My Digital Journey

My digital journey began in the early 1990s. Some of my friends had the Nintendo 8-bit console, and I really wanted one too—but I never got it. A few years later, a computer arrived at our home: the Nokia MikroMikko 3TT, running Windows 3.0. It had a massive 25MB hard drive and maybe 1 or 2MB of RAM. I still remember what happened when the BIOS battery died! I mostly used that computer to play games. If you enjoy play classic PC games, check out this this website Software Library: MS-DOS Games : Free Software : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive

As time passed, my friends upgraded to 486 and then Pentium PCs, and eventually Windows 95 arrived. But I still held on to my trusty Mikro Mikko 3TT 386. Around that time, Nokia began producing large mobile phones.

In 7th grade, I used the internet for the first time. My first search engines were Lycos and AltaVista. At school, we learned basic programming and built personal websites in 1997. We also studied Word and Excel. That same year, my parents finally bought a new computer: an Osborne Pentium 200MHz with a 3D graphics card. Our internet speed was 14.4kbps, and I still remember how expensive that first internet bill was!

I graduated from basic school in 1998. Some of my classmates went on to study automatic data processing—and now, 27 years later, they run respected software companies.

Sadly, my 386 computer caught fire in December 1999. It was a heartbreaking moment. But 35 years later, i still have safe my floppy disk game box and computer hard disk!

During nursing school (2000–2003), I bought a second-hand business PC with a 400MHz processor. I used it for homework and my thesis. We didn’t have internet at home, so I had to go to the old fashion library and borrow books for research material.

How  digital world has developed my working time?

In 2004, I started working in an ambulance service. We had no computers, just pencils, paper, and printed maps. When an alarm came in, we had to go to the map, find the address manually, and when driving ambulance, another nurse in the passenger seat read the map.

Around 2006–2007, GPS navigation systems were introduced to ambulances, and they were revolutionary. A few years later, we began writing SV210 documents on computers as the company adopted a digital invoicing system. It was slow and not very user-friendly.

Around that time, Finland’s 3G network launched. I bought my first 3G modem for my laptop, giving me internet access only in certain areas. In 3G zones, speeds were around 0.5Mbps or less. Ten years later, ambulances finally got onboard computers. Over the past decade, GPS and computer technology have advanced rapidly. Now, every ambulances have internet access! And internet works all over Finland, speed is now 100megabit -> +1000megabit! World is much faster now!

I left the ambulance job in spring 2023 and began working as a team leader at a nursing home for older adults. Much of my time was spent creating shift schedules and attending daily Teams meetings. In 2024, I became a coordinator, and now I spend five days a week working on a computer and digital world! I have studies use many programmes at my work and i have to studies more every year….

Every day, I use a variety of programs:

• Teams (1–5 hours/day)
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Power BI
• Internet-based tools, including our wellbeing services county’s customer feedback system
• Canva
• Microsoft designer, making AI photos
• AI tools for generating images, translating videos, and creating speech from text

How Digital world has affected my hobbies

One of my hobbies is traveling across Europe by motorbike. In 2009, I bought my first motorbike GPS navigator. Updating maps was a slow process—downloading the European map took about 1.5 days, and transferring it to the GPS took another half day. A few devices later, I now have a GPS with Wi-Fi. Updating maps takes only about an hour! I all so buy first action camera 2012 and start makin videos to Youtobe, last 5 years more and bigger stories. I use use Ai tools making photos, speek and now i can put text to my videos at different subtitles to my videos!

Today, the world is fully digital. You need an email address, most mail is electronic, and online banking is essential. Even TVs are digital, and smartphones are everywhere. Smartwatches today are faster, smarter, and have more memory than my first Pentium PC!

The digital world of today—and tomorrow—is powered by artificial intelligence (AI), wireless systems (Wi-Fi), and robotics. Soon, AI will be integrated into every household device: washing machines, fridges, TVs, coffee makers—and yes, robot vacuum cleaners already clean our homes! AI is everywhere, and you can ask it anything. It responds instantly.

Digital Risks in Everyday Life

Digital risks have surged dramatically in recent years. Online scams have become deeply embedded in our society, leading to significant financial losses, identity theft across various platforms, and even cases of blackmail using fabricated information.

Artificial intelligence has further amplified these threats. Unlike humans, AI doesn’t need rest, making it a powerful tool for criminals to automate and scale their fraudulent activities. As a result, the digital landscape has become increasingly treacherous.

Consumer behavior has also shifted notably, with more people purchasing goods and services websites or mobilephones application. Unfortunately, this trend has been accompanied by a sharp rise in scams targeting online shoppers. In today’s digital world, vigilance is essential. Staying informed, cautious, and proactive is the best defense against the growing tide of digital threats.

CHATGP

I asked two different programs, Chat GP and Copilot, the following question about my work. What is HYTE? Chat GP couldn’t say anything, but Copilot gave the completely correct answer.

”HYTE is a widely used concept in Finland that refers to coordinated efforts by municipalities, organizations, and communities to improve people’s health, safety, and overall quality of life”

AI is currently an accepted tool in many schools and jobs, but the results must be viewed critically. In my work unit, we use Copilot AI for random testing. I believe it will develop enormously in the future and possibly replace some jobs in the future. I use sometimes at my work copilot AI software and Mircosoft designer AI to makes photos.

What did I learn and what should I know more about?

I have been interested in information technology and digital devices in general for a long time. Things related to artificial intelligence have developed and are developing rapidly in today’s world. I want to know more about them in the future. During the fall of 2025, I would install an Android Auto device on my motorcycle, I can now talk to artificial intelligence via my intercom, for example about the weather or anything that comes to mind and it answers tirelessly!