Writing spaces that I can relate to are word processors (computers), mechanical writing and the World Wide Web. These spaces have really impacted the way in which I take on my daily tasks. Word processors allow me to complete my course work for the college classes that I am taking, but it also allows me to organize my-self through creating lists. I use the word processor to keep track of everything that has to do with my wedding. The word processor leads into the ability to transmit the information from one place to another. I mainly use the World Wide Web to e-mail friends and family information. Using the World Wide Web allows a person to receive the information within in a timely manner. Even though these types of writing spaces seem to be the future I still take the time to use mechanical writing. For some reason when I write something down I seem to take in so much more. When I make a shopping list I take the time to write the list out; most of the time I can re-cite the list that I wrote even if it is not in front of me. All of these writing spaces are unique in them-selves but seem to overlap each other.
If it wasn’t for mechanical writing we would not know how to write, not understanding the grammatical structures that it brings. This space now allows a person to take their work to a word processor and from there they can send it through the World Wide Web to whom ever they feel the need. Bolter’s article entitled Writing as Technology (2001) explains remediation about technology. The article stated, “Remediation is a shift in which a newer medium takes the place of an older one, borrowing and reorganizing the characteristics of writing in the older medium and reforming its cultural space. I agree completing with this statement because I feel that one piece of technology leads to another. As I explained above I start with a mechanical write and then I move to the word processor and then I transfer everything into the Web. In a way I am keeping the order created through history!
