Benefits Of America's Gift To My Generation Wifi

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America’s gift to my generation wifi, Apple products, and Logan and Jake Paul. Wifi helps me with my everyday needs like typing out essays instead of writing them as I’m doing here. Also, it helps me with connecting with my friends on social media instead of having to walk or drive all the way over to their house. In our generation, I can either snap, Facetime, tweet, or dm them, which is much easier. Wifi also helps me with my Apple products. Apple products such as iPhones, iPads, etc. are helpful to use in everyday life. iPhones and iPads can help with everyday boredom. An iMac is very helpful when editing a video because it has a pre-installed editing software. iMacs also have some capabilities of an iPhone or an iPad such as Facetime and

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