous organisation as part of its CSR committee. We taught a group of underprivileged children and it was amazing to see them use email and basic computing to bring change in their lives. In this new role I would like to expand the horizon for underprivileged children.microsoft virtual academy is a great service to improve various skills to develop the games ,apps,java,html,azure and soon.In that we listen the video’s of different technology’s  by that we are able to develop the apps or games. The Microsoft gives support to the students to develop any apps.

The latest technology like OneDrive and Windows for mobile and tablets has great potential. It can bring technology in the hands of people still untouched by it. I will like to act as an enabler spreading awareness about wonders this can do. Office 365 is another software that has such potential. Microsoft products are always extremely user friendly, so the challenge is not to learn how to use but to realise the power of products.

There is so much that one can write about the impact that Microsoft has had on society or the impact that you can create by an association with it. It is just a matter of opportunity. If I am the fortunate one I will make sure I make this count for me, for Microsoft and for the society.