March 2020. The infections by the coronavirus had become a pandemic.In China they had killed hundreds of thousands and in Italy a higher number.The streets of Rome and Los Angeles looked lonely as if a war had broken out.After Italy decreed that people stay at home, California Governor Gavin Newsom had done the same with the 40 million Californians in a “stay at home” decree that Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the same day.And while President Donald Trump thought the coronavirus was another Democrat hoax and would go away on its own, his friends on Wall Street didn't believe him and began selling their stocks until they fell to the level of the last economic downturn.The story of the last two years is known to all: scary shopping in supermarkets, shortages of toilet paper, insistence on "social distance" and use of masks...Within all these changes caused by the pandemic, the use of cybertechnology accelerated not only as a means of entertainment, but as a basic tool for many family activities.People were staying in their houses.After a few days, television started to get boring. Many were entertained by reflecting on their “smart phones”, and suddenly realized how little they had learned even when they had these magnificent learning tools in their hands or on their desks.One of those people was a Twitter user called “Mommy Needs Vodka” who said, “This quarantine made me realize I have no real hobbies besides eating out and spending money.”Fortunately, thanks to cybertechnology, many alternatives were opened for:a) be informed of the development of the pandemic itself.b) acquire a manual skill to be entertained.c) communicate better with their friends and family.d) work from home and study remotely.All these needs are better covered by one or more communication channels and by one or more applications of cyber technology.Tutorial videos are instructions that teach a step-by-step process and how to do something or improve skills.Usually embedded in the YouTube platform, they allow everything from replacing the water tap in the house to changing one of the lamps in the car.There are tutorials that come from some chain of stores or companies, and tutorials that are uploaded by fans.Of the ones I've used recently, there was one that made me feel like a plumber when he showed me how with a simple Stiltson wrench I can change a faucet, just making sure to put that tape on the thread to prevent dripping.Another taught me how to use a grinder, with the recommendation that if you were not far from an electrical connection, a cable one was preferable, because it was cheap and efficient.For a "handyman" this information is probably redundant, but for a writer and journalist, these tutorials are a real find.But, equally, a father who is a plumber or "handyman", could learn to use cybernetic tools to help his children through a tutorial.Bilingualism in times of the Internet has a major meaning.English and Spanish are the most widely used languages ​​on the continent and if you understand them you have a competitive advantage to access a text-intensive database, even if your command of the language is less than perfect.The artificial intelligence used by search engines like Google allows you to complete the questions you ask, because among other things they are questions that thousands have asked.Many times you have not finished the question when Google has already written it.Robots on the Internet are often called "applications".One of them allows you to be more efficient in your writing and perfect your grammar in English and Spanish.With Siri you can dictate a text to it to avoid typing on your smartphone.If you are bilingual, you can click on the little globe that is below the typed and it changes the language.That is, you must say “full stop” when you want a pause, or “question mark” when asking a question.The concept of continuing education is nothing new.The programs that schools and universities do for adults to continue their studies that were interrupted at any level are usually understood.What is new are the tools now available on the Internet to expand knowledge.For example, a few years ago, even college students could rarely have keynote speeches delivered by writers, artists, or scientists.Today, there is an extensive archive of interviews and conferences on the most diverse topics.Jorge Luis Borges, Carlos Fuentes, Octavio Paz, Nicanor Parra… all of them have easily accessible recorded interviews.By the end of the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, sales of laptops and desktops, as well as tablets, had retaken the consumer market from cell phones.It was understood: many children were taking their classes in the rooms of their houses, and not a few adults had turned their homes into workplaces.The three main types are laptops, desktops, and tablets.These have their advantages and disadvantages.Desktop computers have larger screens than a laptop or tablet (up to 30 inches in some cases), so they are better for those who love entertainment (movies, computer games) and more ideal for multitasking, since that you can have multiple windows open at the same time.As long as the business model couples an invention with a new “need”, cybertechnology will continue to advance.The pandemic and the need for some social distancing created a further boom in online commerce.Today, delivery trucks are distributed in many directions where they deposit packages at the doors of houses, which often presents the risk of items being stolen.Given this, the "ring", a video camera that was previously only used in institutions and businesses, tells who comes to each house... and sometimes helps prevent robberies.We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community.Although we do not pre-screen comments, we reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to 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